Bluffton seventh graders in Robin Ault's classes received lots of appreciative honks from vehicles passing by on Wednesday afternoon. The students were on Main Street from 2:25 to 3 p.m. at the Church-Cherry intersection with handmade signs thanking veterans on Veterans Day. (Jamie Nygaard photo)
The Western Buckeye Region of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America plans its sixth and final driving tour of the year on Saturday, Nov. 14, according to Dan Groman, director of the local chapter.
“Anyone interested in joining the tour is welcome to meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Bluffton swimming pool parking lot,” he said.
At 8:45 a.m. vehicle owners will head down Main Street and turn onto State Route 103 toward Upper Sandusky where the group will travel to the Wyandotte Indian Mill and Historical Society in Upper Sandusky.
In a statewide address to Ohioans Wednesday evening, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called on citizens to recommit to their individual efforts to prevent coronavirus spread as Ohio moves through its most intense, widespread, and dangerous surge of cases to date.
Ohio is currently facing a record number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations and intensive care admissions, with nearly 3,000 people in the hospital, including more than 700 people in the ICU. During the first week of November alone, 104 Ohioans infected with the coronavirus died.
Dorothy Rae Hursey, 88, died at 5 a.m., Nov. 8, 2020. Born to Ameiel and Sylvia (Moser) Amstutz on April 25, 1932, Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Bluffton, and member of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
A graduate of Bluffton High School Class of 1950, she married Lee Madison Hursey on Aug. 25, 1950. She was a homemaker and worked at Millager's Drug store.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Hursey, and older sister Melvena (Amstutz) Lewis.
Bluffton University will offer a 100 percent online RN to BSN program beginning in January 2021.
The updated course offerings are designed to provide a better pathway for working RNs to complete their bachelor of science in nursing. Bluffton’s nursing program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
“The current focus of professional nursing is to increase the number of BSN-prepared nurses working in hospitals and community settings,” said Dr. Sherri Winegardner, director of nursing.
