May 2012

Irene Miller

Irene Miller, whose birthday is May 5, is the May resident of the month at Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton.

She graduated from Beaverdam High School and in 1935 married Harold Miller. The couple had two sons. She also has several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She is one of several Richland Manor residents with May birthdays.

May is a busy month at Richland Manor. Special events include:

May 10 - Taste of the town, Bluffton Dari Freeze, noon

May 12 - Mother's Day celebration, 2 p.m.

Cara Hahn - Andrew Bixel

Mark and Kay Hahn of Rockford, Michigan, announce the engagement of their daughter, Cara Hahn, to Andrew Bixel. The wedding will be held at Dimnent Chapel on the campus of Hope College in Holland, Michigan, on Saturday, June 2, 2012.

Cara graduated from Rockford High School, Rockford, Michigan, in 2006 and from Hope College in Holland, Michigan in 2009. Cara is employed as a Research Analyst for Amway Corporation in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket - April 2012

April 1
-Officers responded to the 100 Block of Geiger St. in response to a report of damage being done to a resident's property.
April 2
-A Quarry Dr. Business reported the theft of welding cables from the business.
April 6
-Officers responded to a child custody dispute at the Elementary School playground.
April 7

Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket- March 31, 2012

March 1
-Officers responded to an injury traffic crash in the parking lot of a SR 103 Business.
-A N. Lawn Ave. resident reported an unknown person assaulted him while he was outside of his residence checking on loud noises.
-A university student reported that an unknown person had stolen her purse and backpack.
-Two juveniles reported a man drove passed them on Vance St. and had his pants down and was exposing himself.

Bluffton EMS reponded to 40 calls during April, according to Jan Basinger, chief. Here's the April report.

Get out your fishing gear. It's that time again.

The Bluffton Sportmen's Club's annual trout derby is Sunday at the Buckeye Park. This year the club will honored Tom Augsburger as the number one tagged trout.

"Ole Augie" honors Augsburger, who has served as the club president for over 22 years. Tom is part of the first "father-son" team to share the number one trout honor. Tom's father, Ralph, was recognized by the club when it named the number one trout in his honor in 1983.

You don't have to be a railroad fan to appreciate this, but it helps. Norfolk Southern Railway - the line that goes through Bluffton - is creating a fleet of 18 heritage units.

The locomotives will carry the historic paint schemes of predecessor railroads in the N&S system. That means that hauling freight somewhere within the large Norfolk Southern lines will be a locomotive that oddly resembles a former Nickel Plate Road diesel.

Blanchard Valley Hospital, in partnership with the Greater Northwest Ohio Diabetes Association and the Findlay YMCA, will be holding diabetes support group meetings.

The meetings will include an educational presentation and discussion. All meeting will be held from 7-8 p.m. in the pool room at the downtown Findlay YMCA, 300 E. Lincoln St., Findlay.

Dates and topics of upcoming meetings include:

Monday, May 14
Topic: Taking Charge of Your Diabetes
Speaker: Nancy Proctor, RN, M.Ed.

Volunteers are needed to deliver Mobile Meals within the Bluffton community. One driver is needed on the second Tuesday of each month and another driver is needed on the third Friday of each month.

Delivering meals takes only a little over one-half of a hour. This assists people in need and is very rewarding for volunteers.

To be a Mobile Meal volunteer, please call Mary Ann Ring, MMH Volunteer Coordinator, at 419-358-1015.

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