Richard "Rick" L. Swisher Jr., 55, of Beaverdam died at 12:03 p.m. Feb. 10, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 25, 1957, in Findlay to Richard and Sharon (Osborn) Swisher Sr. who survive in Beaverdam.
He had been married to Kathy (Jones) Swisher. Rick was employed by Cardinal Bus Sales, Lima. He had been the fire chief of Beaverdam-Richland Fire Department from 1985 to 2000. He was an Eagle Scout. He was a 1975 graduate from Bluffton High School.
Polished Nail and Body Salon, 417 N. Main St., Bluffton, now offers up to 10 free tans with lotion purchase, according to Joan Frederick. The phone number is 419-358-0001.
On Feb. 4 Christine Purves moved into her new home at 103 Willow Ridge Drive, more affectionately known as Frieda House. Christine is one of 12 elders who are the first to call Willow Ridge “home.” Willow Ridge is the newest community of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and provides licensed nursing care for 20 elders in two Green House homes.
Rhonda Wolpert, Green House Guide and Administrator for Mennonite Memorial Home, can hardly contain her excitement about this new opportunity.
Bluffton council needs to adopt new updated Floodplain Management Regulations if it hopes to continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
He will share this information with Bluffton council at its Monday, Feb. 11, meeting. He said that a new floodplain map goes into effect on May 2. The most recent village floodplain regulations were adopted in 1995.
Several other items are on Monday's agenda. To view the agenda, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Edith A. Dunbar, 87 of Richland Township and formerly of Northville, Michigan, died at 11:20 am Feb. 10, 2013 at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
The Bluffton University men’s basketball hit the road on Wednesday, Feb. 6, and they defeated the Manchester University Spartans, 65-52, in a Heartland Conference battle.
The Beavers improved to 10-12 and 6-9 in HCAC play, while the Spartans dropped to 4-18 and 1-14 in HCAC play. Bluffton's win was crucial as it pulled the Beavers into a tie with Mount St. Joseph for the sixth and final spot in the upcoming HCAC tournament.
The Beavers also moved a game ahead of Anderson after the Ravens fell at Hanover.
Bluffton welcomed Manchester University to the Sommer Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6, looking to improve their record to 11-11 on the season.
Strong performances from Lauren Hutton (New Riegel), Brenna Kurilec (Mt. Gilead/Gilead Christian) and Taylor Knight (Perrysburg) helped the home team do just that as Bluffton pulled away late to beat the Spartans, 57-49.
The victory helped Bluffton (6-9 HCAC) pull within a game of both Manchester and Rose-Hulman for the fifth and sixth slots in the upcoming HCAC tournament.
