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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The October 10 breakfast meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce provided the following information on local businesses and upcoming chamber events.

CHAMBER LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
Director Jim Enneking announced that he will retire at the end of the year, with current assistant director Rene Gabriel stepping into his role. A new assistant will be hired.

NEW MEMBER
Enneking introduced new member Rachel Miller, a professional photographer under the business name Rachel Miller Creative.

By Miguel Jordan, MD
Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology

In recent years, robotic-assisted surgery has emerged as a powerful tool in treating various gynecologic conditions, offering patients and physicians a new level of precision, flexibility and confidence in surgical outcomes. With technological advancements and increasing expertise among surgeons, robotic surgery has redefined how complex gynecologic procedures are performed and how patients recover from them.

Author David Fierst presents: Hidden Disgrace (R): Revealing the Distress Signals Covered by North American Indian Myths on Thu., Nov. 6 @ 6:00 p.m. David Fierst, attorney and author, will discuss how his book came to be after he visited the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota and grappled with the living conditions there.

OCT 9 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Community Markets will host Crossroads Crisis Center staff, board members and volunteers on Saturday, October 25 from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. for Make a Difference Day (MADD).

Donations will be collected for Crossroads Crisis Center, a shelter in Lima and will be used for survivors of domestic violence.

The following results are from October 11-15 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season as reported on www.BlufftonBeavers.com:

OCTOBER 11
Women's Golf: Bluffton opens HCAC Preview in 2nd place
Women's Volleyball: Beavers drop 3-0 HCAC contest to Hanover
Men's Soccer: Beavers struggle in loss to Panthers
Women's Soccer: Hanover pitches 4-0 shutout of Beavers
Football: Beavers dominate in 49-7 win at Anderson

OCT 16 MEDIA RELEASE__Tina Snyder of Bluffton presented a program on Native Americans who both fought for and against our patriots during the Revolutionary War. She spoke of their sacrifices and honored them for their many accomplishments.

The Fort Findlay chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution was presented with a National Native American Recognition Month Proclamation from the Board of Hancock County Commissioners.

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