By Michael Denike, DO, Cardiologist, Heart & Vascular Specialists of Northwest Ohio
Cholesterol is often mentioned in conversations about health, especially heart health, but many people don’t fully understand what cholesterol is or why keeping an eye on it is so important. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in every body cell. It is vital in producing hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help digest food. While the body needs some cholesterol to function properly, having too much in the blood can pose serious health risks.
August 5 Business meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. August 14 North West Ohio Lions Eyecare Foundation, Zoom meeting at 7:00 p.m. August 19 Club meeting at Town Hall at noon. 50/50 Charity Raffle. Speaker will be Village Administrator Jesse Blackburn.
NEW MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES
Don Burris graduated from Bluffton High School, lives in Bluffton and has been active with public service in the community. He was employed by Buehrer Group Architecture and Engineering until retirement. He has two daughters and five grandchildren. He enjoys woodworking and photography. His plans are to travel, camp and photograph America.
Ronald Otis Ream, 89, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2025, in The Villages, Florida, where he had spent over two decades enjoying the sunshine, fairways and friendships that made retirement so sweet.
Born on December 18, 1935, Ron was a proud graduate of Cory-Rawson High School and the University of Findlay. He retired from Cooper Tire after many years of dedicated service—then happily spent more years retired than he did working, a fact he took great pride in sharing.
Two big Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce events are on the horizon: Discovery Days on July 25-26 are a chance to shop local and enter a drawing for great prizes. Fireworks will take place on August 5 following National Night Out at the Bluffton Community Pool, thanks to 17 chamber member sponsors.
On Monday July, 14 Bluffton Council held its annual budget public hearing. Fiscal Officer Kevin Nickel presented the 2026 appropriations summary which shows a total of $13.5M in expenses and $12.9M in revenue.
Nickel noted items with the highest budgeted increases are Payroll 4% and General Expenses 5%. Other spending lines are either flat or lower than those percentages.
In 2024, a 100th birthday was celebrated in Bluffton. Harmon Field turned 100, and at halftime of a football game, Spike Berry spoke of some events and some people that left memories on the field. I didn't say "old" field because unlike humans that turn 100, Harmon Field has never looked better or younger as changes in landscaping and the attention of volunteers has made it into one of the premier football fields in the area. I'm sure that anyone who ever played on it, or attended games there has lasting memories. Here are some of mine.
