By Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
On November 6, 1981, the Cars released their fourth studio album titled *Shake It Up.* Ric Ocasek was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the new wave band, and he wrote the majority of their hits, including the album's title single. "Shake It Up" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States, with one notable line being, “Shake it up, make a scene.”
One could argue that the GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) weight loss drugs made a significant impact in 2025. Approximately 12% of the U.S. adult population is currently taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss, according to two different surveys. GLP-1 drugs were initially FDA-approved for treating type 2 diabetes, with the first being exenatide (Byetta®), which received approval in April 2005. To date, seven different GLP-1 medications have been approved and marketed in the U.S. for diabetes, while only three GLP-1 drugs have been approved specifically for weight loss.
Numerous national news outlets have recently highlighted a December 24, 2025, update to the United States Postal Service manual on postmarks and postal possession. The update emphasizes that postmarks represent the date an item is processed, not the day the item is received.
Mail collected at the Bluffton, Ohio, post office is postmarked in Columbus. Items travel from Bluffton by box truck to Lima and then are transferred to a larger truck for the second part of the journey.
The Bluffton Senior Center Board of Directors has named Dave Campbell as the Volunteer of the Year Award. Dave is a Senior Center weaver and helps make the woven placemats that are sold in the store. Dave also sits on the board, helps with small jobs around the center and helped move furniture when the center recently had new flooring installed. Pictured here with BSC director Tonya Meyer.
MEDIA RELEASE__ The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2026. Meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Board Room at 145 South Main St., Bluffton.
No meetings will take place in July or December.
Board members are Bob Beer, president; Emily VonStein, vice president; Carrie Phillips, secretary; Amy Lehman Mikesell, Robert Scott, Chanda Smith, and Nancy Yeager.
MEDIA RELEASE__Women in Business will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 15 on the third floor of Town Hall for an Intro to Jazzercise class, led by Chase Eikenbary.
Attendees will walk to the Jazzercise studio for an intro class with Chase Eikenbary, owner of Jazzercise Bluffton, co-owner of Eikenbary Landscaping and Vice President of Project Management at Regional Growth Partnership.
This class is free. Chase promises both cardio and stretching, flexible to all ages and abilities.
