Here's another photo from the 1955-56 Bluffton Business Men's Association dinner and program that welcomed Ex-Cell-O to town. We see Gerald "Tuffy" Swank on the far left, facing the camera. Paul Basinger is looking up at the speaker. Is that Mayor David Risser on the far end of the table.
We encourage Icon viewers to provide more identifications in this photo. The dinner was on the second floor of the town hall. Neu-Art Photo.
Mennonite Home Health & Senior Services of Bluffton has received a zero (0) deficiency survey from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), according to Laura Voth, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio CEO.
The state requires that all home health agencies are reviewed every 12 to 36 months. ODH completed its review of Mennonite Home Health and found no deficiencies or deficits, according to Voth.
Bridge Home Health & Hospice, Findlay, will offer training courses for prospective volunteers beginning on Monday, Feb. 13.
The training will be held in the Wenner Conference Room at Birchaven Village, located at 15100 Birchaven Lane in Findlay, and will take place for seven consecutive Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m.
Courses will cover the basic principles of hospice, understanding the needs of patients and their families, effective communication, patient care, pain and symptom management, spiritual care giving and understanding grief and loss.
Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents The Spencers' "Theatre of Illusion" at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29.
Rather than centering their performances on baffling with the audience with impossible tricks, Kevin and Cindy Spencer focus on the drama, spectacle, interaction, danger and personality of their show, which separates them from most magicians. The husband-wife duo performs traditional magic stunts, but they do so with their own personal flair, sharing the magical experience through audience participation.