12:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 17 at Bluffton Town Hall
Laura Dagani, RN, Certified Nurse Practitioner and lifelong resident of the Bluffton area, will be speaking at the Bluffton Lions Club noon meeting on September 17.
Dagani has worked at both the Bluffton and Findlay hospitals and is currently a Diabetic Specialist at the Endocrinology and Diabetic Clinic of Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay.
The Lions welcome and encourage community members to attend this informative meeting about diabetes and current treatments.
PHOTOS from Travis family archive: LEFT) Betsey Travis Angus and Phyllis Diller. RIGHT) Eloise and Boyd Travis with Phyllis Diller.
Story provided by Rev. Tom Castlen, former Bluffton Presbyterian Church minister
Church celebrates 175 Years, provides anecdote from the 1940s
After World War II, there was a scramble to call pastors. Bluffton Presbyterian had not had a pastor during the war and they wanted to call Ernest Bigelow who was graduating from Yale Divinity School.
PANDORA — First National Bank has announced that Derrick Lee is its new Chief Financial Officer. Lee will oversee all financial operations, including financial planning and analysis, risk management and strategic financial initiatives. He will work closely with the executive team to develop and implement strategies that support the bank’s long-term objectives and enhance its financial performance.
By Gina Bailey, BSN, RN
Infection Preventionist, Quality/Infection Control, Blanchard Valley Health System
Sepsis is a public health crisis unfamiliar to many people, even though 1.7 million are diagnosed every year, and sepsis is the number one cause of death in U.S. hospitals. Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming response to infection. It leads to over 350,000 adult deaths and almost 7,000 pediatric deaths annually. Sepsis is the number one cost of hospitalization and skilled nursing care at an estimated $62 billion annually.
BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to visiting non-conference foe Bowling Green 2-1 on Saturday, September 7, at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirate record fell to 4-2-1 overall after the defeat.
BG scored first in the 16th minute, and it stayed 1-0 almost to the midway point of the second half.
The visitors then doubled their lead to 2-0 on a goal in the 57th minute.
Pirate Jordan Schweingruber netted the lone Bluffton goal in the 65th minute.
ARCHBOLD __ The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team defeated Archbold 2-1 in a tight non-league match Saturday afternoon, September 7.
The Pirate record improved to 2-5 with the victory. The Archers fell to 2-3 after the defeat.
Caleb Davis and Jackson Brauen tallied the Pirate goals for the victors. Bluffton travels to face always-tough Liberty-Benton (6-1) Tuesday, Sept. 10 in a non-conference battle.
