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By Amber Patterson, MD
ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio
If you or your child suffers from spring allergy symptoms, you may want to consider prevention tactics. Allergen avoidance and allergy medications are the first steps in managing allergies. If these are not completely providing symptom relief, or you prefer minimizing long-term medication use, consider allergy immunotherapy (IT).

Upcoming activities at your local Park District

Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District announces two program to get you exploring the outdoors for April.

Stroll through the park on a New Moon Hike at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at Heritage Park. A naturalist will guide participants in observing night-time activity at the park.

Test your nature knowledge by playing Adult Nature Jeopardy at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at the McElroy Environmental Education Center. Prizes will be awarded to the top scorers.

To register for either of these events, please call the Park District at 419-3221-1232.

Very involved at St. Mary's Catholic Church

Rosemary Lucy Batt Meyer, 78 of Bluffton, died on March 22, 2019. at her residence. Born May 20, 1940, to Virgil and Rosa (Hesselschwardt) Batt, both deceased.

Rosemary was the fourth of their eight children. Preceded in death by sister Valetta Keeterle of Defiance, Rosemary is survived by siblings Loretta Dieringer of Wauseon, Edward Batt of Defiance, Barbara Krugh of Defiance, Father Anthony Batt of Carrollton, Virginia Fenstermaker of Ossian, Ind., and Steven Batt of Napoleon. 

Promotes empowerment through mentorship

“Mentorship: A Relationship for Life,” is the theme of this year’s “Women Enriching Women” conference organized by the Bluffton University Women’s Council.

Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, April 13, with the day concluding by 3 p.m. Online registration is available at http://tickets.bluffton.edu and tickets are just $40 per person, which includes a lunch. A full schedule of events can be found at www.bluffton.edu/women.

That's Angelica Williams, playing drums in a rehearsal of the Bluffton High School jazz band for Friday's Music Booster chicken barbecue. Several additional jazz band photos follow. Dave Sycks directs the band.

  Pandora United Methodist Church will hold a chicken barbecue - Ted Sigler and Don Diller recipe - from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, March 31, at the church, 108 E. Washington St. (SR 12) in Pandora.

Tickets are $9 per person (dine-in or carry-out) This includes “Val Cake” for dessert. For ticket information, call 419.384.3782.        

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