Richard "Rick" L. Swisher Jr., 55, of Beaverdam died at 12:03 p.m. Feb. 10, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 25, 1957, in Findlay to Richard and Sharon (Osborn) Swisher Sr. who survive in Beaverdam.
He had been married to Kathy (Jones) Swisher. Rick was employed by Cardinal Bus Sales, Lima. He had been the fire chief of Beaverdam-Richland Fire Department from 1985 to 2000. He was an Eagle Scout. He was a 1975 graduate from Bluffton High School.
Polished Nail and Body Salon, 417 N. Main St., Bluffton, now offers up to 10 free tans with lotion purchase, according to Joan Frederick. The phone number is 419-358-0001.
On Feb. 4 Christine Purves moved into her new home at 103 Willow Ridge Drive, more affectionately known as Frieda House. Christine is one of 12 elders who are the first to call Willow Ridge “home.” Willow Ridge is the newest community of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and provides licensed nursing care for 20 elders in two Green House homes.
Rhonda Wolpert, Green House Guide and Administrator for Mennonite Memorial Home, can hardly contain her excitement about this new opportunity.
Bluffton council needs to adopt new updated Floodplain Management Regulations if it hopes to continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
He will share this information with Bluffton council at its Monday, Feb. 11, meeting. He said that a new floodplain map goes into effect on May 2. The most recent village floodplain regulations were adopted in 1995.
Several other items are on Monday's agenda. To view the agenda, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
