Eight area high schools entered 23 decorated rain barrels in this Blanchard River Watershed Partnership contest.
The rain barrels were on display at the Findlay Village Mall during the car show on Feb. 16-18. The BRWP paid $825 back to the schools in the form of prize money. The winning barrels were:
People’s Choice Award -
Riverdale H.S. General Theme Category -
First Place - Arlington
Second Place - Riverdale
Third Place - Miller City
Fourth Place - Columbus Grove
Fifth Place - Hardin Northern
Students in the Bluffton University education organization sponsored an evening with nine Bluffton school teachers, according to Tim Byers, advisor to the organization.
"Nearly 50 students were challenged, entertained, engaged and touched for 90 minutes as the teachers shared their stories and their paths, taken to become teachers," he said.
He added: "The students left energized and more prepared to become effective teachers because of this evening.
Everyone who attended Bluffton’s second community chili cook off liked it, hot, mild or otherwise.
According to Lynda Best, one of the organizers, over 150 persons went through the chili line, which provided an assortment of chili while raising over $1,000 for the Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry.
Andrew Raeburn and his parents, Beth and Ray, recently spent an hour with Professor Tim Byers’ Introduction to Mild Moderate Disabilities class at Bluffton University.
The class of 51 is made up of education majors, speech language pathologists, psychology, social work, and a few other majors accoding to Byers.
Maple Crest Senior Living Village is providing its indoor pool to Infant Swimming Resource (ISR), a program for children six months to six years old to learn Self-Rescue skills.
Certified instructor Annette Lazenby, along with her ISR partner Kym Cragel, will be teaching ISR lessons beginning April 9.
Lazenby became a certified ISR instructor in 2017 after completing an intensive training program that included hands-on training with an ISR master instructor.
Barb Lawrence remembers a text she received while getting ready to go to work at Willow Ridge.
“A staff member sent me a picture of a chocolate malt (with whipped cream and a cherry) that she had just made for one of our elders. It was 6 a.m.!”
Barb’s story illustrates what’s unique about Willow Ridge. The first Green House home in Ohio, it refutes just about all the perceptions people have about long-term care.
