U.S. News & World Report has included Willow Ridge, Bluffton, in its selection of “Best Nursing Homes” for 2017-18.
Willow Ridge, a 20-bed facility, is part of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO). With an overall rating of “Top Performing,” Willow Ridge joins 2,300 nursing homes across the country in earning the Best Nursing Homes distinction.
Anna Knauss: My goal is to continue making this world a better place with my actions and words. Do something today for someone you don’t know and just maybe, that person will do something for another person because of your actions.
Bluffton 8th grade students recently participated in Meals til Monday's Miss a Meal Program, according to Dan Smith, 7th and 8th grade math teacher.
Meals til Monday is a local organization that provides meals on the weekend to school children whose primary source of good nutrition is school lunches.
Bluffton 8th graders were encouraged to pack their lunch and donate the money they would have spent to Meals til Monday.
Story by Kathleen Anderson Steiner
It was more than a decade after the end of World War II, and America was booming back and becoming rich and powerful.
The wealth of the newly prosperous country had not yet reached the young veterans and their families. My hardworking, Navy veteran father was eeking out a living working at a factory in Bluffton.
Christian Groman, a senior, is the December Bluffton High School student of the month.
Christian is involved in many activities including Math Club, Latin Club, National Honor Society, and is in Boy Scouts, having earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
He attended Buckeye Boy's State in 2017 and was a member of Ocean Focus in 2016. He is on the golf team, tennis team and the Bluffton Sardine swim team.
He works for Fyrwomyn's Lawn Service doing landscaping and pushing snow.
By Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - Vancrest Administrator and Bluffton resident Randy Cox will retire at the end of the year to enjoy life with his family and do more traveling and golfing. He might be considered young to retire (58) and looks even younger, but has been in the nursing home business for 37 years.
Randy spent a year deciding on staff and purchasing furniture and equipment for the nursing home in Ada prior to its opening.
