FROM ADA ICON - Former Ada resident Mary Howard sent the Icon this photo of yesterday's solar eclipse with the following explanation: I live in Worland, Wyoming, but am originally from Ada.
I watched the eclipse at Gooseberry Badlands between Worland and Meeteetse, Wyoming. Buddy (my dog) and I sat up in the parking lot of the Badland's scenic area. The traffic was crazy to try and go anywhere else.
The starlings came out and the crickets started chirping as I was sitting there.
Dr. Leah Eiden, M.D., Bluffton’s newest general practitioner, feels right at home in Bluffton Hospital.
After all, she was born in the hospital. The first person she met in Bluffton was Dr. Howard Shelly, M.D., who delivered her. Dr. Eiden will see patients soon at Bluffton Primary Care, an office currently under renovation.
The Icon sat down with her recently for Q and A. Her youngest son, Jack, sat in on our interview. Here’s what we’d like to share with viewers.
Kevin Kidd of Lima has accepted the position of administrator for Mennonite Memorial Home and Willow Ridge, both part of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, according to Laura Voth, CEO.
“I am certain Kevin’s 39 years of experience will bring us new systems and perspectives for how best to serve our elders and their families, for bringing more community members into our program, for good stewardship of our finances, and for caring for our most important asset – our thoughtful staff,” she said.
The Bluffton Icon seeks viewers who live in the path of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse - or area viewers who traveled to see the eclipse at its full view.
1 – Send your comments
2 – Photos (if you have any)
3 - The location you watched the eclipse
4 - Who you were with at the time
5 - Anything else pertaining to your experience
5 Myles High, a Bluffton-based jazz combo featuring a trumpet, bass, vocals, piano and drums, will perform during this year's Mennonite Memorial Home concert on the lawn ice cream social.
The social, free and open to the public is at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 20. It takes place on the back lawn of the Mennonite Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
Members of the group are Myles Bowers, trumpet, Sean McNeal, percussion, Krysti Schhey, piano and vocals, and Philip Schey, bass and vocals.
Phill Talavinia talked Bluffton University athletics to the Bluffton Lions Club on Aug. 15. He told members that many students pick a school depending upon what athletics are offered.
He was featured in the current Lions newsletter, which is attached.
