The Master Gardeners Volunteers of Allen, Hardin and Hancock counties will
offer the Master Gardener Volunteer training program at the OSU-Lima
Campus this spring.
This program provides 50 hours of intensive training in horticulture to interested gardeners who then commit to 50 hours of volunteer service in their home county assisting with Master Gardener Volunteer sponsored educational programs and activities for residents. Volunteer opportunities and projects vary by county.
Customers are in for a treat with Bluffton native Andrea Williams now directing pharmacy operations at Greg’s.
Always interested in health care, she once shadowed her aunt – a pharmacist – while in high school.
In 2008, as a senior on the Bluffton High School softball team, she pitched eight winning games in a row – including one no-hitter, although she can’t recall the number of total wins she earned that season on the Pirate team coached by Dan Gillette.
She attended college in Ada as an eventual Ohio Northern University pharmacy grad.
Alyssa Casemier, Bluffton High School junior, is the Icon's BHS artist of the month. She has already taken Art 1, Design 1, Design 2 and Ceramics 1.
Aylssa hopes to pursue an art education degree in college.
She says this about art: "When I am called an artist it is the greatest compliment that I can receive. With art, I have an outlet in which I can express my many personal experiences and how I see the world around me. Art is more than just a hobby for me, it is my life. Without it, I would be voiceless."
Kaitlynn King, 2016 Bluffton High School graduate, has been awarded a Lourdes University, Sylvania, Presidential Scholarship valued at $32,000 for use over four years.
She is the daughter of Amy King of Bluffton and Alan King of Columbus. She is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in social work. She also was on the Lourdes’ dean’s list for the semester recently completed.
Evan McBeath, MD has formed ENT Specialists of Northwest Ohio, part of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices. The office is located at 1816 Chapel Drive, Suite G in Findlay. Dr. McBeath provides comprehensive ear, nose and throat care including head and neck surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, ear and hearing surgery, sinus surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, and sleep and snoring surgery (including robotic surgery).
State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima) this week was sworn in as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 132nd General Assembly. He represents the 4thOhio House District, which comprises all of Allen County, for a second term.
"It's an honor to represent the people of Allen County in the Ohio House for a second term. I look forward to continuing to work for job-friendly policies, getting a hold of the heroin and drug menace, and ensuring consistency in school standards and funding as this two-year legislative session gears up."
