Nan Rooney and Della Salter, both turning 90 in December, will receive Lifetime memberships into the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association during the Monday, Dec. 14, month center meeting, according to Tonya Meyer, director.
That announcement was in the December center newsletter. Several addition center items were listed. Those include:
Center will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, Friday, Dec. 25 and on Thursday, Dec. 31 and Friday, Jan. 1.
During November and December the center extends its hours to 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings.
Bluffton High School's scholastic bowl team finsihed in second place in the Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl competition held eariler this month.
Bluffton finished 5-3 overall. Paulding was this year's winner with a 7-1 record. The attachment at the bottom of this story shows how each team placed.
It’s funny how life puts you in the paths of others.
I never knew her, but grew up knowing some of her grandchildren. Ruth Anna Bixel’s name was suggested to me as someone who I might want to interview, so I had contacted her and she cheerfully agreed. As I knocked on her door, I felt nervous, unsure of how she might receive me.
FROM ADA ICON - Randy Cox of Bluffton has been named administrator of Vancrest of Ada nursing home, which is now under construction across from the Ada school and slated to open in February.
Cox has a long history in the nursing home business starting at an early age when his parents owned a nursing home in Ottawa.
He has worked in nursing homes in Virginia, Lima and a Vancrest facility in Holgate.
The 56,000-square-foot Ada facility, located on 18 acres, will have 50 beds for skilled nursing care and 32 assisted living units.
Do you know someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia? Do you wish you had caring support or more information about the disease? You are not alone.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio provides a monthly support group for caregivers.
The group meets on the third Monday of each month, except December, from 3:30-4:30 pm. The group meets in the library at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
Bake sales, craft bazaar
and hickory nut pie orders
Nov, 20-21 in Bluffton and Pandora
Home baked goods, craft items and an opportunity to order hickory nut pies for Christmas are available this weekend at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.
MMH bake sale Friday
The Service Group of Mennonite Home is holding its annual Thanksgiving bake sale on Friday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
