Regional news

The following births were reported by the Bluffton Hospital last week:

Aug. 17 - McKenzie Hazel Calvelage, daughter of Ashley Dunbar and Doug Calvelage, Cloverdale. 19 inches, 6 pounds, 15 ounces

Aug. 23 - Josiah Allen, son of Rachel Gardner, Findlay. 19 1/2 inches, 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

Aug. 24 - Nayeli Yasmine, daughter of Ofelia G. and Fernando V. 20 1/2 inches, 8 pounds, 7 ounces.

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Evelyn (Michel) Sutter

Evelyn (Michel) Sutter will celebrate her 90th birthday Sept. 5. Evelyn was born to the late Clinton and Leah (Peterson) Balmer in Allen County.

She married Clair Michel June 28, 1941 and he died Aug. 1, 1984. She then married Bud Sutter who died in 2000.

Evelyn has two children, Ron (Pat) Michel, Pandora and Karen (Paul) Businger, Bluffton. She has 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

The Bluffton Lions Club August newsletter is now available to Icon viwers. It may be opened in the printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

September Lion programs follow:

Sept. 6 - George Lehman tells about Bluffton University MBA students visit to China.

Sept. 20 - Dan Klear, Superior Energy Solutions, program on energy conservation

Sept. 24 - Community health fair at BFR

Details on these meetings may be found in the newsletter.

Western Ohio - Line of Strong-Severe T-Storms (55-65 mph Wind -8 pm-11pm today (Wednesday)

AEP issues the following weather alert: A line of strong-severe thunderstorms are expected this evening and tonight for northwestern Ohio.

Details: A warm and unstable air mass will be drawn northward today ahead of an advancing cold front. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon across Michigan and western Indiana.

Edward C. and Margaret (Peg) Murphy of 314 County Line Road, Bluffton, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4, at Bluffton St Mary's Church. The couple request gifts be omited.

Ed and Peg Immele were married at Tiffin St Joseph Church on Sept. 2, 1961. Msgr. Richard Gabel officiated.

The Murphys are parents of three children, Kevin (Fay), Lima, Kathy (Paul) Cramer, Dunkirk and Philip, Bluffton. They have three grandchildren, Mike and Kylie Murphy and Josh Cramer.

If the weather was an "oldiest" station it would be playing only music from the '80s and '60s. Seems as if the highs and lows of the past seven days are stuck there.

Here's the seven-day report from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Temp Low Temp Prec

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