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Can they hear me?

Posted by Staff on June 4, 2024 - 6:00am

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes.  

By Bill Herr

American culture places a premium on a person being physically attractive and having a friendly, outgoing personality. Movies and television promote this. The opposite is a person that has advanced Alzheimer’s Disease or some other physical disability that renders the person unable to do any activity except to breathe.  

At the nursing home a female resident had experienced several strokes and was unable to move her body at all. She simply lay prone in her bed all day and stared straight ahead. She did not speak or respond at all when I spoke her name and read scripture or prayed.  

When she died, I went to the funeral home visitation. Looking at a collage of pictures of the resident, I was stunned to see a photo that revealed a beautiful young lady in shorts standing at the edge of a woods smiling while holding a shotgun pointed upward. It was the resident. She looked like a movie actress.  

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Bluffton's 100 year-old love affair with Harmon Field

Posted by Paula Scott on June 3, 2024 - 6:43am

Click HERE to open a 236-page booklet in the Bluffton Public Library Digital Archive Collection. The booklet, “The Harmon Field Story,” provides rare photos of the early days of Harmon Field plus a detailed history of the Harmon Foundation.

In its infancy it was a community park

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

A Bluffton fixture turns 100 this fall, and it is as vibrant today as it was during its 1924 inaugural year. This centenarian goes by the name “Harmon Field.” However, in its beginning it was much, much, more than simply a high school football field, as it was originally created as a village park.

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Historical Bluffton
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Search for missing McGuffey man enters 3rd month

Posted by Staff on June 3, 2024 - 6:34am

Property owners are asked to check inside buildings, note soil disturbances and report anything suspicious to 419-673-1268

June 3 Media Release

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its efforts to determine the whereabouts of a McGuffey, Ohio man missing from his residence since late March. 

The Sheriff's Office was contacted March 31 by a member of 66-year-old Michael Bolen’s family, stating that he had not been seen since March 29. Despite entering the 3rd month of Bolen’s disappearance, the Sheriff’s Office and its investigative division is continuing to seek Mr. Bolen’s whereabouts: following every potential lead, conducting interviews and multiple searches. 

The Office has engaged the services of numerous law enforcement partners including the Ohio BCI&I, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, the Hardin County Prosecutor's Office, and the FBI. Various community resources have also been utilized.  

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Swish and boom: BHS Class of 2024 exits as alumni

Posted by Staff on June 2, 2024 - 7:09am

SLIDESHOW

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The May 25 Bluffton High School commencement was a mix of solemn ceremony, DJ drama and student high jinks. BHS graduation ceremonies begin with a slide and video show that includes moments from the past year, as well as current and baby photos of each graduate. Accompanied by a lively and loud soundtrack, you could still hear the excited chatter of family and friends. (View the ceremonies online HERE.)

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People
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Et Cetera Inc celebrates anniversary with Bluffton Garden Tour

Posted by Paula Scott on June 2, 2024 - 6:00am

The next big event in Et Cetera Inc.'s 50th anniversary celebration is a June 29-30 Garden Tour. The event will take place from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are now available at Et Cetera Shop, Book ReViews, Ten Thousand Villages, and at each garden site.

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Weekend Doctor: June is Pride month

Posted by Staff on June 2, 2024 - 6:00am

By Melinda Williams, M.Ed, LPCC, NCC
Clinical Counselor, Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio

Welcome to June, the beginning of summertime and Pride month. Pride celebrates the LGBTQIA2S+ community and the folks within that community. LGBTQIA2S+ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or agender, and two-spirit; the plus allows space for a wide spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities. Pride celebrates the LGBTQIA2S+ community in a positive, affirming way, promoting dignity, equality and visibility. 

The roots of the gay rights movement started in the 1900s, but Pride, as a movement, was ignited by and is in memory of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. The Stonewall Inn, a bar in the Greenwich area of New York City, was known to serve gay people, which at the time was illegal, drawing the police’s attention. In June 1969, the patrons, community and activists fought back.

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