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Jack Hamel was an instructor at University of Northwestern Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 3:30pm

John "Jack" T. Hamel, 71, died May 5, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.  Jack was born April 1, 1950, in Lima to the late Harold and Jeanette (Ricker) Hamel. On Dec. 9, 1972, he married Rebecca Walls Hamel who survives.

Jack was a 1968 graduate of Ft. Jennings High School. He graduated from Nashville Auto & Diesel College and then he received his bachelor's degree in vocational education from the University of Toledo. 

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Obituaries
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The enduring forest

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 2:50pm

Ron Headings' exhibit of wire trees is on display this month at the Bluffton Public Library. He says he began creating wire trees as a teenager and has refined his work with wire, rock and wood over the years. Here are three samples of his forest.

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Pathway use count next week

27 volunteers counting walkers, joggers, bikers on Bluffton's pathway
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 2:18pm

Your appearance on one of Bluffton’s nine pathways next week will be counted.

Don’t worry about it. It’s part of an annual “use count” of the Bluffton pathways, taking place from Monday through Sunday, May 10 to 16..

This is the 10th year for the annual May and September Bluffton Use pathway count.

Each year the study shows the use of the Bluffton paths has increased,” said Dick Ramseyer, president of the Bluffton Lions Foundation and chair of the Bluffton pathway board.

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Regional news
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Babies will no longer be delivered at Bluffton Hospital

Of the 33 critical access hospitals in Ohio, only 9 continue to offer labor and delivery services
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 1:45pm

Babies will no longer be delivered at Bluffton Hospital.

Instead, labor and delivery services, which moved to Findlay in December due to the covid-19 pandemic, will remain in Findlay.

The announcement made today, May 7, from Blanchard Valley Health System follows:

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will maintain the consolidation of labor and delivery services to the Findlay main campus. Bluffton Hospital labor and delivery services temporarily closed in December of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Empowering women to fight overpopulation

Make yourself aware of these issues, especially when the effects of the problem are more severe in other countries, especially as we are disproportionately responsible for the problem
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 10:39am

By Amelia Alexander
Recently, a lovely person who reads my work on the Icon sent me a thoughtful article. While the article was written over a decade ago, it is still relevant. It tackles open discourse about overpopulation.

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Columnists
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Bluffton boys blanked by T-Birds

Allen East comes to town today
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 8:43am

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Bluffton baseball team was shut out at former league foe Lima Central Catholic 11-0 Thursday evening.

The county rivalry loss dropped the Pirate record to 0-20 this spring. 

Bluffton's postponed league game Monday at home vs. local rival Allen East (16-7, 3-3 NWC) is rescheduled for Friday, May 7.

Bluffton (0-6 NWC) also plays a makeup league game at Columbus Grove (8-9, 4-3 NWC) Wednesday, May 12. CG edged Allen East 4-3 Thursday evening.

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