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A brightly blooming bird of paradise flower is oblivious to the goings-on outside the Bluffton University greenhouse. Just six inches or so from the frosted window pane and temperatures in the teens, it keeps on blooming.

 

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Gwendolyn Welch, 66, died Jan. 15, 2018, at her residence. Gwendolyn was born Nov. 11, 1951, in Wadsworth, Ohio, to the late Clifford and Laura Napier. On March 31, 1967, she married Bobby Jack Welch who survives.

Gwendolyn was a homemaker and enjoyed wood crafting.

Survivors also include three sons, Bobby Welch of Beaverdam, Bill Welch of Beaverdam, Danny (Sheila) Welch of McComb; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Lonnie (Liz) Napier, Charles Napier; and two sisters, Diane (Mike) Allen of Tennessee and Ginger (Louie) Espianoza of Toledo.

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Mary Kathryn Chamberlain, 87, of Findlay and formerly a longtime resident of Rawson, Ohio, died at 2:05 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at Primrose in Findlay. 

She was born on Aug. 4, 1930, in Fostoria, Ohio, to the late Clarence F. and Maudd A. (Gardner) Yates.  She was married on May 4, 1949, to the late Hugh E. Chamberlain who died on Nov. 29, 2012. 

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January 15, 2018

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Senior KEVIN CHRISTIE (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week after leading the Beavers to a dominating 75-47 win over Defiance on Wednesday and a 73-70 come-from-behind victory at Rose-Hulman on Saturday. Christie joins Andrew Hunter as HCAC Players of the Week this season.

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Blanchard Valley Health System offers two Valentine's Day packages available at its Beyond MedSpa locations at both Bluffton Hospital and Blanchard Valley Hospital.

• Package One - Includes Beyond facial, brow shaping or dermaplaning, 30-minute Swedish massage and complilmentary aromatherapy for $99.
• Package Two - Includes 60-minute hot chocolate stone massage, Beyond mini facial for $120.

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Lifelong Bluffton resident Helen Edinger will observe her 100th birthday with an open house hosted by her family.

The event is from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, in the chapel of the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, where she is a resident.

The family requests that no gifts are provided. Helen was born on Feb. 2, 1918.

Cards may be sent to:
Helen Edinger
Mennonite Memorial Home
410 W. Elm St.
Bluffton, OH 45817

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