BIG Bicycling Bulletin! Bluffton, Ohio (pop. 4,200) was just named: the 2nd Most Bicycle Friendly Town in Ohio; the 14th Most Bicycle Friendly Town in the Midwest; and the 23rd Most Bicycle Friendly Town in the Country! The designations came from one of the premier bicycle advocacy groups in America: “People for Bikes.” The designation criteria spins (bicycle reference intended) around a town’s level of bicycle-friendly infra-structure.
The Ada Historical Society has archived material on “…all things Ada.” Council happenings; police happenings; sports happenings (“GO BULLDOGS!”); you name it… Society Member, and Ada Historical Museum Curator, Leland Crouse, has recorded 2,000 pages, and counting, of Ada history material. A decidedly BIG thing in Ada is festivals: Harvest & Herb Festival; Football Drop Festival; Car Show; Farmers & Merchants Picnic… And what about the latter ‘F&M Picnic’? Well, according to some of that quite fascinating archival material… Ada’s upcoming Farmers & Merchants Picnic (Aug.
LIMA — Conner Clum finished tied for third place in his age group at the Webb Insurance Open on Tuesday, July23 at the Hidden Creek Golf Course. The tournament concluded the regular season schedule for the Lima Junior Golf Association summer series.
ADA — Kelly Armentrout has been named an assistant volleyball coach at Ohio Northern University under second- year head coach Sophie Windover. A native of Lima, Ohio, Armentrout comes to ONU following a standout career as a middle hitter at Bluffton University from 2020 to 2023.
HARROD — The Allen East boys golf team opened its season Thursday at the Rob Contini Memorial Lima City Invitational at the Colonial Golf Course. The Mustang golfers struggled in their season opener as they finish seventh with a score of 419.
FINDLAY – The Ada varsity boys golf team teed off its 2024 campaign with the first of three Blanchard Valley Conference championship league meets this season Monday at the Findlay Country Club. It was the first-ever athletic event for the Bulldogs as a fullfledged member of the BVC.
Donors urged to give as extreme heat, travel plans threaten already low blood levels $20 Amazon.com Gift Card by email for coming to give in August CLEVELAND, Aug. 5, 2024 — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat and people head out for final summer travel plans.
Jigna Janani, MD Adult Hospitalist Blanchard Valley Health System Medical Staff Often when patients are admitted to the hospital, they have questions such as, “Where is my family doctor?” or “What does a ‘hospitalist’ mean?” My common response to them is, “A hospitalist is serving like a family doctor for you while you are in the hospital.” Once the patient is discharged from the hospital, the family doctor usually resumes care. Hospitalists are like a quarterback on a football field or a conductor in an orchestra.
Submitted Information Average gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 13.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.43/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Prices in Ohio are 0.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand unchanged compared to a year ago.
LEIPSIC — Last month, for the Leipsic Methodist Church’s second Chrome & Coffee Cruise-In of the summer, there was once again a host of classic vehicles and cheerful attendees. Classic car hits, played by local DJ Rudy Lomeli, accompanied the event alongside free donuts and coffee, and good company.