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Women’s soccer wins 8 in a row

The Ohio Northern women's soccer program picked up its eighth successive win Wednesday evening as the Polar Bears toppled the visiting Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets 5-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play at Kerscher Stadium.

 

The victory moves Northern to 8-2-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the OAC this season. Meanwhile, Baldwin Wallace falls to 6-4-1 on the season, including a 0-2-0 mark in league play.

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September was a warm one

Thirty days hath September. And, this year those 30 days were warmer than most Septembers past.

According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the average temperature for September 2018 was 69.6 degrees. The normal average is 64.1 degrees.

Here are some additional September weather facts:

2. 17 inches - September 2018 precipitation

2.96 inches – Normal average September precipitation

The high temperature during the month was 93 degrees on Sept. 4, Sept. 5, and Sept. 20. The low was 45 degrees on Sept. 28.

Steve Stratton recognized by America in Bloom

Steve Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses, Bluffton, was recognized during the 2018 America in Bloom award ceremony on Sept. 29 in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was among 16 candidates nominated by candidate communities for the John R. Holmes III Community Champion Award.

This award goes to a person who goes above and beyond for their community to make their town more livable. Steve launched the downtown Bluffton petunia flower pots project and several additional flower beautification activities in the community over the years.

This year's winner was a resident of Clyde, Ohio. Stratton was recognized at the symposium as being one of the 16 nominees.

Certified professional of healthcare quality

BVHS director of corporate quality and patient safety

Roxanne Williams, director of corporate quality and patient safety at Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), has recently become a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ). A CPHQ is an individual who has passed an accreditation examination developed by the National Association of Healthcare Quality.

Becoming a CPHQ means Williams demonstrates competent knowledge and understanding of program development and management, along with quality improvement concepts and other quality-related skills. Only approximately 11,000 professionals have received this certification.

State senator visits AHS

State Sen. Robert McColley visited Mrs. Salyer’s Ada High School government classes today. He is state senator for the 1st District of the Ohio Senate, which includes Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, and Williams counties, as well as parts of Auglaize, Fulton, and Logan counties. (From Ada Bulldogs Facebook)

 

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