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Forgotten Bluffton: Do you live on RR 1 or RR 2?

The story of rural mail delivery outside Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2021 - 2:06pm

Does RR 1 or RR 2 mean anything to you? How about initials RFD?

Those last three initials stand for “rural free delivery.” And, prior to 1901 there was no rural delivery available of any type for persons living outside of the Bluffton village.

Here’s the story, of how rural free delivery arrived in Bluffton and the eventual creation of RR 1 and RR 2, Bluffton – what are those anyway? 

 Much of the details are from “The Town at the Fork of the Riley’s.”

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Frontline Worker Outreach Project

Congregations in Bluffton Area Ministerial Association expression of support
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2021 - 1:56pm

Bluffton Area Ministerial Association is moving ahead with a Frontline Worker Outreach Project this winter, according to Rev. Karol Farris Schilling, pastor of Bluffton Presbyterian Church.

“Due to the stress and chaos resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, BAMA recognizes that many of our local frontline workers have felt overwhelmed and underappreciated,” she said, speaking for BAMA.

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Worship
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Icon Super Bowl Contest coming tonight!

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2021 - 10:26am

Super Bowl fans can enter the Icon Super Bowl Contest. The entry form will be posted tonight. Watch for the announcement.

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Regional news
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Flying to US: Negative COVID-19 Test Required

US health officials require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers entering US
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on January 30, 2021 - 6:00am

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

Traveling to the United States just got a little trickier.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that all air passengers who hope to enter the US will have to get a negative COVID-19 test first. This new rule starts on Jan. 26.

This requirement comes as the nation is in another surge of cases and potentially more contagious variants of the virus are emerging around the world, the CDC noted.

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Health Services
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Weekend doctor: COVID-19 Treatment with Bamlanivimab

Column by Dr. Leah Eiden
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on January 30, 2021 - 6:00am

By Dr. Leah Eiden, Family Medicine
Bluffton Primary Care

“You’re getting the presidential treatment,” I told my professor friend who had COVID19.  He was one of the first in this area to receive bamlanivimab, another weapon in our fight against COVID.  

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Indoor winter soccer registration underway at BFR

For youth, high school, coed and adult
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2021 - 4:43pm

Bluffton Family Recreation indoor soccer sign-up is underway now, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.

• Indoor soccer for:
Adults
High school boys
High school girls
U 10
U 12
U 15 boys
U 15 girls
High school coed
U 8 coed

Also, sign-up is underway for arena flag football for third and fourth grades.

Check the graphic below for start dates for these programs, then click here to go to registration.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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