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Family Space Camp on Friday, July 26 at the library

Posted by LizGH on July 22, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton Public Library is offering Family Space Camp for families with kids, ages kindergarten through 12th grade, to come learn about life in space on Friday, July 26 at 1 p.m. 

Registration is required. 

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Bluffton Public Library
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Fits like a glove

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 21, 2019 - 12:31pm

The transformation of a very old Bluffton resident is underway this month as improvements continue to make the former glove factory shine like new. Once the transformation is complete, the Et Cetera Shop, at 111 S. Main St., will make the building its new home.

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Photo postcards of Ada focus on the “unique”

Ada photographer creates 10-set series
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 21, 2019 - 12:19pm

By Barb Lockhard
FROM ADA ICON - If the New Mexico landscape was an inspiration to artist Georgia O’Keeffe in the 1920s, decades later it may have also been a visual training ground for Ada photographer Karen Ward. 

- All post cards in the series are attached below -

Arriving in Ada nearly 30 years ago from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Ward fell in love with “the charm of the yesteryear vintage of this small village.”  She’s been photographing Ada ever since.

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People
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Capital improvements report at mid-year

Four major 2019 projects total cost $1.4 million
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 21, 2019 - 12:18pm

At the year’s mid-point, Bluffton council reviewed its 2019 capital improvement budget.

The review took place during the July 8 council meeting. A copy of the budget is at the bottom of this story.

New projects on this year’s budget total $2.6 million. The major projects include:
• $827,341 East Jefferson Street reconstructions
• $113,200 East Jefferson Street water/sewer improvements (from Main to Vance)
• $137,000 Village communications update
• $353,2723 East Jefferson Street water/sewer improvements (from Huber to County Line)

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Public Meetings
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Feeling the heat? Here's some tips

A guide to key symptoms of heat-related illnesses and first-aid measures
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 20, 2019 - 6:57am

Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.

Summer brings plenty of fun activities to enjoy outside, but without the proper precautions and first-aid knowledge, the heat can mean serious trouble.

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Health Services
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Weekend doctor: Cologuard Test

New colon cancer screening
Posted by LizGH on July 20, 2019 - 6:00am

By Jay Alammar, MD
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Colorectal cancer is a common disease, and colon cancer screening continues to be of utmost importance. Preventing cancer or detecting and removing it early when it is still localized greatly impacts colon cancer related mortality.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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