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Weekend doctor: Skin cancer

Posted by LizGH on June 15, 2019 - 6:00am

By Jay Alammar, MD
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
The skin is the largest organ of the body, and skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States regardless of age, race or skin color.

The disease incidence is reaching an epidemic level. Over 5.5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year, and approximately 15,000 people die each year from this disease. The current estimate is that 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Mercy Health - St. Rita’s volunteers present check to medical center

Posted by Icon K on June 15, 2019 - 6:00am

Mercy Health - St. Rita’s Medical Center Volunteer/Auxiliary Resources president, Joyce Gerdeman, presented a check for $240,000 to Ronda Lehman, president of St. Rita’s, during St. Rita’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon recently. 

This donation was made on behalf of all St. Rita’s volunteers which includes 438 adults, 82 college students, 132 summer teen volunteers, 125 shadowing students and 209 supporting members. 275 volunteers were in attendance at the event.

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Regional news
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Probst Family Farm offers maple syrup, soy-free meat products

Meet Bluffton Farmers Market vendors
Posted by LizGH on June 14, 2019 - 3:00pm

By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boasts the best farmers market in northwest Ohio."

In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon will be featuring a vendor each week over the course of the summer.

To kick off this series, the Icon features Probst Family Farm.

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Business
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The story of Bluffton's 187 million gallons of water

That's the amount we use each year
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 14, 2019 - 2:00pm

Icon note: Friday's chamber breakfast provided one of the most informative programs on a topic that affects everyone in Bluffton. We urge viewers to open the attachment to this story for more information.

Bluffton's H 2 O: where it comes from and where it goes.

That topic gained the attention of a Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce full house during its June 14 breakfast week.

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Regional news
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Football chatter

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 14, 2019 - 1:40pm

Jeff Richards, Bluffton HS  varsity football coach, talks with Bluffton youth who participated in a two-day football camp. Check out additional photos in the series.

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Diller auction June 22 on East Jefferson Street

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 14, 2019 - 1:24pm

Auctions on 309 will hold a public auction in Bluffton on Saturday, June 22. The auction starts at 10 a.m. and takes place at 216 E. Jefferson St., and includes the estate of Deborah Diller. The display ad at the bottom of this story shows items at the auction.

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