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Now in-season

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2020 - 1:35pm

Is there a black swallowtail butterfly in your back yard? Could be. These beauties are in season at the moment in Bluffton. Here's one that wasn't afraid to show off its coat. The Icon photographer went a bit overboard on additional photos in this series as you will soon see.

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16 layers deep to find this art work

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2020 - 12:11pm

Historic photos like this one don't come along every day. Here's Jeff Richards, Bluffton High School teacher and football coach as a BHS senior. The year in 2004 and it's senior street painting night.

There are 37 additional coats of paint under Jeff's art work, and 16 coats on top of it, not counting at least one street paving job. So, Jeff's art work is probably gone but not forgotten.

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Historical Bluffton
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Make it your business

Thursday Zoom chat from the library features BCE
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2020 - 2:43pm

Bluffton Public Library will host Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, as the Center presents "Make it Your Business: Setting Up a Side Hustle," Thursday, July 30, at 6 p.m., via Zoom video chat software,

Paula Scott, Executive Director of the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, will be joined by a panel of local business owners from:
• Ottawa Odd Jobs
• Revive Coffee Co.
• Rustic Bendz

This digital meeting will cover business operation basics and resources, including name registration, permits and licensing, insurance and income tax.

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Bluffton Public Library
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BVHS encourages contacting primary care provider for covid-19 testing

Bluffton Hospital is a testing site
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2020 - 2:38pm

Blanchard Valley Health System is encouraging patients to schedule an appointment with their primary care provider (PCP) if they are symptomatic for COVID-19.

A PCP will determine if a COVID-19 test is needed and will place an order for testing at Bluffton Hospital or Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. Appointments are required for COVID-19 testing. 

To receive testing at Physicians Plus Urgent Care, or through either of our emergency departments, patients must first be evaluated by a provider. A determination will be made if a COVID-19 test is required.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Bluffton's largest lawn

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2020 - 2:27pm

It takes a big lawn mower to cut the grass on Bluffton's largest lawn. It's also the greenest lawn in the community. You'll find it south of town at 8575 Dixie Highway. It's the Bluffton Golf Club's expansive lawn, or as the website reads: manicured greens and fairways.

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Weekend Doctor: Folic acid, why take it?

Folic acid is a human-made form of the B-vitamin folate. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Everyone needs folic acid to be healthy, but especially before pregnancy.
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 25, 2020 - 6:22am

By Abigail Maas, NPRN-CNP
Certified nurse practitioner
Folic acid is a human-made form of the B-vitamin folate. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Everyone needs folic acid to be healthy, but especially before pregnancy.

Folic acid helps form the neural tube and is known to decrease the risk of major congenital disabilities of an unborn baby’s brain (anencephaly) and spine (spina bifida). 

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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