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No covid-19 patients in Blanchard Valley Hospital

Myron Lewis: "This gives us hope that we are getting to the other side." He recommends people who have put off routine physician visits to contact their general practitioners

Myron Lewis, Blanchard Valley Health System president and CEO, reported on Tuesday in a Zoom interview with the Icon that there are currently no covid-19 patients in Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

“This gives us hope that we are getting to the other side,” he said. “Our hospital staff has been on a journey and we appreciate the support from our community and staff.”

He reiterated that the hospital is a safe place and that it is open. He added that many area residents have put off medical procedures during the pandemic.

Bishop Christian and Elizabeth Steiner Bösiger

Our Swiss connection - part 15

This is the 15th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment
When early pioneers came to America they could speak or understand very little English. You can see the difficulty the immigration officers had when asking their names.

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It's the ideal job for someone who loves to read

Danielle Hodges manages Book Reviews on Main Street

Danielle Hodges may have the ideal job for someone who loves to read. In mid-November she became manager of Book Reviews, 123 S. Main St.

The 2005 Bluffton High School and 2009 Bluffton University graduate majored in English and writing.

Relying on a loyal book-loving volunteer staff, Danielle puts in about 10 hours a week at the downtown bookstore. Assisting her are Janie Wireman and Joyce Daniels, both assistant managers.

“We are always looking for volunteers,” she said. “The first requirement is that the volunteer must like books.”

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Here's a concert you can listen to at home

University winter instrumental performance Feb. 28

Bluffton University’s winter instrumental concert featuring concert band ensembles will be streamed for viewing at www.bluffton.edu/mus starting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28.

At 2 p.m., the conductor will do a pre-concert talk with audience members via Zoom. Visit www.bluffton.edu/musfor more information and access to the Zoom meeting.

March comes in busy at the library

Origami, family trivia night, plus take and makes

March is coming in busy at the Bluffton Public Library. Here's programming announced for the month.

Origami Live!: Mai Hirashita, Japanese Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator for BGSU, will lead us in another live teaching session of origami on March 2 at 6:30 p.m. This program is open to all ages and will take place via Zoom. Receive an origami paper Take & Make kit through Curbside Pickup starting Feb. 22 and don’t forget to email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link!

Warm winter glow

Jenn Hiester of Ada provided the Icon with this striking scene of a setting Ada winter sunset. The next photo in this series includes a second view that offers a warm winter glow. We've posted four of Jenn's winter photos in this series.  Her photos were submitted in the recent Icon winter photo contest.

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