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Village snow emergency now in effect; this article explains what to do with cars parked on streets

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 4, 2014 - 2:07pm

The Village of Bluffton anticipates significant snow Tuesday into Wednesday. Because many streets and cul-de-sacs are already inundated with piled snow, village officials ask vehicle owners to remove vehicles from village streets or park on the odd side of the street on Wednesday.

• Vehicles should be parked on the odd side of the street on Wednesday.

• Vehicles should then be parked on the even side of the street on Thursday. 

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January weather summary and why your pipes froze so often

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 3, 2014 - 11:16am

Do you really want to know how cold it was in January? If so, open the attachment at the bottom of this story. It's worth one thousand words.

In a nutshell, January's normal average temperature is 25.4 degrees. Not this year: it was 17.6 degrees.

It gets worse. January's normal average precipitation is 2.26 inches. Not this year: 2.07 inches plus 23.6 inches of snow. That's above knees of this writer. The most snow was recorded on Jan. 5 with 7.5 inches.

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Woman Wise Mammography hosting free mammography screening day for qualifying women and men

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 3, 2014 - 10:40am

Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Woman Wise Mammography will be offering free screening mammograms Friday, Feb. 21, at Woman Wise located in the EasternWoods Outpatient Center, 15900 Medical Drive South, Findlay, as part of the Hancock County Mammography Screening Initiative (HCMSI).

Appointments for free mammograms will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to those who qualify. Women and men must be uninsured and meet eligibility criteria related to age, breast cancer risk and household income.

To learn if you qualify and to schedule an appointment, call 419.423.5451.

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Get ready for Bluffton's first-ever "cash mob" Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2014 - 8:45pm

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce wants get you out of the house to do some shopping locally - on Wednesday.

Focusing on the hours of 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., perhaps the warmest part of the day, Bluffton holds its first-ever "cash mob." Although it's not a cash mob in the traditional big city sense, it will offers an interesting assortment of specials in several downtown businesses. It is the chamber's plan to offer one cash mob per month in 2014.

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Bluffton chamber's "brainstorm session" provides ideas for community's improvement

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 27, 2014 - 5:28pm

Place 60 Bluffton residents in a room, provide them with a free breakfast, divide them into seven tables, designate one person to take notes, then ask four questions, with six minutes to address each question.

Using this format, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce held a brainstorming session on how to improve the community. The discussion included lots of ideas (see responses below).

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New year brings changes to childhood immunization services

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 27, 2014 - 2:54pm

Allen County Public Health is changing their childhood immunization process so they can bill private insurance for vaccines.  Effective on January 1, 2014, if a child has any form of health insurance, they are no longer eligible for state-funded vaccines. In the past, health departments could use vaccine provided by the state for clients with private insurance if their insurance had high deductibles or co-payments or did not cover vaccinations. 

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