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Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Woman Wise Mammography hosting free ammography screening days for qualifying women & men

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on January 7, 2015 - 5:23pm

Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Woman Wise Mammography will be offering free screening mammograms Friday, February 6 and Friday, April 24 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 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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ALS Association meeting Jan. 22 at Bluffton Town Hall

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on January 6, 2015 - 9:35pm

The ALS Association Central & Southern Ohio Chapter will host its second ALS
Meet & Greet session in Bluffton on January 22, 2015. The gathering is
designed for people with ALS, their families and caregivers, and others who
have been caregivers in the past for someone with ALS.

The purpose of the meeting is to share information and resources that can be
helpful to those who are impacted by ALS, and to share insights gained as
part of the ALS journey.

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BFR group fitness classes are underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 6, 2015 - 6:59pm

All BFR group exercise classes started back in session the week of Jan. 5, accoridng to Carole Enneking of BFR Sports and Fitness.

No registration is required to participate in BFR fitness classes and new participants are welcome anytime. Individuals are invited to try out any BFR group fitness class without charge for the first visit.

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Busy year for fire department: 143 total runs

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 6, 2015 - 6:48pm

Bluffton’s fire department had an extremely busy year.

The department recorded 143 fire runs in 2014, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.

That number is 56 more than in 2013 when the department responded to 87 fire calls. Kinn gave his report to Bluffton council members on Jan. 5.

The accompanying chart shows runs by the month. The highest month was January and October when 18 runs took place.

According to Icon statistics, in 2012 the department had 107 calls. In 2011 there were 80 calls.

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Two-hour school delay on Jan. 29

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2015 - 9:11pm

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools will have a two-hour delay on Thursday, Jan. 29.  Teachers and administrators will work on the implementation of the new “Common Core Standards” with “Formative Instructional Practices.”

Teachers and administrators will be receiving over 25 hours of training this school year to prepare for this state adopted curriculum.

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2014 weather summary - let's not have a repeat

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2015 - 8:58pm

2014 will be remembered for several things, but the thing most area residents will remember is the “Winter of 2014.”

Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided The Icon with the 2014 summary with comparisons back to 2006.

Here’s some of the 2014 weather highlights:
• Snowfall recorded at 59.7 inches was more than 22 inches higher than the yearly normal average of 37.10 inches.

• The 2014 average temperature of 48.1 degrees was below the 50.3 degree yearly average temperature.

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