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Major award to Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 3, 2009 - 1:01pm

Bluffton Hospital Wins National Patient Satisfaction Award

Bluffton Hospital has received the 2009 Press Ganey Summit Award, a national award given to health care facilities that sustain the highest level of customer satisfaction for three or more consecutive years, according to Bill Watkins Bluffton Hospital CAO.

Bluffton Hospital was one of only 32 inpatient hospitals in the United States to receive the 2009 award.

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License plate fit for a queen

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2009 - 5:53pm
JID 6

JID 5 - we are told this is the "Queen's" license plate. Anyone who spends time in Mosiman Hall on the Bluffton University campus understands this. The plate is on Jodi Diller's van.

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ZT means...or used to mean Pandora

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2009 - 5:05pm
411 ZT

This one's a classic in anyone's book. ZT stands for Pandora in an older Ohio license plate system. You'll find this plate on a Cadillac driven by Grover Geiger, Jr., of Pandora, of course.

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You can't go swimming, but you can buy 2010 season tickets

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2009 - 4:56pm

The Village of Bluffton is offering 2010 swimming pool passes at a reduced rate between now and Dec. 31. The passes make great Christmas presents.

Prices good through Dec. 31 follow:
o senior single $36
o senior couple $67.50
o family (non-taxpayer) $162
o family (taxpayer) $117
o single (non-taxpayer) $94.50
o single (taxpayer) $72

Persons interested in swimming tickets should contact the village office in the town hall. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays.

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An egg citing license plate

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2009 - 5:29pm
EGG LADY

Okay, this one shouldn't be too difficult. Name a rural egg producer between Bluffton, Columbus Grove and Pandora. If you guessed "Moser" you are on the right track on this plate.

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First of its kind

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 28, 2009 - 6:12pm
New look for Ohio license plates

Can you believe it? It appears that the State of Ohio has joined the other 49 states by finally creating a license plate with some artistic merit. This is the first such plate we've seen. You'll find it on Dean Augsburger's truck on South Main Street.

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