It’s National Night Out, says Lt. Matt Oglesbee, of the Bluffton police department.
Last year the event gobbled down 2,400 hotdogs, 1,200 bags of chips and 2,500 caps of pop and water.
“This year looks like a repeat of last year,” said Oglesbee, who oversees the sixth annual Bluffton National Night Out, which is a community-police awareness-raising event. Bluffton's event is sponsored by the Bluffton police and Pandora police departments.
Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
No matter where you live, you and almost everyone you know have likely experienced allergies at some point.
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Allergens by Season
Different seasons bring different allergens, meaning it's important to realize which ones affect you most so you can be prepared.
The Carey Medical & Diagnostic Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will open on Monday, Aug. 5. The building consists of Carey Medical Center (family medicine), Carey Diagnostics Center (lab, EKG and imaging services) and Carey Specialty Clinic (rotating medical specialists). The new location is at 930 Sheriden Drive, Carey.
Carey natives, Dr. Troy Puckett and Dr. Robert Puckett will providing an array of primary care services to the region. Both physicians are now welcoming patients of all ages. To make an appointment, call 419-396-7683.
By Jay Alammar, MD Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Did you know that 10 to 15 percent of Americans suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? Many more also meet the criteria of the diagnosis but have not been formally diagnosed.
Note: Bluffton sixth graders in the 1953-54 school year (graduating class of 1960) created a booklet titled "The Bluffton Story." The following article is part of that booklet, which is now in the history collection at the Bluffton Public Library. This is the final installment of this series. "Bluffton's Religious Life"
By Dale Schiffke and James Swank
THE CAST: front from left, Fred Rodabaugh, Pat Rodabaugh, Sarah Lehman, Kara Zink, Heidi Steiner and Christy Garmatter. Standing from left, Everett Collier, Sam Brauen, Kevin Gratz, Jim Rieman, Dave Brauen and Randy Garmatter.
There's still time to get your tickets for “Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas," performed by the Ebenezer Drama Ensemble Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9, 10 and 11.
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boasts the best farmers market in northwest Ohio."
In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon will be featuring a market vendor each week over the course of the summer.
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The Bluffton Ride to Remember Committee would like to thank all 43 businesses and organizations that contributed items to the swag bags that each rider received.
The bags were worth close to $150 and included many coupons plus note pads, pencils, pens, book marks, chap sticks, sticky note pads, granola bars with wrist bands, candy treats, pill containers, bike wipes, water, a can cozy, eye glass cleaners, a leather ID wallet, a water proof cell phone bag, window clings, popcorn plus information on organizations and their upcoming events.
The Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the Community Gardens on South Main Street, Bluffton.
Tim Brugeman, Hancock County Master Gardener, will discuss monarchs and other pollinators. The meeting is open to the public. Consider bringing a chair.
The club’s August newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story.
