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Registration underway at elementary office

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Kindergarten screening for the 2017-18 school year in the Bluffton school district takes place Monday and Tuesday, April 3 and 4.

Any child who will be 5 years old by Aug. 1, 2017, is eligible to enroll. Contact the elementary office at 419-358-7951 with the following information:

• Student’s name
• Birth date
• Parents’ names
• Address
• Phone number

You may also send information via email to [email protected].

Icon's panel of experts can handle any obscure Bluffton question

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The Icon is a well-respected source for most any bit of information about Bluffton history.

Viewers are assured that we offer a panel of local experts to answer all Bluffton questions sent to us.

An example of this expertise follows: (names are changed for confidentiality).

Let’s say that two brother (we’ll call them Dan Groman and Darrell Groman) posed this Bluffton question to the Icon:

Fill your freezer - details below

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The Dough Hook says to use your tax return to feed your family.

Marlene Ballinger says the Main Street deli offers an Uncle Sam’s Meat Package Special. It in you can fill your freezer with a quarter of beef, half of hog and 20 pounds of chicken for $699.

This offer continues through April 30.

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CUTV News Radio will feature Ruth Everett of Bluffton in an interview with Doug Llewelyn today (March 17) at 1 p.m. Listen to the show on BlogTalkRadio. Listeners may call in questions at (347) 996-3389.

Fifth time since 2005 by Truven Health Analytics

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Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) was recently named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, part of the IBM Watson Health business. This is the fifth time BVH has been recognized with this honor. Previous years in which the organization received this distinction include 2005, 2011, 2015 and 2016.

Find out at Discovery Center open house March 26

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Are robins a sign of spring? Do opossums hang upside down? Does an elephant ever forget? Come test your nature knowledge at the Discovery Center during an Open House on Sunday, March 26, from 1-4 p.m. An interactive display will be available for you to see if what you know about nature is true or false.

All ages welcome to attend. This program and open house are free and no registration is required.

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