By Claire Witschger, PharmD, RPh
Pharmacy Resident, Blanchard Valley Health System
With the summer months in full swing, school is out and vacations have started to take place. As we enjoy the warmer weather, it is important to remember the importance of sun safety. While the sun and ultraviolet (UV) radiation can be beneficial for vitamin D synthesis and can increase mood, it is also responsible for numerous damaging effects on the human skin. Some of the effects of unprotected sun exposure include sunburn, early skin aging and skin cancer. With these risks, The American Academy of Dermatology recommends sunscreen and sun safety practices to reduce the harmful effects of UV exposure.
Wava M. Kirtland, age 99, of Findlay, passed away at 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at the Heritage Nursing Home. She was born to the late Dwight and Clarabelle (Harris) Stotts in Bluffton, Ohio on March 27, 1924. She married the love of her life, Norman E. Kirtland on May 28, 1945 and he preceded her in death on April 20, 2000.
Blanchard Valley Health System recently received two honors from the American Heart Association.
BVHS is the recipient of a Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Silver Award (Adult). Separately, the health system earned a Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
COLUMBUS–The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 11 people lost their lives in nine traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Monday, July 3 and ended Monday, July 4. Impairment was determined to be a factor in two of those crashes and a safety belt was not used in three of those crashes.
Troopers made 133 arrests for impaired driving and 96 for drug-related charges. The Patrol responded to 249 crashes and rendered assistance to 1,067 motorists. In total, troopers made 13,634 contacts with the motoring public.
Ride to Remember organizers have updated routes for 2023. This is the 9th annual Bluffton Lions Club event, which raises funds for the Bluffton Bike and Pedestrian Pathways. On July 15, we'll be sharing local roads with hundreds of riders.
As noted at the June 26 Bluffton Council meeting, the 2022 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report is now available.
The report can be found at www.bluffton-ohio.com/water/ or at the Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. In summary: The water supplied by the Village of Bluffton in 2022 was compliant with EPA regulations.
A copy of this report will be mailed out to all water customers on June 26 to meet federal notification requirements. A website link will be shared on the water bills due July 25 to Village water customers.
