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Job estimating: One of many ways Basinger Plumbing & Heating takes customers seriously

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2012 - 4:58pm

Basinger Plumbing and Heating takes its customers seriously. When a Basinger employee works in your home he wears shoe covers so he won't track dirt all over your house.

A couple days after the work is completed someone calls to make certain everything is satisfactory.

There are many other ways the company works with customers. One is the way jobs are estimated. Aaron Basinger, who has worked in the family business since he was in eighth grade, handles estimating along with scheduling, ordering parts and bidding commercial jobs.

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30% off lift chairs at Diller Medical now through June 22

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 6, 2012 - 12:40pm

Diller Medical, 902 N. Main St., Bluffton has a Fathers' Day special sale on lift chairs, according to Jim Diller.

Between now and Friday, June 22, all lift chairs are 30 percent off. Diller's has chairs in price ranges from $595 to $1,495. The sale price is 30 percent off those prices.

There is a choice of sizes and colors and Diller's has Medicare billing available.

Diller Medical phone number is 419-358-2761.

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July 31 deadline for teachers to apply for McDonald's MAC grants

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 5, 2012 - 7:18am

Area teachers can now apply for a McDonald's MAC Grant, which offers financial support to help teachers Make Activities Count for their students.

Local McDonald's Owner, Jerry Lewis, is offering this educational initiative to assist area elementary and middle school teachers with their important job of educating young students.

Recognizing that lessons often become more meaningful when demonstrated with hands-on experiences, McDonald's supplements regular classroom curriculum by supporting activities that the school's budget may not allow.

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Blanchard Valley Hospital earns environmental excellence award

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 5, 2012 - 7:07am

Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) has been awarded the 2011 Environmental Excellence Award from Sterilmed Inc. This means that BVH has been recognized as one of the country's best practice facilities in reducing environmental impact and improving overall health care sustainability through medical device recycling.

"In the past 12 months, Blanchard Valley Hospital has diverted nearly 5,000 pounds of single use medical devices from landfills through reprocessing and recycling efforts," said Marlene Brunswick, director of perioperative services at Blanchard Valley Hospital.

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Jazzercise has $75 summer special for new customers

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 1, 2012 - 6:21pm

J'aime Stratton, class owner and instructor of Jazzercise in Bluffton is offering a summer special. The special is $75 for unlimited classes for new customers from June through Labor Day.

Classes are held at English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St., Bluffton. Contact Stratton for more details at: [email protected] or call 4190371-8422.

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Drive Time Driving Instruction adds Ada classroom

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 30, 2012 - 4:57pm
Doug and Sara Kisseberth

Driver's education just became a little more convenient for students in the Ada and Allen East area. Drive Time Driving Instruction, LLC, has opened a new classroom in Ada at 4171 State Route 235.

The company is owned by Doug and Sara Kisseberth.

Drive Time Driving Instruction first opened its doors in spring 2010 with classrooms in Findlay and Bluffton. Since that time, comfortable, convenient and quality education has been provided to nearly 700 teens representing 20 area high schools.

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