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April showers, April flowers

Posted by Paula Scott on April 14, 2024 - 8:09am

So far April 2024 has been a bit damp. But on sunny, mild April 14 it was also bursting with blooms around every corner.

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Pirate softball loses slugfest to AE

Posted by Staff on April 14, 2024 - 7:31am

By Cort Rynolds

HARROD__The visiting Bluffton softball team lost a wild 20-14 seesaw battle to local rival Allen East in their weather-delayed Northwest Conference opener on Saturday, April 13.

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Sports
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Juarez wins oratorical prize for treatment of elders speech

Posted by Staff on April 13, 2024 - 7:19am

ABOVE) Jenna Juarez of Fremont, Ohio, earned first place with “Promoting Peace in Skilled Nursing Facilities.” BELOW) Presentations were made by Jenna Juarez, Jenia Freewalt, Zach Boch, Carter Ritchey, Micah Dodson and Kennedy Parker.

Feeling valued is even more important for those living in skilled nursing facilities according to Bluffton University junior Jenna Juarez. She advocated for including meaningful daily activities for elders in her winning speech during the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at Bluffton.

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Bluffton University
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Weekend Doctor: Dressing for imaging, not image

Posted by Staff on April 13, 2024 - 6:00am

By Jill Jaynes, RT (R)
Director of Imaging Services, Blanchard Valley Health System

If you have ever had to have an imaging test, you may have been asked to change your clothes, remove jewelry, take out hearing aids, etc. Let’s review how to “dress for success” and other steps you will want to consider prior to arriving for your next imaging exam. 

If you are going to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conducted, it is best to leave your jewelry at home. You will be asked to remove jewelry before entering the exam room. Jewelry will show up when taking an X-ray if it’s in the field of interest. We want to make sure your valuables are safe and protected, and the easiest way to do that is to remove them beforehand. With that said, if you can leave jewelry at home, you won’t have to worry about it during the time of your exam.

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Health Services
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PHOTO Sign of the times

Posted by Paula Scott on April 12, 2024 - 12:22pm

A "Bluffton Sportsmen Club / Trout Derby" sign is perched atop two poles that might pass for tree trunks along the banks of Buckeye Lake. Can you tell the Icon something about this sign, when it was erected and how it was used? Email [email protected]. The 2024 Trout Derby is May 5 from 2:00-4:30 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.blufftonsportsmenclub.org/

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Gary Wetherill recognized for his "long term commitments" to the Bluffton community

Posted by Staff on April 12, 2024 - 10:51am

Pictured L-R) Greg Ring, Mary Ann Ring, Gary Wetherill, Lois Wetherill, Andy Wetherill.

Bluffton Lions celebrate their 2023 Citizen of the Year

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Has it been 20, 30, 40 or more years since you went to high school? Do you remember performing or watching your classmates perform in the school musical? And do you remember who directed the production?

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People
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