Bluffton EMS transported 375 patients to area hospitals in 2019, according to Jan Basinger, EMS chief. And, it responded to 447 calls within the village of Bluffton and 99 outside the village.
“We were very busy this year,” Basinger told The Icon. “With nearly 400 transported patients, this is the most in my 28 years of service.”
The 2019 figures compare to 2018 when 358 patients were transported to hospitals and EMS responded to 403 calls within the village and 98 outside the village.
July had the greatest number of calls at 50; February the lowest at 36.
Back to school for Bluffton. Here's the lunch menu for Bluffton schools for today and tomorrow: Thursday:
Hot Dog
Broccoli w/Cheese
Fruit
Milk
Ala-Carte: Orange Chicken Friday:
Pizza
Toss Salad
Fresh Fruit
Milk
Ala-Carte: Chicken Nuggets
If your recyling is not yet picked up, don't fret. The truck is running late due to mechanical issues, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
The Icon posts the video again as a
reminder of how the Blaze of
Lights came to be.
When Bob and Sue Fett's daughter, Maggie, was a Bluffton High School junior she created a four-minute video featuring the Bluffton Blaze of Lights as a multi-media project.
The video was part of a Univerity of Findlay college credit class taught by Jamie Erford at BHS.
"The project focused on small-town nostalgia," said Maggie. "I thought the Blaze would be a great idea for this project."
ST. NIK (Richard Gainey) lived in Ada, and retired to Florida. Lots of Bluffton youth met ihim at the public library and around town for several holiday seasons. His bumper sticker reads: "My other car is a sleigh."
The Icon scrunched the 12 Days of Christmas into the 5 Icon Days of Christmas, in honor of those last-minute shoppers who want to shop local. Here's three ideas, plus one bonus idea, for the final Icon Day of Christmas.
