The Allen County Bike and Pedestrian Task Force will hold a volunteer recognition lunch on November 18 at the Lima YMCA, Room 306, from 12:00 – 1:00. Volunteers will be recognized for their contribution to assisting with bike and pedestrian counts, bike rodeos, and their work towards supporting a bike and pedestrian friendly community. Recognition will be given for the following categories: Safety educator of the year, advocate of the year, business of the year, and corporate volunteer.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), including Blanchard Valley Hospital and Bluffton Hospital, has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States, for the second consecutive year.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invites all Bluffton residents to decorate their lawns for Christmas and to enter the Bluffton residential holiday lighting contest.
Elaine Suderman, Karen Kussmaul and Denise Fett are the October winners in the Bluffton downtown 3/50 Project.
They win an assortment of prizes from participating businesses as a result of their entry forms being picked in a random drawing.
Bluffton’s 3/50 Project is part of a nationwide effort that carried the tagline: “Save your local economy three stores at a time.”
This is Bluffton downtown merchant’s fourth year in sponsoring this promotion, which
encourages persons to pick three locally independent businesses, and spend $50 each month between the three.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is joining #GivingTuesday, a nationwide effort that harnesses the collective power of individuals, families, businesses and non-profits to make a difference in the lives of others.
There’s still time to enter a unit or float in the Saturday, Nov. 28, Blaze of Lights parade.
As of Nov. 11 the parade has 80 units with a goal of 100, according to Junior Weihrauch, parade director. Based upon last year’s parade of 100 units, the parade will last one hour.
This year three new trophies are part of the parade awards.
Trophies follow:
Best floats
1 – First place trophy
2 – Second place trophy
3 – Third place trophy
