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Area craft and home business consultants are encouraged to register for the Craft and Home Business Expo to be held at BFR Sports & Fitness on Saturday, Sept. 28.  

The Expo is a new addition to the Bluffton Fall Festival. The Expo will be held indoors at the BFR facility from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Vendors are encouraged to register by July 31 in order to get a space. Cost is $30 for a 10x10 space in the gym. A variety of crafters have shown interest and representatives from  Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Paparazzi Accessories, Scentsy and Wildtree have already registered. 

Blanchard Valley Health System is hosting a nursing college fair Friday, July 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. The nursing college fair is for high school students interested in pursuing nursing careers as well as current nurses who would like to learn about continuing education opportunities.

Summer is here, bringing with it dangerous excessive heat. The American Red Cross has steps people can follow to stay safe as the temperatures soar.

“Excessive heat can be deadly; it has caused more deaths in recent years than all other weather events,” said Todd James, Executive Director of the American Red Cross of Hancock, Seneca and Wyandot Counties “We want everyone to stay safe during the hot weather and have some reminders for them to follow when the weather is hot and humid.”

After seemingly endless days of rain, suddenly there's no rain in sight. Here's the seven-day weather report from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date        High           Low      Prec.

July 9          86           72         0.13
July 10        87           66         0.83
July 11        78           63         
July 12        79           57
July 13        85           60
July 14        87           67
July 15        90           72

You'll meet famous authors - Elizabeth Strout, Rebecca Skloot and Suzanne Joinson, for example, when you join the Bluflfton Public Library's monthly adult book discussions.

Discussions are held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the s econd floor board room each first Wednesday of the month.

The SHANNON Service Club thanks all sponsors of flags on Main Street this summer. The complete list of donors is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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