The Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center (BVRCC) has added new equipment to aide in the fight against cancer. The new cancer treatment system, called TrueBeam™, offers advanced radiation therapy for some of the most complex cancers.
The TrueBeam system is designed to deliver more powerful cancer treatments with accuracy and precision. In addition, the system integrates new imaging technologies to complete treatments more quickly while monitoring the motion of tumors.
A free bike rodeo for area youngsters will take place from 9 to 11 a.m., at the downtown Saturday arts and crafts show, according to Rick Skillier, Bluffton police chief.
The rodeo will take place on Church Street between Main and the alley behind Citizens National Bank. The rodeo is free and open to all youth. Hope Hannah, Bluffton police officer, will be at the rodeo, assisting youth.
Sixty arts and craft vendors, 14 business booths, health fair, activities for kids, entertainment, farmers' market, food, sidewalk sales and a bike rodeo: It means that Saturday is the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce arts and crafts fair.
The 42nd annual fair takes place downtown and it is one of the largest shows in recent years.
Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge.
Bluffton and Richland Township voters beat Allen County precincts in voting on May 7. Based on the total registered voters in Allen County only 24.46 percent voted on May 7.
Bluffton's three precincts average 38 percent turn out. Richland Township's two precincts averaged 36 percent turnout.
Here's the primary election vote by precinct in the Allen County portion of the Bluffton school district.
Summer Special Begins at BFR
BFR is offering a Summer Membership Special now through Aug. 31, according to Carole Enneking, director.
The summer membership includes four months of individual membership benefits for the price of a three-month membership. Cost of the summer special is $89.46, which averages to just over $22 per month compared with the monthly rate of $30.
