It's a real "Christmas Wonderland" in Town and Country Flowers, 121 S. Main St., Bluffton. Connie Kruse of the shop invites Icon viewers to stop in and enjoy the countless Christmas scenes.
Be prepared to stay awhile. There's lots to see and the sights appeal to persons of all ages.
"Come in a see our Christmas Wonderland. We have silk arrangements, wreaths, swags, jewelry, scarfs, candles, great gift ideams, home decor and much more," she said.
Surrounding Bill Watkins are several staff members of the Bluffton Hospital who gathered in the lobby on Monday to celebrate their fourth straight Press Ganey Summet Award.
The hospital has been named one of only 44 inpatient hospitals in the United States, and one of only six hospitals in Ohio, to receive the 2012 Press Ganey Summit Award for patient satisfaction. Bluffton is the only non-profit critical access acute care hospital in the nation to have received this award for four consecutive years.
Blanchard Valley Health System has been awarded the American Cancer Society’s Platinum Mission Impact Award. BVHS received this award for the East Central Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS), which includes Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The award was given for BVHS’ outstanding cancer connection, collaboration, prevention and research with the American Cancer Society.
Some of the BVHS/ACS collaboration over the past year includes:
The guidance department at Bluffton High School is sponsoring a financial aid meeting for parents of juniors and seniors who are planning to continue their education beyond high school.
The meeting will be held at the high school cafeteria on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.
Lawrence Matthews, Director of Financial Aid at Bluffton University, will be the presenter for the evening. He will discuss financial aid and filing the FAFSA form.
The Creating Healthy Communities project of the Allen County Health Department has a new project initiative for smoke-free housing.
The Allen County Smoke-Free Housing Project is geared towards tenants and landlords who want to make their housing units smoke free, whether it’s a single dwelling, duplex, six-building condominium complex, or multiple apartment complex.
