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Kathy Fenstermaker, Lynn Coleman and Amy Roby are the September winners in the Bluffton merchants’ 3/50 drawing.

Each of the three receives eight different prizes, donated by several Bluffton merchants, according to Aphaphanh Nussbaum of Ten Thousand Villages, who is helping to direct the promotion.

Twelve organizations benefited from the Bluffton American Legion Post 382’s third annual charity golf tournament held this summer at the Bluffton Golf Club. Checks were presented to the groups on Oct. 2.

According to the Legion, this year $6,000 was raised from the tournament. The following charities received donated from the event:

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As of Oct. 1 the United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township raised is $2,850 out of the $24,000, which is 11.88% of the campaign goal.  Contributions are accepted at Citizens National Bank.

Greg's Health Mart Pharmacy, 126 N. Main St., Bluffton, has flu shot available, according to Greg Conkling.

No appointments are needed and persons may call for details: 419-358-5946. Flu shots are available Tuesdays through Fridays. Seasonal flu and H1N1 shots are $25.

Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Cardiovascular Program, part of the Jane & Gary Heminger HeartCare Center, was named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for 2013 by Truven Health Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters.

The study examined the performance of more than 1,000 hospitals by analyzing outcomes for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions such as angioplasties. This year’s winners were recently announced in Modern Healthcare magazine.

If you have election fever, and can't wait until Election Day for a cure, early voting might just be the solution! Starting Tuesday, Oct. 2, you can start voting by mail or in-person.

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