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Bluffton High School sophomores have an opportunity to participate in the Apollo Career Center Hands-On day on Friday, Jan. 28. A snow date is Monday, Jan. 31.

Approximately 600 sophomores in Apollo Career Center's 11-member district will be visiting Apollo. Parents of sophomore students are also invited to attend.

Bluffton taxpayers received a green postcard recently. The card informs taxpayers that village tax forms will not be mailed this year unless specifically requested by contacting the village tax office at 419-358-2066.

All income tax return forms and instructions, extension request forms, quarterly estimate vouchers, retirement certification forms and other related tax information and forms may be downloaded from the village website: www.bluffton-ohio.com.

Bluffton EMS reported 472 runs for 2010, according to Jan Basinger, EMS chief. He provided a monthly breakdown on runs to Bluffton council on Jan. 10.

To view the runs click on the image or open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE; OPEN ATTACHMENT TO PRINT

Bluffton EMS calls have decreased very slightly according to a five-year report given to Bluffton council on Jan. 10 by Jan Basinger, EMS chief. Total EMS calls in 2006 were 483. In 2010 there were 422 calls.

The chart accompanying this story compares total calls, total patients transported, emergency transports, non-emergency transports, medical calls, MVA and fire calls from 2006 to 2010.

Baby, it's cold outside! If you don't believe The Icon, just ask Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Here's what his thermometer read for the past seven days.

BFR Sports & Fitness is hosting a weight loss challenge: The Longest Loser. The cost is $5 for BFR members and $10 for non-members, according to Carol Enneking of BFR.

"The goal of the challenge is to be the last person still losing weight. There will be weekly weigh ins, nutrition advice, and work out tips. In order to stay in the competition you must lose at least .1 of a pound each week at weigh in," she said.

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