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Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is offering educational scholarships to persons pursuing health care careers.

BVHS associates, current college students and high school seniors may be eligible to appy.

A complete list of scholarships, along with applications, deadlines, qualifications and contacty information can be viewed at www.bvhealthsystem.org/scholarships.

 

You may receive a call from the IRS - ignore it - it's not a real IRS call

An Icon viewer alerted us to a phone scam taking place locally.

It goes like this: “The Internal Revenue Service initiated a law suit in your name and a non-bailable arrest warrant issued against you.” 

The caller (a robo call) instructs you to call 509-600-0931 before further legal action is taken.

The Internal Revenue Service does not make telephone calls.

We won't give out his phone number, but he's 67 today - we think

Steve Stratton, where have the year's gone? Facebook says it's your birthday today. And, Facebook can't be wrong. We think that means you must be 67, or so.

Heck, we remember your second grade birthday party in Mrs. Jerome's room in the grade school.

We think you should buy a lottery ticket and use the numbers 2-3-0-7-6-7-7.

Or toss in 4 - 1 - 9 and you have a certain winner.

Hopes to major in business at Ohio State

Aimee Ritter, a senior, is the January Bluffton High School student of the month.

She is involved in many activities including Spanish club, Math club, Math team, solo and ensemble, SADD, yearbook staff, Gold Star 4-H club, National Honor Society and is a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church youth group.

Romance book signing at Book ReViews on Saturday

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Jan Romes, local contemporary romance author has a book signing this weekend.

The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.

Romes's book "Charred Snake for Two" is the newest of the author's 23 books. Her book credits include:
• Wine and Sweat Pants Series -
   Book 1, No Sweat Pants Allowed - Wine Club
   Book 2, Sipping Sangria
   Book 3, Merlot in Maine

Youth in the Bluffton Child Development Center Toddler I class enjoy reading, as is obvious by this photo.

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