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Bluffton Hospital first accredited in 2008; reaccreditations in 2011 and 2014

The Echocardiography Laboratories at Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) and Bluffton Hospital have been reaccredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

The BVH and Bluffton echo labs perform echocardiograms, a non-invasive test used to assess different areas of the heart and can detect heart disease or signs of serious conditions.

This accreditation recognizes labs that provide a high level of patient care and quality testing when diagnosing heart disease.

Over 120 vendors, entertainment, parade

FROM ADA ICON - Bluffton’s annual Fall Festival is next Saturday, Sept. 23 – and The Icon will provide lots of details about it soon.

In the meantime, Saturday, Sept. 16, is Ada’s 32nd annual Harvest and Herb Festival.  Sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, it takes place in downtown Ada.

This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. As in past year’s, it will fill Ada’s Main Street from Highland to College. Main Street will be closed at State Route 235 all the way to State Route 81.

The festival has over 120 vendors already signed up.

6:35 p.m. meeting for personnel changes

Three special Bluffton council meetings, each held in the town hall, were announced today by Judy Augsburger, mayor:

• Streets and Alleys Committee meeting, Thursday Sept. 14, 5:30 p.m

• Special council meeting for Main Street closure for BHS homecoming parade, Thursday, Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m. (parade is Friday, Sept. 22)

• Special council meeting for personnel changes, Thursday, Sept. 14, 6:35 p.m.

 

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Bluffton High School's homecoming weekend is approaching. One of the activities is a bonfire. Here are the details:

Wednesday, Sept. 20
Parking lot across from Harmon Field stadium
7 p.m. DJ
7:30 p.m. Team announced
8 p.m. Bonfire

Dr. Matthew Friesen, assistant professor of sociology, will present the Colloquium, "’Silver-tongued Bastards’ and ‘Used-Car Salesmen': Veteran Reflections on Military Recruitment,” at 4 p.m. on Sept. 22, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public. 

Registration deadline Oct. 20

Fall indoor soccer leagues (Session I) are forming now at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Amy Byers, sports coordinator.

Session I games are Nov. 5 to Dec. 9, a five-week league with a registration deadline of Oct. 20.

Returning this season after a short hiatus is a U10 league. Its games are Tuesdays at 6, 7 and 8 p.m.

Byers said: "Divisions are filled based on the order that registration forms and fees are received. Divisions may fill before the deadline.

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