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Blanchard Valley Health System's Corporate PR & Marketing Department has been announced as one of two finalists for “Best Health Care Communications Team” in the nation through the prestigious 2014 Ragan Health Care PR & Marketing Awards.

The BVHS team was named a finalist for this top award for innovating and executing projects throughout 2013 including the Extraordinary People marketing campaign, Safety Dance internal education video, BVH admission packet revamping, electronic Japanese newsletter, social media advancement and more.

The August worship service schedule at Mennonite Memorial Home is announced and follows:

Sunday services, 9:30 a.m.

Aug. 3 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Aug. 10 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Aug. 17 - Wally and Wanda Geiger
Aug. 24 - Elizabeth Kelly
Aug. 31 - Chaplain Bill Herr

Tuesday evening services, 6:30 p.m.

Handcrafted items are needed for the Mennonite Memorial Home's Service Group silent auction planned Saturday, Sept. 27.

The silent auction is part of this year's Bluffton Fall Festival. Persons interested in donating items to the auction should contact Mary Ann Ring at 419-358-1015. Items should be delivered by Sept. 19. 

All auction items will be on display from Sept. 22 to 27 with bids being collected at that time. The auction ends on Sept. 27.

Mennonite Memorial Home's annual concert on the lawn is at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 17. The concert features Bob Ford who will perform familiar folk tunes to classics by Burl Ives, Tommy Maken and the Kingston Trio.

The concert also features ice cream. Icon viewers are invited to bring a comfortable lawn chair and enjoy the event, which is open to the public.

MMH is located at 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

 

August is a busy month at Maple Crest Senior Living Village. Attached is the monthly calendar of events.

The Northwest Ohio Bullfrogs will host tryouts for the 2015 baseball season.

Tryouts will be for the 11U and 12U teams, they will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m.

Tryouts will be held at the village park in Bluffton. Persons with questions  contact Ryan Koenig at 419-420-5450 or e-mail [email protected].

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