Mennonite Home Health & Senior Services of Bluffton has received a zero (0) deficiency survey from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), according to Laura Voth, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio CEO.
The state requires that all home health agencies are reviewed every 12 to 36 months. ODH completed its review of Mennonite Home Health and found no deficiencies or deficits, according to Voth.
Bridge Home Health & Hospice, Findlay, will offer training courses for prospective volunteers beginning on Monday, Feb. 13.
The training will be held in the Wenner Conference Room at Birchaven Village, located at 15100 Birchaven Lane in Findlay, and will take place for seven consecutive Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m.
Courses will cover the basic principles of hospice, understanding the needs of patients and their families, effective communication, patient care, pain and symptom management, spiritual care giving and understanding grief and loss.
Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents The Spencers' "Theatre of Illusion" at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29.
Rather than centering their performances on baffling with the audience with impossible tricks, Kevin and Cindy Spencer focus on the drama, spectacle, interaction, danger and personality of their show, which separates them from most magicians. The husband-wife duo performs traditional magic stunts, but they do so with their own personal flair, sharing the magical experience through audience participation.
Fire calls to the Bluffton fire department were down in 2011 from 2010, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief. Kinn released the department's annual fire report to council on Monday.
In 2010 the department responded to 96 calls. In 2011 the department responded to 80 calls. March and April 2011 were last year's two busiest back-to-back months for the department. Twenty-two calls were answered during that period.
For a breakdown of fire calls for 2011 open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Unlike previous winters, Main Street retail property owners will need to handle their own snow removal from their retail storefronts this winter.
Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, told Bluffton council on Monday that he has received some requests from downtown property owners involving snow removal that the village contracts out.
The Bluffton High School Post Prom comittee is hosting a pulled-pork dinner Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Bluffton Middle School cafetorium from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $6 and can be purchased from any BHS junior student, at the Bluffton Middle School office, at Greg's Pharmacy, or at the Riley Creek Pharmacy in Pandora.
Meals will be served in carry out containers, but dine in option is available. Meal will include green beans and potatoes.There will be a bake sale in the cafetorium.
Public all-session ticket sales for the 2012 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament begin Monday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m., and plenty of tickets are expected to be available.
The state tournament is March 1, 2 and 3 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus. The cost for an all-session ticket book (five sessions) is $75 each for the Entry and Club Levels and $55 each for the Terrace Level.
