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Kara Gratz receives education honor

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 14, 2009 - 9:00am

Bluffton High School music teacher Kara Gratz o was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High Scool Scholars (NSHSS). A role model to pupils, Gratz was nominated by Amanda Rhonemus, a BHS student, for outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence in the classroom.

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Ministerial association launches community dinners

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2009 - 1:14pm

The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association has launched a twice-a-month community dinner. The dinners are open to the public for the purpose of food, fellowship and fun. Dinners are from 6 to 6:45 p.m., at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, Main Street.

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Worship
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National award for Blanchard Valley Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2009 - 1:08pm

For the second consecutive year, Blanchard Valley Hospital has received the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award for orthopedic joint replacement care.

In addition, Blanchard Valley Hospital's orthopedic program received the highest five-star ratings from HealthGrades for joint replacement, total knee replacement, total hip replacement and spinal fusion.

These honors were released today in a study by HealthGrades, the leading independent health care ratings organization.

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Joanne Niswander returns!

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2009 - 1:03pm

Autumn - fall - what it is?

Note: We are happy to once again read a column by Joanne Niswander. She says that she'll write as the spirit moves her.

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Columnists
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About those Main Street "boxes"

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2009 - 9:11am

It's exciting to watch the changing face of Main Street while the streetscape program unveils before our eyes. Certainly, there was intial cause to question the walkway designs that stretch out into the street. We'll find out how long those last after the first huge snowfall of the season.

A: Will the snowplows work around these artistic wonders?, or,

B: After the snowplows clean the streets, will these walkways still exist?

Stay tuned.

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Iconoclast View
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Council takes annexation steps on North Dixie

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2009 - 6:06pm

Bluffton council moved forward on Monday in its action to annex a portion of the North Dixie Highway on the south end of the village.

Council okayed two emergency resolutions. The first extends sewer lines south of Main Street. The estimated cost of that project is $447,000. Council also okayed action to upgrade the existing waterline to the area. The upgrade will provide for an eight-inch pipeline to be installed. The estimated cost of that project is $419,000.

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Public Meetings
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