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Weekend Doctor: Safe caffeine consumption for children

Posted by Staff on August 5, 2023 - 6:45am

By Mike Leifheit, PharmD
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Blanchard Valley Health System

Caffeinated beverages are no longer limited to just coffee and soda these days. Caffeine can be found in popular energy drinks, teas and loaded teas. Looking at loaded teas and energy drinks, you will find different amounts of vitamins, antioxidants, supplements and stimulants (mainly caffeine). Most of these products have trendy names and are advertised on social media platforms.

Products like energy drinks and loaded teas are sold as nutritional supplements which allow them to bypass some of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulations. As long as the label on these products contain the disclaimer “these supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA,” the product can make claims about increasing energy, enhancing performance and boosting the immune system.

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Health Services
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August 9 is deadline for local candidates

Posted by Paula Scott on August 5, 2023 - 6:00am

The Allen County Board of Elections and Hancock County Board of Elections are providing petition packets for candidates for school board seats, township fiscal officer, township trustee and village offices in the November 7, 2023 general election.

The deadline to file petitions with the board of elections is 4:00 p.m. on August 9, 2023.

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Regional news
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Who will buy?

Posted by Paula Scott on August 4, 2023 - 2:46pm

The 2023 Bluffton Farmers Market vendors have the Icon ready to burst into in a chorus of "Who Will Buy?" (from the musical Oliver, 1968.) "Who will tie it up with a ribbon and put it in a box for me?" The market is in full swing in August and will continue from 8:00 a.m.-noon, every Saturday through October, at 102 S. Main.

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Good Vibrations exhibit at ArtSpace/Lima in August

Posted by Staff on August 4, 2023 - 9:53am

ArtSpace/Lima, in partnership with the Allen County Museum, will present the exhibition ‘Good Vibrations’ as part of celebrations for the opening of the new Pangle Pavilion amphitheater and Al Jardine’s return to his hometown to perform on August 4. Jardine is a founding member of the Beach Boys.

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Events
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Hancock Park District holds hunting-with-permission lottery during August

Posted by Staff on August 4, 2023 - 9:46am

Entries must be received by August 31 at 4:30 p.m.

FINDLAY—Residents and landowners of Hancock County will have the opportunity to participate in the Hancock Park District’s Hunting-with-Permission Lottery program provided in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Registration can only be done online at www.HancockParks.com from August 1-31. This year’s lottery will be posted on the Hancock Park District’s Facebook page at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 12. Winners will be announced at that time and those selected will be notified by email. All current rules and regulations and parking passes will then be emailed. 

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Regional news
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Invasive plant removal continues at Bluffton University Nature Preserve

Posted by Staff on August 4, 2023 - 7:10am

To support biodiversity at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve, invasive shrubs including bush honeysuckle, autumn olive and privet, are being removed using a combination of cutting and herbicide application. The work is an ongoing effort, but the first phase includes removing invasive plants along Augsburger Road near the entrance of the preserve.

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Bluffton University
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