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Greg's Pharmacy has flu shots

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2012 - 5:44pm

Greg's Health Mart Pharmacy, 126 N. Main St., Bluffton, has flu shot available, according to Greg Conkling.

No appointments are needed and persons may call for details: 419-358-5946. Flu shots are available Tuesdays through Fridays. Seasonal flu and H1N1 shots are $25.

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Blanchard Valley Hospital named one of the nation’s 50 top cardiovascular hospitals

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2012 - 5:36pm

Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Cardiovascular Program, part of the Jane & Gary Heminger HeartCare Center, was named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for 2013 by Truven Health Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters.

The study examined the performance of more than 1,000 hospitals by analyzing outcomes for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions such as angioplasties. This year’s winners were recently announced in Modern Healthcare magazine.

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Have election fever? One prescription is to vote early starting today

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2012 - 10:15pm

If you have election fever, and can't wait until Election Day for a cure, early voting might just be the solution! Starting Tuesday, Oct. 2, you can start voting by mail or in-person.

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15 of September's 30 days were wet ones

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2012 - 8:30am

How many times did you mow your yard in September? Probably more often than you thought you might. That's because it rained 5.36 inches during September, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. The normal average September rainfall is 2.95 inches.

Fifteen of September's 30 days had rain, or a trace of rain reported.

Otherwise, it was a "normal" September. The average temperature for the month was 63.5 degrees. The normal average September temperature was 63.7 degrees.

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Bluffton Fall Festival 2012 - what a great time to live in a small town

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2012 - 9:07pm

It was a perfect fall day. This year's Bluffton Fall Festival attracted hundreds of visitors and local residents to Bluffton for a day of family-oriented activities.

Scroll down for photos and videos of the day.

Events took place on Main Street, at the middle school, Mennonite Memorial Home, Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Swiss Community Historical Homestead and Suter's corn maze.

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Fall Festival Saturday - all over town and outside of town too!

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2012 - 5:03pm

Bluffton celebrates the arrival of fall at its ninth annual Fall Festival, Saturday, Sept. 29, at five locations in the community.

Most events are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mennonite Memorial Home
Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., is the hub for all free transportation. Visitors may park at one of the venues and enjoy free horse and wagon rides, or vans that goes to other locations. The vans arrive and depart every 15 minutes from Maple Crest, Swiss Homestead, Bluffton Middle School, downtown and the Mennonite Home.

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