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Hancock Red Cross cooling center open on Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 5, 2012 - 7:03am

The American Red Cross cooling center in the Multi-Purpose Building of the Hancock County Humane Society will remain open on Thursday, according to Executive Director Todd James.

"Our operation of the cooling center will be decided on a day by day basis, based on the number of people coming to the center each day and the number of homes in the area still without power." James says the center served over eighty meals on the 4th of July.

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Dancers' Elite summer classes starting July 11

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2012 - 5:38pm

Dancers' Elite will start its summer classes on Wednesday, July 11. Classes run for six weeks. Classes are in ballet, tap, jazz and tumbling. Ages 3 and up.

Call Debbie Garlock at 419-358-0900 or 419-235-0811 for more info or to register. Dancers' Elite is a member of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and on Facebook.

Garlock is a graduate of Dance Educators of America and has been teaching dance for 37 years.

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Are you up-to-date on your tetanus shot?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2012 - 1:00pm

Fallen trees, branches, and other debris after the recent storm have many area residents out cleaning up their yards and neighborhoods. The Allen County Health Department is issuing a reminder to all residents to be sure that they are up- to-date on their tetanus vaccination.

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Bridge Hospice offer writing through grief workshop

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2012 - 4:29am

Bridge Bereavement Services is offering a "Writing Through Grief" workshop for those grieving the current or past death of a loved one.

The workshop will be held Monday, July 16, and Monday, July 23, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Van Buren State Park, 12259 Township Road 218, Van Buren.

Through this event, participants will use various writing techniques to investigate, express and process grief. No previous writing experience is needed and journals will be provided.

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Lions Club recognizes several members

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2012 - 8:56pm

Several members of the Bluffton Lions Club were recognized for various achievements. The complete list of honorees is in the current Lions newsletter. It is available to Icon viewers as an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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AEP says western Ohio among hardest hit areas in Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2012 - 12:09pm

AEP provided the Icon with the following power restoration update as of the morning of July 2:

Here is the latest outage restoration update available. We continue to
work hard and safe to get power restored to all our customers and have done so with over 200,000 being put back into service. Last night's storm caused a temporary set back, and continued unstable weather creates the possibility for more outages, but we will stick with this until we're done.

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