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Curbing next step in Bluffton Hospital construction project

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2011 - 10:04am

Pending weather conditions, curbing work should occur mid-week and driveway pours later in the week in construction projects at Bluffton Hospital.

The canopy roof will be roofed, and the second floor windows plus a few around back should be complete.
Eyebrow boarding should start.

Other projects include:

  • Work on the corridor to the second floor will begin.

Surgery Area

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Betty Cookson, Jean Schumacher receive lifetime membership awards at Sr. Citizen dinner

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2011 - 9:37am

April's Bluffton Senior Citizens dinner is at 6 p.m., Monday, April 11, at the Center, 132 N. Main St. Bob Minto will provide a pottery demonstration as the featured program.

Two members will receive life memberships for reaching their 90th birthday. The two are Betty Cookson, who is a former director of the Senior Center, and Jean Schumacher.

The meal will be catered by the Pandora Lifters. The cost of the meal is $7.

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Senior Center spring garage sale April 15-16

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2011 - 9:22am

Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., will hold its spring garage sale Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. Friday hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A garage sale half-price and clean up takes place on Monday, April 18.

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zero, one, zero, one

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2011 - 7:25am

The Icon spotted this plate downtown. Unusual because its first number following CT is a zero.

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SBA extends incident period for February-March flooding

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 4, 2011 - 5:02am

The SBA has extended the incident period to March 14 for its Ohio disaster declaration in response to additional damages that occurred several days following the severe storms and flooding that began on Feb. 27. The declaration covers Auglaize and Marion counties and the adjacent counties of Allen, Crawford, Darke, Delaware, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Morrow, Shelby, Union, Van Wert and Wyandot in Ohio.

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BFR announces ambitious fundraising goal for 2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 3, 2011 - 8:51pm

The BFR board of directors has set a goal of $25,000 for the 2011 annual campaign. According to the Director Carole Enneking, "This goal amount is a lofty one, but will allow us to make some very important upgrades to the facility."

A Power Point attachment at the bottom of this story explains the campaign in greater detail.

Projects on the list include:

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