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Bluffton girl scouts start taking orders for those famous cookies on Friday!

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2011 - 4:08pm

It's time to order your girl scout cookies. According to Kathy Bishop, service unit manager of the Bluffton girl scouts, nearly 80 Bluffton girl scouts, ages 5 to 16, are ready to take cookie orders.

The girls spent a couple hours after school on Jan. 20, honing their sales skills, making posters, thank you notes in advance and coming up with words to describe this year's cookies to potential customers. The scouts meet at the First United Methodist Church.

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Ohio Northern plate

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 19, 2011 - 6:34am

The Icon visited Ada last week. We spotted this plate in the coffee shop parking lot across from ONU.

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BVH receives Level III trauma verification

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2011 - 5:53am

The trauma center at Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), Findlay, has been verified as a level III trauma center by the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

This verification program confirms that a trauma center has demonstrated its commitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients.

There are four separate categories of verification. Each category has specific criteria that must be met by a facility seeking that level of verification.

Key elements of a Level III trauma center include:

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7 inches of snow in past 7 days

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2011 - 4:06am

It snowed 7 inches in the past week, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Here's his report for Jan. 11 to Jan. 17

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A plate with zip

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2011 - 3:57am

Here's a old-style Ohio plate turned into a vanity plate. Can any viewers remind us the town used "ZP"?

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AARP offers free tax preparation for area senior citizens

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2011 - 12:41pm

The American Association of Retired People (AARP) will offer free income tax assistance this winter at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, according to Tonya Myer, center director.

The service is offered each Thursday from Feb. 3 to April 7. While the service is free appointments are needed. Appointments begin at 9 a.m. each Thursday.

Meyer said that senior citizens must call 419-358-8971 for an appointment.

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