Aphaphanh Nussbaum of Ten Thousand Villages is the new Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce chair for 2010. Brendon Matthews held the position in 2009. He continues on the board. The chamber board reorganized on Jan. 29.
Other new officers include Julia Szabo, secretary, Judy Augsburger (continuing as treasurer), Robert Neff (continuing as economic development chair), Jamie Mehaffie (continuing as investor benefits chair), and Mandy Kinn, pro-active business voice chair. Other board members are Luke Young and Matt Luke.
For additional information about the company, contact Michel or Alliman at 419-358-2622. The Bluffton office is at 107 S. Main St.
The financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked number 2 on Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For 2010" list in its 11th year on the list, according to Ron Michel and Mark Alliman, financial advisors in Bluffton.
It's a certain bet. Drive around the Bluffton Hospital parking lot and you are bound to find some interesting license plates. Take this one for example, Do you suppose "MEL" is a registered nurse born in 1976?
The Blanchard Valley Hospital Laboratory has received its annual certification to perform alcohol testing for legal purposes from the Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Testing.
Test results supplied by the BVH Lab can be used as evidence in court cases like those that take place in Hancock County and surrounding counties.
Beth Boehr, founder of Beyond Budgeting, is sponsoring a "Leaving a Love Legacy" twice in February at the Bluffton Public Library. The sessions are Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 2-4 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 18, from 6-8 p.m.
During the two-hour workshop, Boehr plans to help individuals and couples by teaching them simple steps to organizing their important paperwork and documents so they can be easily located by their family in case of an emergency.
In addition, she will also be available to answer questions and share other tools and information with attendees.
Note:Following are portions of the Jan. 6 minutes of the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership meeting. Bluffton is a contributing member of the partnership and Nancy Benroth, Bluffton's representative to the group, was re-elected the group's secretary-treasurer.
