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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.

 The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Oct. 2. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report released on Sunday, Oct. 28. The top eight teams in each region will qualify for the regional quarterfinals.

Ratings are listed by division and region with record and average points. Log on to the football page at OHSAA.org for an explanation of how the ratings are calculated.

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.

Pleasant View Church of the Brethren, 4950 N. Thayer Road, Lima, will host a free community supper on the second Sunday of each month, according to Mark Bowyer, pastor. The next two suppers are Oct. 14 and Nov. 11.

The contest leader update will be posted later in the week.

The winner of Week 6 of The Icon Football Contest is David Glick.  Hepicked all 15 games correctly and was named the winner by correctly picking both tie-breakers. Jerry Cupples also picked all 15 games correctly as well as the first tie-breaker, but just missed on the second tie-breaker.  

Other contestants:

14 correct - Craig Stone and Luke Amstutz.

Bluffton's girls won their fourth game of the soccer season beating Upper Sandusky 1-0 on Oct. 1, at Steinmetz Field. 

 

Game stats:

Halftime: 0-0 Goals: (B) Dulle. Assists: (B) Steinmetz.
Shots on Goal: B, 10-4. Corner Kicks: 1-1,Saves: US,None; B,Abbey Heslep (4)

Home:  Bluffton 4-8-0, 2-1-0
Away:  US 6-7-0, 

The teams were very evenly matched. The Pirates out shot Upper Sandusky. Bluffton scored a goal in the second half. The defense fought hard the remaining time to keep the Rams shut out.

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