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Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), Findlay, is offering a robotic-assisted gynecological surgery educational presentation and da Vinci robot demonstration Thursday, April 28 at 6 p.m. in Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital.

The seminar is for women who want to learn more about robotic-assisted surgery options for the treatment of:
* Endometriosis
* Fibroids
* Hysterectomy
* Infertility

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This is your last chance for Relay For Life Kick-Off meals. Tickets are still available at Greg's Pharmacy through Saturday for the discounted price of $4.50.

After Saturday they will not be available until Tuesday at the door for $5.

"We will purchase extra meals, but they will be on a first come first serve basis," says Sharon Garmatter of the event committee.

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Which three Bluffton businesses would you miss if they closed their doors?

Is is a car dealer, coffee shop, movie theatre, book store, insurance agency, florist or greenhouse, hardware, pharmacy, thrift store or restaurant?

Community banking and supporting local businesses is what it's all about, states First National Bank in a news release to The Icon.

To celebrate Community Banking month in April, First National Bank employees have unanimously committed to supporting local, independent businesses.

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The Bluffton University football team is raising funds for the program by selling cards offering discounts at local businesses.

The cards, which cost $10 apiece, are valid until April 13, 2012, and cover nearly two dozen businesses where discounts are available. Most of them are restaurants either in Bluffton-including Burger King, East of Chicago Pizza, Common Grounds and Arby's-or in Findlay.

For more information, contact any football player or Chris Gable, athletics department secretary, at 419-358-3227.

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The Icon spotted this Putnam County plate on Main Street.

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BFR will offer 5-Week Swim Session beginning April 28

Splashtime, Little Swimmers, Aqua Kids and Swim I will be offered by BFR for a final five-week session of the academic year, according to Carole Enneking.

The lessons are held at the Bluffton Comfort Inn on Thursday evenings.

Aqua Kids (5:30-6 p.m.) is a program designed for children ages 4-6 years who have completed little Swimmers, but are not ready for the Swim I level.

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The tame side of the Riley

What a different one month makes. The Riley seems tame in mid-April, You can even see a reflection of Ropp Hall in the water if you look close enough to this peaceful scene.

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The tame side of the Riley

What a different one month makes. The Riley seems tame in mid-April, You can even see a reflection of Ropp Hall in the water if you look close enough to this peaceful scene.

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As I write this column on Thursday evening (8:55 p.m.) the Mets and Rockies are hitting foul balls about a quarter of a mile to my east. I can see the lights of the field and a bit of the scoreboard from where I sit.

No, I'm not in Bluffton or anywhere even close to the 45817 zip code. I'm not watching the TV screen. Thanks to the World Wide Web, the posting of this column is coming from LaGuardia International Airport, NYC.

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While the SHANNON Service Club officially launched Bluffton's garage sale season earlier this year, the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center now takes the season from first base to second.

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.

Items include:

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