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Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is offering educational scholarships to individuals pursuing health care careers. High school seniors entering college, current college students and BVHS associates are eligible to apply.

A complete list of scholarships, along with applications, deadlines, qualifications and contact information can be viewed at www.bvhealthsystem.org by clicking on the “Scholarships” link under the “Careers” menu.

Those who receive a BVHS scholarship may be required to make a commitment to the organization.

Lots of superheros (and maybe supervillians) will attend Ada schools on Friday. This year's yearbook theme is the reason. For more details, read on, from announcements on the Ada High School website.

YEARBOOK: The theme for this year’s yearbook is comic book superheroes. On Friday, Feb. 28, there will be a superhero/supervillian costume contest to promote year book sales. The winner will get their picture in the yearbook along with a free Padron’s pizza lunch for you and five friends.

Did you know that in 2013, ReStore Center:

• served 8,182 meals at ReStore and at the Ada Park through the Summer Lunch Program for kids
• earned $12,919 through sales and donations at Marco's Closet, the story's resale store, from 4,716 different sales
• Engaged 115 volunteers (45 long-term, 14 from JFS and 50 short-term, including students)

Those facts and many more are part of ReStore February-March newsletter. A copy of the newsletter is in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

Ronald L. Zimmerly, Jr., president and CEO of Liberty National Bank,  announced the bank’s participation in the Welcome Home Program, which is a grant sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.

The Welcome Home Program was designed to assist eligible homeowners with down payment or closing costs when purchasing or buying a home.

The Welcome Home Program provides up to $5,000 in grant money for eligible homeowners and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Welcome Home funds will be available starting March 3, 2014, and will end when the money is no longer available. 

The Hardin County Cattle Producers are offering up to five $500 scholarships to qualified students. Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who themselves or their parents are current members of the Hardin County Cattle Producers, and have been members for at least the past two years.

The applicant must have shown a beef cattle project in either 4-H or FFA for at least three years. For an application, please contact the FFA Advisor or high school guidance counselor at any of the county schools. You can also download an application from hardin.osu.edu or pick one up at the OSU Extension Office located at 1021 West Lima Street, Suite 103 in Kenton.

It's the first official Ada garage sale of 2014.

Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., will host a two-day garage sale. Dates and times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22.

Donations to the sale are being accepted. All proceeds go to Community Health Professionals Hospice Patient Care Fund. Call 419-634-7443 for more details.

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