HIGH SCHOOL GRADS GET PAID WHILE THEY LEARN IN GROB APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Most high school juniors and seniors prepare for their future by entering college or the workforce. What few realize is that the right high school graduate can have both.
Apprenticeships can offer high school graduates opportunities to be paid while they learn. The GROB Systems, Inc., Bluffton, apprenticeship program allow apprentices to earn an associate degree and be trained to enter its highly-skilled workforce.
The next selection process for GROB’s apprentice program takes place in March. Details on the class are at the bottom of this story.
"I'm pretty much a chocolate guy. I'm up for any type of chocolate. Any chocolate." (quote from Denis Leary)
We didn't see Denis at the Ada Public Library on Thursday night. Maybe he was there in spirit. There was plenty of chocolate and Denis would have approved.
The event was the pre-Valentine's Day Ada Public Library's second annual chocolate bake-off. In our opinion, and in smiles viewed by all present, all the desserts were winners.
Judges Bob Simmons, Jill Simmons and Deb Curlis had the difficult task of selecting three winners. Here's how their tastebuds guided their thinking:
Collene Conley, a Certified Application Counselor from Kenton Community Health Center (Health Partners of Western Ohio), has partnered with all public libraries throughout Hardin County to offer on-site assistance so that consumers who have not signed up for health insurance coverage through the Marketplace can have assistance to do so. Marketplace open enrollment ends March 31, 2014.
Conley can also assist consumers with the application to enroll in Ohio’s expansion of Medicaid which covers more low-income Ohioans (adults between the ages of 19-64 who fall within 138% of the federal poverty line.)
Come to the Ohio Northern University women’s home basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 19, to participate in the Pop’In Challenge.
The game is at 7:30 p.m. and is located in the King Horn Sports Center. At the game, there will be a raffle for students, parents and all fans over the age of 18 to win $75. To be entered in the raffle, all you have to do is download the free mobile app, Popmoney®. Pop in to the game for your chance to win.
The Hardin County Pork Producers are offering six-$500 scholarships to qualified students. Scholarships will be awarded to one student from each of the six county schools.
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.
The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) have recognized Bluffton Hospital and Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) for excellence in lactation care.
Bluffton and BVH have received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition for staffing professionals who hold the prestigious International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certification (IBCLC) and providing a lactation program that is available five to seven days a week for breastfeeding families.
