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BVHS earns Platinum Impact Award

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 19, 2012

Blanchard Valley Health System has been awarded the American Cancer Society’s Platinum Mission Impact Award. BVHS received this award for the East Central Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS), which includes Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The award was given for BVHS’ outstanding cancer connection, collaboration, prevention and research with the American Cancer Society.

Some of the BVHS/ACS collaboration over the past year includes:

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Smoke free toolkits available through the Allen County Health Department

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 19, 2012

The Creating Healthy Communities project of the Allen County Health Department has a new project initiative for smoke-free housing. 

The Allen County Smoke-Free Housing Project is geared towards tenants and landlords who want to make their housing units smoke free, whether it’s a single dwelling, duplex, six-building condominium complex, or multiple apartment complex. 

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Parent-teacher conference time for Ada students

Posted by Lindsay Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

It's parent-teacher conference time for Ada schools.

Conferences for students in grades K-12 start on on Monday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you've not yet set up an appointment call the high school office today.

Students will attend school on Monday, Nov 19. There will not be school on Nov. 20 and 21. Thanksgiving break is Nov. 22 and 23.

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Check out the busy Ada school November calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Ada schools are busy this month. Here's a capsule of events on the school calendar:

DATES TO REMEMBER:
          Nov. 26th Interims will be sent home with students
          Nov. 27th 2-Hour Early Dismiss due to Teacher-In-Service
          Nov. 29th Picture Retake Day- Order forms in the high school office

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES: for students in grades K-12 on Monday, Nov. 19 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 10 to 8 pm. Students will attend school on Monday, Nov. 19. There will not be school on Nov. 20 and 21. Thanksgiving break is Nov. 22 and 23.

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Ada Public Library seeks donations for first-ever holiday silent auction; next book discussion on Dec. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

 

Several events are underway at the Ada Public Library.

Holiday silent auction

The first-ever holiday silent acution is planned, but needs donated themed baskets from the community.

According to the library staff: The baskets - and think outside the box, feel free to bring your donation in in another kind of style! - will be auctioned off and will serve as wonderful holiday gifts; think about creating a basket which contains things that represent your business/organization, or life in Ada. Donations are tax-deductible.

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Great American smoke out held Nov. 15

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Each year thousands of Americans kick the tobacco habit and participate in the Great American Smoke-Out.  Thursday, November 15 is the date that smokers will be asked to stop smoking for just one day with the hope that this will be the beginning of a new tobacco-free lifestyle.

“There are many lifestyle and health benefits to quitting smoking or using tobacco products,” says Shelly Miller, Health Educator. 

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