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BVRCC hosting American Cancer Society look good feel better events

The Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center (BVRCC), 15990 Medical Drive South, Findlay, will be hosting six American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better events throughout 2013. The events will be held February 4, April 1, June 3, August 5, October 7 and December 2. Each event will take place from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the BVRCC family conference room.

Look Good Feel Better is an American Cancer Society program that teaches beauty techniques to women who are actively undergoing cancer treatment. This program helps women combat the appearance-related side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Each participant will receive a makeup kit worth $250.

2.33 inches of rain in three days

2.33 inches of rain in three day. Not quite cats and dogs, but lots of water.
Here's the rest of the weather report for the past seven days, provided by Guy Verhoff,  weather observer.
Date         Max temp.   Min temp.  Prec.
Jan. 8       41                   26
Jan. 9       43                   31                    trace
Jan. 10     40                   25                    trace
Jan. 11     59                   40                    0.67
Jan. 12     61                   50                    0.69
Jan. 13     64                   32                    0.97

IRS announces annual inflation adjustments for 2013

The Internal Revenue Service announced today annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2013, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes from the recently passed American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. 

The tax items for 2013 of greatest interest to most taxpayers include the following changes.

CEDC at ONU to present free entrepreneur workshop on small business taxes

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University continues its entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.

The topic of the workshop will be “Taxes and Your Business” with Mary E. Fox, an attorney with Fox Ruhlen Co. LPA in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. This event is free and open to the public.

It's January - but time to sign up for spring soccer in Ada

Although the calendar says it's still winter, interested boys and girls need to starting thinking of spring and signing up for soccer.

Spring soccer sign-ups will take place on the following dates and times:

  • Wednesday, Jan. 16, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
  • Thursday, Jan. 24,  6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. - noon.

All sign-ups take place at Restore Community Center, 210 North Main Street.

Parents are reminded that if your child has not previously  played with the Ada Soccer organization, please bring a birth certificate.

$5,000 AEP grant to Hardin chamber

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance economic development division announced it has received a Local Economic Assistance Program grant from AEP Ohio.

The $5,000 grant will help Hardin County focus on maintaining, sustaining and growing existing manufacturers by reducing/eliminated barriers to their growth.

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