Betty Bianchi, activity aide at Birchaven Village, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, has been selected by the Ohio Health Care Association as its Hero of Long-Term Care for May 2019. OHCA honors one long-term care employee each month for their service to long-term caregivers, residents and the community.

Financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study, the firm recently announced. The study measures overall investor satisfaction with 18 full service investment firms based on eight factors, including financial advisor, account information, investment performance, firm interaction, product offerings, commissions and fees, information resources, and problem resolution. The firm scored 853 in overall satisfaction, 18 points over the industry average.

SYCAMORE — Raelyn M. Calendine, M.D., is returning to Sycamore Medical Associates in May to care for patients 13 and older. Dr. Calendine practiced at SMA from 2008-11, when she and her husband moved to Pennsylvania for a job assignment.

FINDLAY — Blanchard Valley Medical Practices, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, recently welcomed Maria Slack, M.D. to ENT and Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio. The office is located at 1110 W. Main Cross St., Findlay, and Dr. Slack is welcoming new patients.

Whole Life Fitness is accepting registration for a baton camp in June The camp will be run by business co-owner Stephanie Jacobs, who says Whole Life Fitness is about more than just getting physically healthy.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation honored 18 local employers for reaching one year without workplace injuries or illnesses that kept workers away from work for more than a day. The employers, members of the Wyandot County Safety Council, received BWC’s 100% Award during the Safety Council’s annual awards ceremony April 18.

More than 20 local businesses will participate in the first inaugural Route 30 Business Expo from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at The Pickwick Place in Bucyrus. The event will feature booths from over 50 vendors from the Wyandot, Bucyrus and Galion chambers of commerce.

Wyandot Chamber of Commerce President Kathy Grasz publicly announced she will be stepping down from her position Tuesday. “What a wonderful life experience to serve as your Chamber President these past eight years,” Grasz wrote in an email. “I have said enthusiastically many times, ‘I Love My Job!’ mainly because of the incredible members and the community I have grown to know and love."

Trey Washburn, of Upper Sandusky, has been promoted to manager of environmental services at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Washburn is responsible for the housekeeping and linen staff members working throughout the hospital and at its off-site locations.

COLUMBUS — Ohio entrepreneurs are invited to apply for Walmart’s sixth annual Open Call, scheduled for June 18 and 19 at the company’s home office campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. Entrepreneurs dreaming of potentially reaching thousands of customers with American products are invited to apply for Open Call by visiting Walmart-jump.com for the opportunity to secure a face-to-face pitch meeting with a Walmart buyer. The application deadline is April 30.