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Bluffton Pandora Area Gardeners meet on Aug. 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2016 - 2:29pm

Members of the Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will make flowerpots and other ornamental garden objects at its 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2, meeting at the Victoria Zeits residence.

Members will use the hypertufa method for their creations. A definition of hypertufa and description of ingredients is inside this month’s club’s newsletter, which is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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University volleyball team earns team academic award

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2016 - 2:05pm

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced recently that 762 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2015-2016 season. This number breaks the previous year's total of 757 to set an all-time high.

The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.

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Bluffton University
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Response from Bluffton, South Carolina - In which cornfield are you seeing the dophins?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2016 - 12:59pm

Note: This column resulted from The Icon's story about Bluffton, South Carolina, posted two days ago. Liz Farrell called the Icon after seeing it on a Google alert. To read our original story, click here.

BY LIZ FARRELL, columnist
Bluffton, South Carolina, Island Packet

Location, location, location.

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Regional news
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Coming to BFR - soccer-girl scout camp-flag football-coed softball tourney

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2016 - 3:37pm

Bluffton Family Recreation offers several options for keeping active in August, according to Joseph Beagle, director. Here of some of those program options:

Girl Scouts Summer Series
Aug. 8-12

Girls in grades Kindergarten through sixth may participate in a Girl Scout Summer Series held at BFR from 9 to 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8, through Friday, Aug. 12.

The series theme is “It’s Your Planet – Love It!” Activities include discovering what real scientists do, exploring wonders of science with hands-on activities and learning the scientific method.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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British soccer invasion

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2016 - 3:21pm

British Soccer Camp is underway this week at Bluffton Family Recreation. Sessions started Monday and continue until Friday. Earlier this summer it was a week of Brazilian soccer. Click here for the latest BFR programs.

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End of summer sales at 415 Boutique

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2016 - 2:53pm

415 Boutique at Polished Nail and Body Salon, 415 N. Main St., Bluffton, has an end of summer sale going on.

It includes 25 percent off all shorts and capris. There's also a selection of sandals to check out.

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