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Bake sale July 25 to benefit ALS

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on July 23, 2015 - 1:07pm

There will be a bake sale to benefit the ALS Association on Saturday, July 25, from 8 a.m.-noon in front of the Citizens National Bank. The Bluffton team "Fast Talker Kingsley" will be raising money for the ALS walk in Columbus on September 27. The team will walk and raise donations in honor of Phillip Kingsley. To donate or join the team please contact [email protected]. To donate click on the link and select team "Fast talker Kingsley".

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Pool season passes now available at half price

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 22, 2015 - 3:10pm

The Bluffton Community Swimming Pool season is at its mid-point. Bluffton council okayed half-price season ticket sales to begin.

Those prices follow and are in effect until the pool closes for 2015. Pool hours are Monday through Friday from 1 to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. Single daily admission continues at $3.

Half price costs:
• Single season pass $40
• Family season pass $65

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Mosquito spraying takes places on Wednesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 22, 2015 - 2:58pm

Mosquito spraying in Bluffton takes place on Wednesday evenings from 9 p.m. to approximately 1 a.m.

Spraying takes place unless it is raining or is extremely windy. If either of those conditions are present, spraying is moved to Thursday evening of that week.

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All that rain...weather report for first 20 days of July

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on July 22, 2015 - 9:59am

Twenty days into July and the Pandora-Bluffton area has already experienced 6.64 inches of rain. All the that rain fell in a 13-day period from July 7 to July 19.

During that stretch Bluffton was without rain on only three days.

The heaviest rainfall was 2.92 inches on July 9.

Here’s the weather report (attachment at the bottom of this story) for the first 20 days of July from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Bluffton fireworks concludes National Night Out on Aug. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 21, 2015 - 6:29pm

Bluffton’s fireworks, postponed in late June due to the weather, is rescheduled for 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Bluffton’s National Night Out celebration at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.

The fireworks will cap off the National Night Out. The display should last between 20 and 30 minutes.

The National Night Out and fireworks will take place on Snider Road, Bluffton. Watch for a map indicating locations where people can watch the display.

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Bluffton Community Preschool enrollment for fall underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2015 - 9:51pm

The Bluffton Community Preschool program year begins Wednesday, Sept. 9, Shelly Matijevich, director, told The Icon. 

There are still some openings available for new students. 

Children must be 3 on or before Aug. 1. Classroom sessions are Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday.

Both morning (8:05 to 10:45 a.m.) and afternoon (12:05 to 2:45 p.m.) class sessions are available.

A third day, Friday morning is potentially an option as well. A sibling discount is available.

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