In the meantime, we are shoveling snow from our driveways and sidewalks. We are canceling events and wondering if winter will end.
Here's a photo essay of what we hope is winter's last blast in Bluffton. The photos offer a combination nasty winter photos plus an artistic look at winter. The photos were taken during the height of the March 12 snow.
Please give the photo collection a moment to open.
Did we dream Wednesday's nasty weather? At the height of Wednesday's blowing snows, The Icon drove around Bluffton photographing what we hope is winter's last blast. We discovered some interesting views. This one is on Jackson Street in front of the middle school. Click here for more snow shots as we bid farewell to a winter that we'll put in the books, and would like to forget.
Southgate Lanes and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to sponsor a Business Bowling Scramble on Saturday, April 12, at the bowling alley, 9700 N. Dixie Highway, Bluffton.
“The event is a fundraiser for the chamber’s fireworks project,” said Derek Dukes of the bowling alley. “Ten four-person teams will compete in the evenings scramble. Bowling begins at 5 p.m.”
The winning team receives:
• Southgate posts a 3 by 5 foot advertisement on its wall naming the winning
business.
• A traveling trophy goes the winning business.
We aren't in February anymore. Monday's low temperature reading of 35 was even tolerable. Here's the recent 10-day weather summary provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Trinity’s Lenten Service is canceled for tonight, Wednesday, March 12.
Looking ahead to next week, a third week Lenten Service will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 19.
Pastor Ken Engdahl of Grace Lutheran Church, Kenton, will preach on “The Garden of Proclamation” from Mark 4:26-29 as the Lenten series, “From Garden to Glory” continues.
