Area you a Schumacher? The 2013 Schumacher family reunion, which includes the descendants of Christian and Barbara Schumacher, takes place on Sunday, Aug. 4.
The family reunion is held at the Swiss Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 4. It is could be the largest family reunion in the Bluffton-Pandora community, and represents one of the oldest families who settled here. It is also one of the oldest family reunions that takes place here.
March has that whole lamb and lion thing going. What do we get when June temperatures vary by 46 degrees in the month?
According to Pandora weather observer Guy Verhoff, the high temperature for June was 91 degrees (F) on June 25. The low temperature was 45 degrees on June 4.
June saw precipitation totals of 3.52 inches of rain. This is slightly below the June normal average of 4.16 inches.
If you would like to see the complete statistics for June weather, click the attachment below.
Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main St., Bluffton, offers easy and elegent, hand-carved bamboo barrettes, according to Aphaphanh Nussbaum, store manager.
The bamboo barrettes are $8 each and are handcrafted in Nepal. Artisans at the Champa workshop near Kathmandu carve the bamboo barrettes.
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Here's a view of the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool water slide that you don't see every day. It's photographed through the legs of one of the life guards.
Single-event tickets for Artist Series available July 20
Single-event tickets go on sale Saturday, July 20, for the 2013-14 Bluffton University Artist Series, featuring the Golden Dragon Acrobats, pianist Hyperion Knight, the Lima Symphony Orchestra, the band Lone Raven and ventriloquist Lynn Trefzger.
