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The 2014 Perseid meteor shower will peak between Aug. 10 and 13. A waning Gibbous Moon (the Moon's phase after a full moon) may make it harder for observers to see the shower.

This information is compliments of the website: timeanddate.com 

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/perseid.html

Despite this, astronomers suggest that observers try their luck to catch some Perseids before dawn on Aug. 11, 12 and 13.

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Hannah Bell is part of the busy staff of managers and lifeguards at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Stay tuned to the Icon for daily photos of staff members.

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Jacob Barnett is part of the busy staff of managers and lifeguards at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Stay tuned to the Icon for daily photos of staff members.

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Maggie Fett, member of the Bluffton High School girls' tennis team, takes some practice returns earlier this week on the Howe Tennis Courts.

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The Bluffton High School graduating class of 1944 held its 70th reunion in Bluffton on July 16. 

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Class members attending were:

Front row:  Ruth Burkholder Shoemaker, Dorothy Burkholder Balmer, Margaret Griffith Carr and Glenna Swick Marquart.

Back row:  Dale Huber, Harry Minck, Robert Stratton and Raymond Kohli.

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Sea Captain James Riley will visit the Bridenbaugh School, rural Pandora Saturday, Aug. 9.  According, Dr. Darrell Groman, local authority on Captain Riley, the famous captain will lead a discussion at 10 a.m. 

“History Comes Alive! with Little – Known Geographical and Historical Facts of Riley Creek and How the Creek was Named.” … From Riley Creek Baptist Church in  Orange Township, Hancock County to Riley Creek United Methodist Church in Ottawa Township, Putnam County. 

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