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Two days without rain. This is more like it. It rained 2.85 inches for the week, but it didn't rain on Memorial Day. It's possible that today (May 31) will have no rain. Two days in a row. Wow. Here's the past seven day weather report from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Red, white and blue day

Bluffton observed Memorial Day with a parade followed by a ceremony at Maple Grove Cemetery. Click here for a video of the parade.

Beginning June 6, readers of all ages will travel the globe this summer as part of Bluffton Public Library's Summer Reading Program.

Children will explore places from Oceania to Russia through stories, crafts, music, snacks and other activities during the K-5 Summer Reading Club, "One World, Many Stories."

Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, June 2, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. 160 N. Spring St., Bluffton.

How to donate blood
To schedule an appointment to donate please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.

Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

Watch The Icon's video of Bluffton's Memorial Day parade on Monday. The video will be shot from 226 Grove St. Make certain you wave to the Icon camera. The video will be posted by 11 a.m.

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner
It's one thing to be sitting in your house, listening to hailstones hit the roof. It's quite another thing to be driving in a car when ping-pong sized hailstones begin smacking the car. It's loud. Distracting. Frightening.

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