The day started at minus 4 below, the weather couldn't have been better for a Klondike Derby.
Two young Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 teams scored well against generally older competition at the annual Camp Berry Klondike Derby on Jan. 22.
Fifty-seven teams entered the derby. Bluffton's teams, the "Pit Vipers" finished 39th, and the "Fire Extinguishers" finished 45th. Bluffton teams included scouts aged 11-13, who did very well for their age.
February calendars for Bluffton High School, Middle School and Elementary are now posted on the school website. The Icon provides the following links to these calendars.
Copies of the book are available at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton. Maple Crest Senior Living Village is located at 700 Maple Crest Ct., Bluffton.
Rick Fricke was elected president of the Pandora council on its Jan. 11 reorganization meeting. In other action, council approved the first quarter temporary appropriations for $157,900.
To view minutes of the Jan. 11 council meeting, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Jean Ann Therese Lautzenheiser, 45, of Round Rock, Texas, died on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. She was born on April 22, 1965, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
She was selected as Teacher of the Year in 2009 at Backland Prairie Elementary School in Round Rock.
She sang in several local choirs, including the Round Rock Community Choir and the choirs of First United Methodist Church in Round Rock. She also performed in Carnegie Hall and the National Cathedral.
