Q: When can you feed a carrot to a kangaroo on Main Street?
When can you feed a carrot to a kangaroo on Main Street, or a pet very large turtle...and have free ice cream at the same time?
Many of you already know the answer.
Tommy Tire, 319 N. Main St., Bluffton, holds its annual community appreciation day on Thursday, July 18. (Rate date is Friday, July 19), according to Tom Dotson.
The event is planned from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The event includes free homemade Lugibihl’s ice cream from, plus an exotic animal exhibit from Jungle Island Zoo.
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