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The Bluffton Senior Center is having an American Girl Tea Party at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 30. The theme of this year's tea is "Pioneer Girl" in conjunction with Bluffton's sesquicentennial celebration.

The tea is designed for girls eight years old and older along with their mothers and grandmothers, but everyone is welcome. An adult must accompany children under eight.

There is time for sharing, learning and we will make a craft together. Everyone wins a prize just for coming and there is a grand prize given at the end of the tea.

This plate must belong to a Binkley. What do you think? The Icon spotted it in Ada.

Add 1.22 inches to this year's total rainfall. That's the amount Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, recorded from May 17 to 23. The daily summary follows:

Date High Low Prec.

May 17 50 41 0.23
May 18 62 49 0.02
May 19 65 54 0.48
May 20 75 54 0.01
May 21 79 55 trace
May 22 83 62 0.07
May 23 83 61 0.41

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Weather summary for western Ohio: Rounds of severe storms (60-70 m.p.h. gusts, tornadoes 2 p.m.-11 p.m. today possible)

Severe thunderstorms is possible for western Ohio today (Wednesday, May 25) according to AEP.

Icon viewers may now access the May Bluffton Senior Citizens Newsletter. It is available as a pdf attachment at the bottom of this story.

Pandora council heard a presentation from a representative of Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) on May 10. The agency provides services for municipal income tax collections for municipalities. Charles Hawk of RITA gave the presentation.

The agency handles all municipal tax matters, including annual returns, employer withholdings and delinquencies. Their costs are contingent on several criteria, such as the number of returns, the amount of taxes collected and litigation.

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