Here are the most popular baby names of 2019, born at Bluffton Hospital this year. Of the nearly 100 reported to the Icon, the top names were Amelia for a girl, and Barrett or Waylan, for a boy.
Of the 45 girls reported born at Bluffton Hospital, only two were named the same name: Amelia. All other baby girls were christened with unique names.
Of the 48 boys reported born at Bluffton Hospital this year, only four shared names: two were named Barrett and two were named Waylan.
School is back in session and January is full of activites. Here’s some of the event in January on the Bluffton High School website:
Drama Club spring auditions: Students interested in trying out for the spring play need to pick up information outside of the choir room this week. Audition are Monday Jan. 13, at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m.
Red Cross bood drive: A Red Cross bood drive is Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the high school gym.
Bluffton Pediatrics: The first five years and the next five years," is the program for the 7 a.m., Friday, Jan. 10, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO.
Owned by Beth and Jim Bish, chamber members will hear about the Bluffton medical practice located at 122 N. Jackson St.
Other items on the Jan. 10 agenda include business and member updates. Persons interested in attending the breakfast should RSVP by Wednesday, Jan. 8, to [email protected].
From April 1 to July 31 the Pandora-Bluffton area experienced 23.83 inches of rain. Those four months accounted for more than one-half of the entire year’s rainfall, which reached 44.23 inches.
The 2019 rainfall was the highest recorded in the area since 54.86 inches fell in 2011.
The 23.83 inches of rain during that four-month period compares to a normal average of 15.43 inches during that same period.
