It grows every year.
In 2015, 100 riders participated.
In 2016, it was 150 riders.
This year's goal is 200 riders.
"It" is the third annual Ride to Remember bicycle ride, set for Saturday, July 8, in Bluffton.
Ride to Remember offers three major ride loops and routes from 2 miles all the way to 100 miles. Three rest stops are on the main loop and, depending upon which bike route a rider takes, routes go though Rockport, Pandora, Gilboa, Benton Ridge, Rawson and Mt. Cory.
Plans are underway for the 2017 Bluffton Arts and Crafts Show.
This is the 46th annual show with this year's event on Saturday, May 13, in downtown Bluffton.
In addition, the Bluffton Farmers' Market, in the Citizens National Bank parking lot, will take place on the morning of the show.
Arts and crafts vendor invitations are going out now. And, based upon last year's numbers, this year's show will have an anticipated 70-plus booths on Main Street, stretching along Main Street.
Bluffton police department is updating business contact information. The department is asking businesses in the village to provide the department with the following information:
1 - Name of business
2 - Address
3 - Phone
4 - Owner/manager
5 - Contact phone number
6 - First person to call and phone number
7 - Second person to call and phone numbrer
8 - Third person to call and phone number
9 - If the business has a fire or burglar alarm, please list the company that provides this service.
How often will we experience a month with temperatures showing a 62-degree range? Or, a month when the average temperature is 11.2 degrees above the normal average?
We experienced this in February, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
• February 2017’s low temperature of 11 degrees on Feb. 9, and the high of 73 degrees on Feb. 24, proved it is possible.
• February 2017’s average daily temperature of 39.2 degrees, compared to the normal average February daily temperature of 28.6, also provided it possible.
Riley Creek Arbor will hold a toy and book drive from Wednesday to Friday, March 8-10, according to Gary Reese, of Faith Investment Services, Bluffton.
The drive benefits the Bluffton Community Preschool. Here’s how Icon viewers may participate:
Visit Faith Investment Services, 122 N. Main St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 8-10. Select any item from the window to purchase.
Village officials revealed six major capital improvement projects proposed for 2017, 2018 and 2019 late last week.
If each of the six is approved, the village will embark on three years of intense projects.
Specifics are detailed in a three-page document attached at the bottom of this story. With these items on the council’s proposed calendar, discussion and decisions will follow. Each project has several items to be considered and those considerations are listed in three pages of the attachment.
Timelines and estimated costs are not included in the projects.
