Here's the latest back-to-school information pertaining to Bluffton High School students from the school website.
Summer Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8-3 during the month of August.
Athletic Booster Drive: Student athletes and parents are asked to help with the Athletic Booster Drive on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. You need to arrive at the high school cafeteria by 5:30 p.m. Pare not allowed to drive, therefore the parents are needed.
Ohio is having a sales tax holiday this weekend. The holiday will occur Friday, August 5, 2016 and end Sunday, August 7, 2016.
Items exempt from sale and use tax include clothing priced at $75 per item or less and school supplies and instructional material priced at $20 per item or less.
Check the Ohio Department of Taxation website for additional information.
Yes, it was hotter and dryer in July 2016 than most of the Julys that you remember.
According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, three days in July had temperature readings of 91 degrees. Those were July 13 and two days in a row – July 22 and 23.
The low reading of the month was 53 degrees back on July 2.
The average July 2016 temperature was 75.3 degrees. The normal July average is 73.2 degrees.
The average July rainfall is 3.80 inches. This July recorded only 0.88 inches of rain. Those were five days during the month when only traces were recorded.
It had all the elements of a small town summer party.
LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW!
National Night Out, an event for communities to get to know their police officers came off like a charm on Tuesday evening.
This year's third annual NNO was even larger than last year - and we thought last year's night would be tough to top.
Kudos to the Bluffton and Pandora police, fire and EMS for a night to remember. Jamie Nygaard shares several of her photos of the evening. They follow people. Please enjoy!
Town and Country Flowers is moving - and will remain in Bluffton.
The Main Street flower shop, located for 10 ½ years at 121 S. Main St., is moving to the former Timeless Treasures location at 124 N. Main St. Timeless Treasures has relocated to 2794 County Road 313, north of Bluffton.
Connie Kruse of Town and Country says although moving has been underway all week “every flower order still goes on.”