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.”
Season passes at Bluffton Community Swimming Pool are now half-price, according to Jennie Wilson, pool manager.
That means the following:
• Family pass is now $65
(Good for two adults and three youth. Additional youth are $5 per child)
• Single individual pass is now $50
Passes are available at the pool. Pool hours are:
Mondays through Fridays - noon to 8 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays - 1 to 7 p.m.
Bluffton’s National Night Out gets bigger and better every year, according to Matt Oglesbee, Bluffton police sergeant.
The Bluffton and Pandora police departments Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, host the third annual night out.
"The purpose of National Night Out is to build strong partnerships between the police departments and the communities they serve so please come and interact with your local officers," Oglesbee told the Icon.
Note: This column resulted from The Icon's story about Bluffton, South Carolina, posted two days ago. Liz Farrell called the Icon after seeing it on a Google alert. To read our original story, click here.
You know that you are no longer in Bluffton, Ohio, when the “Bluffton Bobcats” appear on your computer screen.
When that happens you are suddenly in South Carolina.
The Icon knows this because we frequently receive phone calls from persons wanting to know things about Bluffton that, don’t sound like Bluffton, Ohio, questions.
Rather, they sound more like…well here’s some examples:
• One caller recently wanted to know about that great bike ride we hold along the beach. We referred the caller to South Carolina.
