There's a Basinger residence on South Main Street with a horse hitching post. Lately, several horses have been hitched to the post, as seen in this photo taken last weekend. The Icon has its own views on "who dunit." The list includes several prominent residents. One holds an annual garage sale on North Jackson. Another has a "Rich" heritage of doing this sort of entertainment.
The Bluffton Lions will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 21. at Maple Crest at noon. The speaker will be District Governor Ralph Stuebs. He will be speaking on the goals for our district and the International President. He will also give an update on the district and will be available to answer questions about Lionism.
Riley Creek Singers, Pandora, will present four performances of "Brigadoon" at the Pandora-Gilboa School auditeria beginning Friday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Other shows are Saturday, Aug, 11 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 12 at 2 and 7 p.m.
The goal of Riley Creek Singers is to promote the musical arts in the Pandora-Bluffton area. The group was organized in 1996 and this year is presenting the 9th bi-yearly production.
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Frost Roofing is doing some before-school touch-ups on Ropp Hall at Bluffton University. The red circle shows the man on the roof, who is on an enlargement of a photo on the Icon's home page.
Although we know lots of people talk about the weather, but no one does anything about it, when we see it rained 1.96 inches over a recent two-day period, we'll take it. No questions.
According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, here's the weather summary for the first six days of August:
Date High Low Prec
Aug. 1 87 65
Aug. 2 90 58
Aug. 3 92 65
Aug. 4 91 66 1.40
Aug. 5 83 65 0.56
Aug. 6 81 55
Bluffton Child Development Center, is accepting fall resigistrations for pre-kindergarten and pre-school youngsters, according to Mary Painter, director.
Classes begin Aug. 27, but persons may enroll their children at anytime. BCDC accepts youth six weeks through 12 years old.
Hours are 6:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The Bluffton Child Development Center provides a program that includes a nurturing environment, a professional staff and a curriculum that enables every child to grow and learn in their own unique way.