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The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a free community meal on Wednesday, June 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora. The meal this month is Lasagna, Salad, Bread Stick, Sherbet, cookie, coffee and punch.

Plotting your garage sale route just became easier thanks to The Bluffton Icon. The Icon this week launches a garage sale map. The map lists every garage sale posted on The Icon.

"Several garage salers have asked if we could create a map," said Fred Steiner of The Icon. "We've experimented with at least four different versions and are happy to officially launch it.'"

Eric Barger of Barger Tech Ltd. is the winner of a $5,000 first-place prize in the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) 2012 Business Plan Competition, according to Denise Durenberger, BCE executive director.

The Forest-based business was one of nine businesses that entered the competition, which included five seminars taught by Kathy
Keller of the SBDC at Rhodes State College.

It wasn't just a hunch. May was warmer than normal. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the average May daily temperature in 2012 was 67.2 degrees. The normal May average daily temperature is 60.2 degrees.

The high reading was 94 degrees on May 27 and again on May 28. The low reading was 43 on May 17.

The May 2012 precipitation was recorded at 4.03 inches. The normal average precipitation for May is 3.67. Most of the May rain came in one swoop. On May 29 it rained 2.25 inches.

The Village Cut & Curl Relay for Life team, Cherry Street, is selling tickets for the a Longaberger gift basket.

According to Lynda Best, the Longaberger basket includes a liner, bath products, candle Walmart card, Taco bell coupons, $25 car wash coupons. The $125 value tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The drawing is June 22.

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Here's an update on the construction progress of the Sommer Health and Fitness Center at Bluffton University. We've circled in green the photo shown on the home page.

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