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Former Bluffton mayor, Fred Rodabaugh, will offer his observations on Bluffton over the past half century during the 7:30 a.m., Friday morning, Feb.10, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The event is in the Bluffton town hall.

Rodabaugh is a life-long Bluffton resident. He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1965. He attended Bluffton College and then served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam.

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If you enjoyed reading "A Good Place To Miss: Bluffton Stories 1900-1975" and wish there were more stories, have patience.

The Icon plans to release a second book in this series of Bluffton stories. The book is in the planning stages and will be released this fall. The second book's theme is Bluffton in the 1950s.

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The Icon continues to evolve. We've said before that there is no manual written on how to create a free small-town online news source like The Icon.

Lots of the things we do are trial and error. Or, trial and success. Many of the ideas we try are viewer generated.

Here's the most recent example:

Now it's easier to find recently posted stories on The Icon thanks to our latest addition to the home page.

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Here's the seven-day report for January from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Rain Snow

Jan. 17 56 28 1.15
Jan. 18 28 21 0.4
Jan. 19 29 8 0.03 0.6
Jan. 20 18 5 0.33 5.1
Jan. 21 22 13 0.02 0.4
Jan. 22 40 12
Jan. 23 54 33 0.24

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AARP Tax-Aide help will be available at the Bluffton Senior Center starting at 9 a.m., Thursday Feb. 2, according to Toyna Meyer, director.

AARP volunteers specialize in helping taxpayers with low and moderate-income, with special attention to those age 60 and older.

Appointment is required and may be made by calling 419-358-8971 or stop by the Bluffton Senior Center.

Please bring the following with you when you come for your appointment:

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Ignore the calendar. It may be January, but the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is already planning this year's downtown arts and crafts festival.

This year is the 41st annual festival. The event will be Saturday, May 12, on Main Street. Jerry Burkholder is the craft exhibit director.

Invitations are in the mail to last year's craft exhibitors. Including Bluffton businesses, who had booths, nearly 60 crafters and businesses were on Main Street.

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