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

Date High Low Rain Snow

Jan. 3 24 14
Jan. 4 36 17
Jan. 5 45 24
Jan. 6 55 38
Jan. 7 47 32
Jan. 8 42 25
Jan. 9 42 27

Plenty of Canada geese and ducks make the Buckeye their winter home. Here's the cast of characters on a January afternoon.

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ZT means only one thing: Pandora. The Icon spotted this plate in Bluffton but it belongs to a time when each community had its own letters. ZT mean Pandora.

In an effort to help relieve some of the hardship and financial difficulty of the depressed economy in the Pandora and Gilboa area, the churches of the Pandora and Gilboa area are offering food boxes on the last Saturday of every month for households in the Pandora-Gilboa School district that find themselves in need.

In order to pick up a box, you must register by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, by calling 419-384-3905. Leave name , address, and phone number.

Icon viewers may now read the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce newsletter of Jan. 6. It is in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

In the newsletter is information about Ideal Images, Bluffton's newest business. It is owned by Rachel Webster of Bluffton and is located in the former Morey's Coffee Shop at 114 E. College Ave. Webster will be introduced at the Friday, Jan. 13, chamber breakfast.

Saturday was "take down" day for the Ream holiday display and for Main Street snowflakes and garlands. This AEP volunteer was taking off the lights high above Main Street from the tree on the Presbyterian Church lawn.

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