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Icon viewers are invited to an open house combined show with a three consultants held from noon to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2022 State Route 103, Bluffton.

The event will include Premier Consultant Dixie Boss Hummel, Thirty-One Consultant Jenna Powell and Kaylynn's Kreations, (homemade baked goods, cake pops, custom birthday cakes and much more). She will have samples for tasting.

During the event Premier is offering, buy any two items at regular price and get the third for half off.

When you think of Christmas and New Year's family traditions what favorite recipes come to your mind? Are they cookies, candy, pies, cakes or a one-of-a-kind treat?

We invite you to share those recipes with Icon viewers. Send us your favorite recipe...or two or three. We'll published them. Please identify yourself with your recipe. Also, if you wish, tell us a little about the background of the recipe. Where did it come from? What's so special about it?

The following births are reported from Oct. 13 to Nov. 21 from Bluffton Hospital: To view photos of these babies click here.

Bluffton's first December holiday weekend offers lots of activities for persons interested in getting into the holiday mood. Here's the first installment of December weekend features from The Icon on what's going on in Bluffton.

It wasn't a typical Bluffton November - weatherwise, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

During November 2011 rainfall was recorded at 5.03 inches; normal average rainfall for November is 2.83 inches.

The November 2011 average temperature was 46.6 degrees. The normal average for November is 40.4 degrees.

November witnessed the first snowfall of the season when it recorded 1.2 inches on Nov. 29.

The high temperature reading of the month was 70 on Nov. 8. The low for the month was 24 on Nov. 18.

Here's the high and low temperatures for the past seven days from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Prec

Nov. 22 46 37 1.17
Nov. 23 51 36
Nov. 24 48 36
Nov. 25 60 42
Nov. 26 64 49
Nov. 27 59 39 0.62
Nov. 28 40 35 0.46

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