Any resident within the Village of Bluffton corporation limits may enter the 2011 holiday residential lighting contest sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Cash prizes will be offered this year, to create a greater interest in the contest.
Three prizes will be awarded:
o First place, a $200 cash prize
o Second place, a $100 cash prize
o Third place, a $50 cash prize
Judging will take place Friday evening, Dec. 2. The Blaze of Lights committee will judge the residential contest.
Women's Entrepreneurial Network (WEN) will hold its monthly Bluffton meeting at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 21, in Jeanne's Kitchen.
WEN is an organization for women and men interested in networking with other entrepreneurials. The meeting is open to all interested persons. WEN is a member of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Q: What's one quarter century old, but ever changing?
A: Bluffton's Blaze of Lights. This year's Blaze continues a tradition launched in 1986 when the Harry and Dorothy Ream outdoor Christmas folk art display moved from rural Jenera to Bluffton.
Bluffton's community Thanksgiving service, planned by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association, will be at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20, at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
The Rev. Dr. Matthew Zuehlke, pastor of Bluffton Presbyterian Church, is the preacher.
An offering taken will assist the Bluffton Community Assistance Program's food pantry. In addition, non-perishable food items will be accepted.
It feels more like late September, but the calendar reads November. Here's the high and low temperatures for the past seven days from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
The Bluffton Post Office provided The Icon with the 2011 holiday mailing deadlines and deadlines for sending military mail in time for the holidays.
Information is on two printer-friendly attachments at the bottom of this story. The deadline lists provided information for mail going overseas and in the United States.
Information lists Global Express, Express Mail International, Priority Mail International and First-Class mail for domestic and overseas delivery.
