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Bluffton's garage sale season starts officially at 4:30 p.m. Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2011 - 3:20pm

Garage sale season is officially on!

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) is sponsoring its 8th annual community garage/craft sale on Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.

The event is from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 25, and 9 a.m. to noon, and Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. Duane Bollenbacher of the club says to note the change of starting time (4:30 p.m.) on Friday from previous years.

"Parking is free and admission is $1.

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Number 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2011 - 5:26am

The Icon spotted YOR 4 in the Maple Crest parking lot. We'd appreciate viewer response concerning this plate's meaning.

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A "special gift" for the Gift of Giving: indoor storage at Colonial Surface Solutions

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2011 - 6:32pm

Good news for The Gift of Giving, the Light show extravagance at Bluffton's Blaze of Lights. The show has found a home for off-season storage.

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Moderate icing possible Thursday night and early Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2011 - 4:31pm

Moderate icing possible for the northern AEP Ohio area is predicted Thursday night and early Friday.

A developing winter storm over the southern plains on Thursday will track into the Ohio Valley by Friday.

While its still to early to pin down exact amounts preliminary information suggests the possibility of moderate freezing rain accumulations (perhaps 1/4" - 1/2" ice) in a band from Muncie, Ind., to Canton.

On Wednesday evening, according to AEP's forecast, it appears the main icing threat is north of Columbus.

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Scott Basinger retained as Pandora village solicitor

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2011 - 5:27am

Pandora council voted to retain the services of Scott Basinger, village solicitor for 2011. The action took place at Pandora's most recent councl meeting.

To view minutes of the meeting open the attachment at the bottom of this file.

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3.1 inches of snow yesterday; 59 degrees on 17th was all-time high

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 22, 2011 - 5:25am

Add 3.1 inches of snowfall to the 2011snowfall count. That makes a total of 28.2 inches of snowfall for the year. The past seven days provided an unusual mix of weather, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

In addition to the snow, the 59 degree temperature on Feb. 17 set a high record. The previous high for the 17th was 55 set in 2008. Here's the past seven day highs and lows.

Date High temp Low temp Rain Snow

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