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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce unveiled a new telephone number on Dec. 21. The new number: 419-369-2985 ties the chamber into the Village of Bluffton phone system.

The new number marks the final conversion as part of its move into the Bluffton town hall. The chamber has an office on the second floor of the town hall.

Other chamber information remains unchanged:

Mailing address:

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce
PO BOX 142
Bluffton, OH 45817

e-mail: [email protected]

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Hey, baby, it's cold outside. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided the weather report for the past seven days.

Date High Temp Low Temp Snow

Dec. 14 22 1
Dec. 15 22 3
Dec. 16 23 7
Dec. 17 25 11 0.2
Dec. 18 24 10
Dec. 19 25 9
Dec. 20 25 2

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55 YZ is one of Bluffton's oldest plates. It's on a white Ford found in the Garmatter Street neighborhood.

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Map showing all eclipse visible

Depending upon how long you can stay awake tonight (Monday, Dec. 20), you may view portions of a solstice lunar eclipse.

ATTENTION: ICON VIEWS WHO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE EVENT - PLEASE SEND THEM TO US.

Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below." That is, except during a lunar eclipse.

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Bluffton school board's final meeting of 2010 will cover largely year-end housekeeping items. The meeting is at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 20, in the elementary media center.

A complete agenda is at the bottom of this story.

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One-of-a-kind Bluffton cream separator at Deer Creek Shoppes

Christmas shopping - it's the home stretch. Still looking for unique items? Look no more. The Bluffton Icon presents its first-ever list of what you may buy in Bluffton this week that carries a Bluffton home-town twist. Here's goes (we may have missed someone, here's our best shot):

Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates - Available in any amounts. May be purchased at Citizens National Bank. These may be used anytime in the next 12 month in any Bluffton business, or may be redeemed for cash at Citizens National Bank.

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