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Photo example acceptable for our classified ads

The Icon now invites persons listing items for sale in Icon classified ads to also add a jpeg photo of the item for sale. There is no extra charge for this service.

Simply send a jpeg along with the ad. The Icon will post it with your ad.

All classified ads continue to be free, with the exception of vehicles for sale and houses for sale. We charge for these ads because we have advertisers who also pay to list houses and vehicles for sale.

Persons placing house for sale or vehicle for sale ads may send jpeg photos at no extra charge.

BFR invites Icon readers to help it during a holiday fundraiser with Texas Roadhouse. Gift cards for meals at Texas Roadhouse are now on sale at BFR.

BFR receives 10 percent of each card sale. Persons may buy cards for buy-on at $15 and $25, pre-pay for $15, $25 or $50 options. To view a flyer with card options, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Due to the snow, the three Bluffton school concerts scheduled for Monday, Dec. 13, have been rescheduled.

The afternoon all-elementary concert scheduled for 1:30 p.m. has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 20.

The two middle school concerts (one at 6 p.m. and the second at 7:30 p.m.) have been moved to Thursday, Dec. 16.

Lots of other holiday activities are going on this week. Here's a sampling

Blaze of Lights and The Gift of Giving

Both lights displays continue through Jan. 1.

Trace of snow. That must mean it's December. Here's the high, low and precipitation recorded by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, for the first six days of the month

Date High Low Rain Snow

Dec. 1 31 23 0.03
Dec. 2 31 23 trace
Dec. 3 34 24
Dec. 4 31 26 trace
Dec. 5 31 20 0.01
Dec. 6 25 16 0.01

FN 1922 - The Icon spotted this plate on Main Street. Is it the that "FN" was born?

The work continues. Here's an update on projects underway this week at the Bluffton Hospital.

New Emergency Department

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