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So far in 2011 we've experienced 34.3 inches of snowfall. But after a while, who's counting?

Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, released the February weather report. During the second month of the year we had 18.3 inches of snowfall. In January we had 16 inches.

Here are some additional figures:

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Monday's flooding from the Main Street bridge looking toward the Buckeye

One thousand sand bags.

That's the number of bags created in advance and distributed throughout the village as a result of Monday's flood, according to Rick Skilliter, police chief.

To read more flood stories, view videos and photos click here.

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Pete Suter goes over final instructions Monday night on operating the Shannon Theatre's movies digitally

Pete and Kim Suter deserve an Oscar. The Icon may nominate them.

Click here for a video interview.

The Suters made Bluffton movie history on Monday night: They successfully converted the Shannon Theatre from 35 mm film to digital projection. Until Monday night, every film ever shown in a Bluffton theater, going back to the Carma and Star Theater (the Star showed silent movies), were on film.

"It's the biggest change ever in the film industry," said Pete in an interview with The Icon.

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12 a.m. Vance and Jefferson

Where do things stand at 2:30 p.m.?

Who would have predicted it? The Big and Little Riley offered a quick and devastating encore of its August 2007 flood only 3 1/2 years later.

The combination of a 6-inch-plus snowfall on Friday teamed with high temperatures over the weekend spell FLOOD in Bluffton.

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Story filed at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28.

As the Icon continues to provide information on the flooding in Bluffton we invite viewers with photo to e-mail them to [email protected].

The Icon has created a flood photo folder. Please identify the photographer and any people in your photos. Send them as jpgs 72 to 300 resolution.

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Four Bluffton University students boated across the Riley from Bren-Dell to Centennial Hall. In the black hat is Bracton Eicher from Berne, Ind. IN the blue sweatshirt is Aaron Yost from Arizona. The other two are not identified. Hanna Mattingly photo.

Click here to view flooding at Triplett Drive and College, 11:45 a.m.

Click here for flooding at the Buckeye, 11:30 a.m.

The following was posted at 10 a.m. , Monday, Feb. 28:

Click here for Little Riley flooding on Elm Street, 11:30 a.m.

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