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Tickets are now on sale for the Riley Creek Singers production of The Wizard of Oz. Performance dates are 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13; 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15.

All tickets are $12. Tickets are available only at the Riley Creek Pharmacy in Pandora (112 E. Main St.).

All tickets are $12. Depending on availability, tickets will also be sold at the door.

Hawaiian rain forest stamp available in August at Bluffton post office

The Hawaiian rain forest is coming to the Bluffton post office in August.

Featuring a Hawaiian rain forest, the 2010 Nature of America issuance is the 12th stamp pane in an educational series focusing on the beauty and complexity of major plant and animal communities in the United States.

Was ZF born in 1976? If so, who is ZF? Viewers' thoughts are welcome.

Highs in the 80s, lows in the high 60s. That the weather trend in Bluffton during the first nine days of August. Here is the daily report of highs, lows and rain fall from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Precipitation

Aug. 1 85 60

Aug. 2 88 64

Aug. 3 86 69 .56

Aug. 4 86 70 .55

Aug. 5 87 67 .03

Aug. 6 82 61

Let's see...football zebra. Must mean a football game official. The only one The Icon knows is Lou Savage.

Work continues in the former parking area on the north side of Bluffton Hospital with Charles Construction preparing footers this week.

The two-story construction is beginning to take shape as concrete blocks are continued to be laid this week. The first floor of this building will be the new Emergency Department and the second floor will be occupied by physician clinics.

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