Three events are planned in October by the Bluffton Lions Club.
The Oct. 5 meeting features Dr. Tony Fuller, veterinarian from Findlay speaking on "Living in Kenya." The Oct. 19 meeting features Rachel Lewis, music educator and therapist at Bluffton Elementary speaking on "Music Therapy & Children with special needs".
On Oct. 23 club members will be involved in a highway cleanup.
Bluffton Lions meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 11:50 a.m. at Maple Crest.
September was warmer and drier than typical Bluffton Septembers, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
During September 2010 we experienced 1.19 inches of precipitation (normal is 2.95 inches). The average September temperature was 66.6 degrees. The normal average September temperature is 63.7 degrees.
The September high reading was 93 degrees on Sept. 23. The low was 44 degrees on Sept. 9. The average high daily temperature was 78.2 degrees; the average daily low temperature was 54.9 degrees. The heaviest rainfall was 0.51 inches on Aug. 27.
The public is invited to the Bluffton Hospital "topping off"party. The event is at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the hospital. Click to view a display ad listing more details. Here are the specific projects at the hospital for the week of Oct. 4-8.
The Icon didn't need to travel west of the Mississippi to find this plate. It came to us. The plate is on a vehicle in a Bluffton University parking log.
First National Bank of Pandora is the 2010 recipient of the WWR Outstanding Community Partner Award. The award was announced recently at the the Community Bankers Association of Ohio (CBAO) annual convention and trade show.
According to Todd Mason, bank president, "First National Bank's vision supports the initial principals of the bank's founders: 'continuously strive to encourage creative thinking and empower team members to provide solutions to the communities we serve.' "
