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The high and low daily temperatures continue to resemble basketball game scores. However, the games this week are blowouts, with the winners hitting the 90s most of the time. Here are the official high and lows of the past seven days, recorded by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Temp. Low Temp Prec.

July 20 84 69

July 21 90 67

July 22 89 65

The Icon spotted this downtown and went through the phone book looking for last names starting with "E." No luck. Any ideas from viewers?

Northwest Physical Therapy's Bluffton office will provide a free seminar titled, "Back Pain - What Causes It and What Can Be Done to Help."

The seminar will be held from 6 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 28, at Northwest Physical Therapy's Bluffton office, 215 Snider Road (behind the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool and in the Bluffton Family Recreation building). The seminar will be presented by Sara Dishong, physical therapist.

Icon advertiser Darcey Schneider of Rhythm in Motion Dance Centre, Ada, reminds viewers of a National Dance Day in honor of Wapakoneta's The Dance Centre. The event features Ken Boyd of So You Think You Can Dance, noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 31, at the Lima Mall main concourse.

Registration is 30 minutes before each session.

"This event is to help educate people about dance and celebrate National Dance Day," said Schneider.

Why anyone would spend money to place this message on a license plate is beyond us. Bob Antibus photographed this plate in Montana and sent it to The Icon.

The deadline is just a few days away for area teachers to apply for a McDonald's MAC Grant. Teachers wanting to apply for the MAC Grant must have their applications postmarked or submitted electronically by July 31, 2010.

Teachers can download an application or submit an application online by visiting www.jerrylewismcdonalds.com/macgrants. The application is very simple so there is still plenty of time for teachers to complete the application before the deadline.

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