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Although it peaked on Thursday night, you will still have many opportunites to see several shooting stars tonight, Friday, Dec. 14, into Saturday.

The Geminid meteor shower is one of the best star shows of the year.  Icon veiwers can really take advantage of this tonight.

Many of us here in the northern hemisphere are likely more familiar with the annual Perseid meteor shower.   That takes place in the summer, when it is a lot easier to leave the house and find a nice open field or dark area to sit.

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Reagan Mittendorf of Bluffton created this elf drawing in her letter to Santa Claus, which is posted here on The Icon. Youngsters may send letters to Santa and place them in the special mail box in the lobby of the Bluffton Post Office. The Icon will print the letters.

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There is a popular vote going on right now as part of the Miss American pageant and it allows supporters of Elissa McCracken to help her become Miss America. Elissa is a neice of Jay McCracken of Bluffton, and is a student at Ohio Northern University.

The winner of the popular vote becomes the People's Choice candidate and is automatically in the top 15 of the Miss America pageant.

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Having a difficult time figuring out what gift to give some of the people on your Christmas list? Do you like keeping your money local when you can?

Here’s a solution: Give a Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce gift certificate.

The certificates are available in any denomination from tellers at Citizens National Bank.

There is no cost to purchase a chamber certificate. You simply write a check for the amount you want to purchase.

There are several advantages to Bluffton chamber gift certificates:

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ArtSpace/Lima, Town Square in Lima, announces it's series of kids and adult classes for winter quarter 2013. 

Kids classes are designed for age 6 and up.

Kids classes include:

  • Ceramics, taught by Anna Fisher
  • Abstract art, taught by Maia Fisher
  • Sculpture , taught by Andrea Scheckelhoff

Kids classes begin Saturday, Jan. 12 and run through Saturday, Feb. 9.
All kids classes are $50.00 and include all supplies. 

Adult Classes include:

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Santa let a letter out of the bag for the Icon.  Gabby writes:

Dear Santa,

My name is Gabby Scott and for Christmas I would like an American Girl horse stall and the horse to come with it.  I would also like some new wii games like Mario games.  I also wnat a dog for Christmas, a nice one like the stray dog that came to my house. A dog that is trained or an easy dog to train. 

Thanks,

Gabrielle Scott

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