Mount Gilboa is a mountain summit in Hennepin County in the state of Minnesota (MN). Mount Gilboa climbs to 1,020 feet (310.90 meters) above sea level. Mount Gilboa is located at latitude - longitude coordinates of N 44.840242 and W -93.367171.
Hospital update: More steel installation
By Fred Steiner | Tue, Sep 7, 2010
Work on the Bluffton Hospital construction project this week includes continuing the steel installation and framing of the two-story addition, which includes the new emergency department.
In addition, this week will see continuing masonry block installation for the interior elevator and stairwell, continuing the framing of new walls and hanging HVAC duct work for the new operating room.
Dash for Cache - second coordinate now available
By Fred Steiner | Mon, Sep 6, 2010
Care to go geocaching? Here's the second (and the first) coordinates in The Icon Dash for Cache contest. Prizes are in each cache. There are six in all. Click here for more background on this contest. In the meantime, here are the first two cache coordinates.
COORDINATE NUMBER 1 - RELEASED SEPT. 4
“Bluffton’s New View”
Micro Difficulty: 1/5 Terrain: 1/5
Located along the main drag.
Dash for cache - first coordinate released - good luck!
By Fred Steiner | Sat, Sep 4, 2010
Ready for a Labor Day weekend hunt?
The Bluffton Icon unveils the first cache coordinates for The Icon's Dash for Cache contest. Click here to review the contest.
There are six caches in all. Each has a prize awaiting the first person to find each cache. Three of the prizes are $10 gift certificates from Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn. Three of the prizes are $10 gift certificates from Common Grounds.
August 2010: hotter and drier than normal
By Fred Steiner | Wed, Sep 1, 2010
You are correct. August 2010 was hotter and drier than previous Augusts. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, here are the weather facts:
August 2010 average maximum daily temperature: 85.1 degrees
August 2010 average minimum daily temperature: 64.9 degrees
August 2010 precipitation: 2.88 inches
Average August 2010 temperature: 75.0 degrees
Normal August average temperature: 70.5 degres
Normal August precipitation: 3.42 inches
August 2010 high temperature: 93 degrees on Aug. 30
Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series: Sacred dances and chants of Tibet
By Fred Steiner | Mon, Aug 30, 2010
The Gaden Shartse Monks will perform in the Town Hall Concert in September. The performance is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7. "Come join us for an evening of sacred sounds from the roof of the world," said Wendy Chappell-Dick of the village cultural affairs committee.
A link to the monks website is: www.gadenshartsecf.org
Long hidden behind the Himalayan mountain ranges, the ancient Tibetan culture remained virtually untouched by the outside world for thousands of years.
Jerry Lewis speaker at Sept. 10 chamber breakfast
By Fred Steiner | Sun, Aug 29, 2010
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is ready for it 2010-11 program season. Several new events join traditional chamber activities over the next 12 month, according to Fred Steiner, chamber CEO.
Free breakfast Sept. 10
The first free monthly chamber breakfast is at 7:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 10, in the third floor of the town hall. Jerry Lewis, owner of the Bluffton McDonald’s Restaurant, is the speaker. He will talk about the impact of the restaurant on the community.
Work on the hospital's second floor continues next week
By Fred Steiner | Fri, Aug 27, 2010Steel erection and framing of the two-story addition at the Bluffton Hospital continues next week. This addition will house the new emergency department and other services. As part of the framing, masonry block installation continues for the interior elevator and stairwell.
Roofing is being finished and interior framing of new walls and hanging HVAC duct work for the new operating room continues.
Bowling leagues forming at Southgate Lanes for 2010-11
By Fred Steiner | Wed, Aug 25, 2010
Bowling leagues are forming now at Southgate Lanes, Bluffton, for the 2010-11 season, according to Derek Dukes. Openings are available for men's leagues, women's leagues and teams. Contact the bowling alley for availability. Dukes said that leagues start soon.
Opening bowling's first week is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-12. Call or stop in Southgate for lane availability.
Southgate, which enters its 51st year in business, offers complete bowling alley rentals, birthday party packages and a restaurant-bar.
Trick-or-treat night and an assortment of items
By Fred Steiner | Tue, Aug 24, 2010
In addition to annexation, Bluffton council dealt with other issues on Aug. 23. Trick-or-treat night was set from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28. Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, told council that he has already had inquiries on the date.
The Bluffton Tree Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26. On the agenda is the 2010 Western Lake Erie Basin Emerald Ash Borer Grant, which the village has received. In addition, the commission will discuss fall 2010 tree planting projects.
Second-floor structural framing underway at hospital
By Fred Steiner | Mon, Aug 23, 2010
Several projects are underway this week in the Bluffton Hospital construction project.
Workers are beginning to erect the structural framing of the two-story addition, which includes the new emergency department and other services.
Workers are also finishing the roof for the new operating room area located on the corner of Garau Street and Harmon Road, as well as laying format for new walls and hanging HVAC duct work in this area.
