And now for a little spring thaw, think garage sales.
S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club(Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors)
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) is sponsoring its 8th annual community garage/craft sale on Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.
The event is from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 25, and 9 a.m. to noon, and Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Bluffton Public Library will be accepting silent bids for a "Super Bowl Fan Package" between Feb. 1 and Feb.19. The package contains a Wilson Super Bowl XLV football, an 8" x 10" signed print of Pittsburgh Steelers player number 43, Troy Polamalu, and two tickets to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
The minimum starting bid for the package valued at an estimated $150 or more is $75. Bids may be placed in person at the library's circulation desk. The winning bidder will be notified by telephone on Feb. 21. Cash payment will be required.
Any fan, coach, and teammate would love to have a corner infielder capable of hitting .400 with plenty of pop to spare anchoring their batting order. For the Bluffton Beavers and Coach James Grandey they have such a player on their team.
By Kirstie Runion, Bluffton University Icon Intern
"It's surprising how many bad habits you pick up," Sara Kisseberth said about driving. Sara and her husband, Doug, own Drive Time Driving Instruction, a driver's education school. They operate out of Findlay and have classes in Bluffton as well.
After plans to purchase an established driver's education school fell through, Doug and Sara had enough knowledge and support from friends to branch out and start their own business last April.
No school, many businesses closed and Allen County on a Level 2 snow emergency, activities in the immediate Icon viewership area came to a halt on Groundhog's Day 2011.
With more than 2 inches of snow on the ground, the village is in a snow emergency situation. In it police are working with snow removal crews to get vehicles off the streets so that the snow plows can do their job.
LEVEL 2 - ROADWAY WARNING: All roadways in Allen County are extremely dangerous due to heavy, drifted or blowing snow. Some roads may become impassable causing danger to stranded drivers and occupants.
Only motorists with extreme necessity and specialized equipment should attempt to drive in these unsafe conditions. In the interest of public safety, motorists are strongly advised to stay off roadways until conditions improve.
With The Icon's winter weather warning level at "partly screwed," we'd like to poll the viewers of a couple subjects.
The paulpoteet.com site is a weather site pointed out to us by Lindsay Steiner in Kent. She forwarded the map. We asked for permission to use it and received the okay.
In case you are wondering, it is possible to use a small push snow blower on this stuff. Our's is called a snow "thrower." We tried it at 7 a.m. this morning. It worked, sort of. Blew out the driveway. It took three passes; usually needs one swipe.
