It seems the latest trend in hair adornments has an avian bent, as evidenced by the feather extensions sported by women of all ages. The feathers can be found in a wide array of colors - from simple and natural shades of brown to bright purples, greens, yellows, and reds.
Feather extensions are not really new, and like many style trends, can be traced back to earlier eras. In fact, adorning one's head with feathers harkens as far back as ancient Egypt and as recently as the hippie era of the 60s and 70s.
Southgate Lanes 2011-12 junior bowling program sign-up is planned Saturday, Oct. 22, and Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. at the bowling alley on North Dixie Highway, Bluffton.
The sign-up days include free practice until noon, forming league teams and information gathering.
Every bowler will receive:
o A free USBC jersey
o A party at the end of the season
o Many awards and prizes on local and national level
oThe chance to compete in a fun social environment
Leaf pickup in Bluffton will begin the week of Oct. 24 and will continue through Nov. 18, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
"The village service department will begin at one end of town and complete a sweep of the village before starting over," said Mehaffie.
"As always, residents are welcome to take their leaves to the brush dump on Spring Street. Trash cans are available at the site to dispose of plastic bags used to haul the leaves," he said. "Leaves should not be left in bags at the brush dump.
An American Red Cross babysitting certification class is planned in November at BFR.
The class is from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13, at BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton. Students ages 11 to 15 are invited to participate. The cost is $38 for BFR members, $43 for non-members.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team suffered its second straight Heartland Conference setback at Manchester College on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Beavers slipped to 2-13 overall and 1-5 in the Heartland Conference, while Manchester improved to 4-10-1 and 2-4 in the HCAC.
Bluffton Center For Entrepreneur's newest client is Tracy Branan of Photography Letter Art. Branan creates one-of-a-kind photographic montages that feature "found" letters combined into a word or phrase. Her customized products have unique qualities, making them fun, sentimental, andinspiring.
Photography Letter Art allows Branan to connect with customers personally. She travels extensively to take photographs in urban, rural and natural settings, so that she can provide a wide range of image choices. Customers can also provide letter photos of their own.
Attention teens who like to write! To celebrate Teen Read Week, which will take place Oct. 16-22, the Bluffton Public Library has an exciting writing opportunity for you.
We (The Icon) didn't cause this mess. It was our individual database server. In non-technical terms, it crash landed and we went with it.
So did about 210 other sites hosted by the same server. That can only mean that there are 210 other messages being composed, at this moment, like this one, to their viewers.
Now it's back, but here's the asterisk: The last back up completed by our server company was two weeks ago.
Maple Crest's October calendar of events is now available for Icon viewers. Simply open the printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story to view the calendar.
