Barry Schneck and I sat down for our pre-arranged interview. Then his phone rang. It was a hospital checking on some information. We started over. Then his phone rang. It was a call from the adult son of a potential resident. We started again. Then, he excused himself to make a couple follow-up calls concerning the potential resident.
Barry was in his typical, "I'm really sorry about this," mode. He was also in his element: being able to help someone with an immediate need.
Want to make your own maple syrup? It's simple. Just wait until February when it's below freezing at night and above freezing during the day. That weather combination causes sap to run in maple trees.
It's lots more complicated than that, of course, but it's certainly satisfying for a guy with a lot of patience and lots of maple trees. Oh, and it takes lots of maple sap: 50 gallons of sap boils down to one gallon of maple syrup.
Tickets are now on sale for this year's Bluffton Music Boosters chicken barbecue and shrimp dinner planned Friday, March 23, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. (or sell out) at the middle school cafetorium.
Pre-ticket sales are underway at $6.50 per ticket ($7 after March 16). Tickets are available at Greg's Pharmacy and at the middle school and high school offices. This year's meal includes one-half chicken (or seven pieces of shrimp), potato salad, applesauce, dinner roll and a drink.
Bluffton University President James Harder speaks during the memorial service on the fifth anniversary of the Bluffton University baseball accident. Click for a video.
Ten Thousand Villages wants Icon viewers to start thinking "spring." From Monday, March 5, through Monday, March 19, the shop will offer $5 off any planter priced at $25 or more.
The store at 115 S. Main St., Bluffton has the following hours:
Store hours are:
Monday-Wednesday 9:00-5:00
Thursday 1:00-5:00
Friday-Saturday 9:00-5:00
Call Ten Thousand Villages at (419)358-7233 for more information.
