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It's August: highs in the 80s, lows in the high 60

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 10, 2010 - 4:57am

Highs in the 80s, lows in the high 60s. That the weather trend in Bluffton during the first nine days of August. Here is the daily report of highs, lows and rain fall from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Precipitation

Aug. 1 85 60

Aug. 2 88 64

Aug. 3 86 69 .56

Aug. 4 86 70 .55

Aug. 5 87 67 .03

Aug. 6 82 61

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Regional news
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Bluffton's mosaic of information

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 9, 2010 - 10:59pm

If you want to know what is happening when in Bluffton, one easy place to check is the entrance window to Greg's Pharmacy. Actually, looking at the entire window, the view is sort of a mosaic of information. It includes posters of most events worth checking into in the village.

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Do zebras play football?

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 9, 2010 - 7:12pm

Let's see...football zebra. Must mean a football game official. The only one The Icon knows is Lou Savage.

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Regional news
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Council vacates alley

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 9, 2010 - 6:04pm

Bluffton council okayed legislation to close an unused alley in the village on Aug. 9. To view a copy of the legislation click on the image of the ordinance. To view the bills approved on Aug. 9 click here. To view the cash ledger click here. Or, go to The Icon "forms" page to view these documents.

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Public Meetings
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Mayor wants former car wash at Vance-Elm cleaned up

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 9, 2010 - 5:38pm

Bluffton Mayor Fred Rodabaugh would like to have the now-closed car wash at the corner of Vance and Elm cleaned up. In a 20-minute Bluffton council meeting on Aug. 9, where little action except reports were given, the mayor closed the meeting stating:" I want something done (about the former car wash). It's a commercial area they (the owners) are ignoring. We've sent them letters. They haven't done anything for six months.

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Public Meetings
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15 minutes with Joanne Niswander

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 9, 2010 - 10:09am
Joanne Niswander

Where were you born and where did you grow up?

I was born, and grew up, on a farm in central Illinois, just outside the tiny town of Meadows. If you've ever driven across Illinois on US Route 24, you've driven right past my home. It's in amongst all the corn, soybean and oats fields. By the time I was born, our house had electricity, a bathroom, and running water. Some of my friends were not so fortunate.

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