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May showers brought May flowers

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 1, 2010 - 5:15am

Over 8 inches of rain graced Bluffton's lawns and gardens in May. Specifically 8.12 inches fell according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. That compares to May's normal rainfall of 3.67 inches. Here's some addition weather facts for May: This year's May average daily temperature was 63.4 degrees. May's normal average temperature is 60.2 degrees.

This year's high temperature for May was 88 degrees on the 26th and 30th. The low was 32 degrees on May 10. Here are the highs, lows and precipitation information for the last week of May.

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Icon video goes live

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2010 - 11:18am

The Icon test drove its Flip video camera at the Bluffton Memorial Day Parade - see the video on our home page and on our YouTube channel. Unfortunately, the battery died midway through the parade due to previous video experiments. We'll be prepared next time!

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Find Mister Snake

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2010 - 9:08am

Riley Creek is home to many flora and fauna - including those of the reptilian variety. This tree stump is home to Mister Snake - see if you can find his face.

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Mennonite Home provides Alzheimer's support group

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2010 - 4:52am

Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter,
offers support group help for caregivers

The Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, invites anyone who has a family member or friend with memory loss to attend a caregiver group meeting.

Meetings are held in Bluffton on the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m., at the Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St. Tricia Hermann and Emily Koogler lead the meetings. For more information call the Home at 419-358-1015.

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Regional news
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Blanchard River Watershed discusses Riley Creek

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2010 - 4:33am

BLANCHARD RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
5/19/10

Present: Martin, Benroth, Cresswell, Lehman, Schroeder, and Switzer.Guests: Clarence Bigelow, Don Kimmet

Benroth made a motion; seconded by Lehman to approve the agenda. Motion passed.

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Public Meetings
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Here's the BFR summer camp schedule

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2010 - 4:29am

BFR has announced its summer camps for this year. Information follows:

Elementary-age Day Camps

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Events
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