Bluffton residents are invited to enter this year’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential Christmas lighting contest. You may win some neat cash prizes.
Here’s how it works:
The contest is open to any residence within the Village of Bluffton corporation limits. The corporation expanded this year, so, for example, residents on Dixie Highway south to and Southgate Lanes are now eligible to enter the contest.
Santa visited the Bluffton Public Library on Saturday. Here's two photos of the event. One shows Santa from the kid's view point. The second shows the kids from Santa's view point. Click here for a video.
The Icon photographer decided to play around with Photoshop. Here's the Christmas tree in the lobby of Maple Crest. Then, with a bit of camera magic, the tree is transformed in a color outline.
You may chose which version appeals to you.There are times when the itch to experiment is so strong that, well, it just happens.
Note: This column is written by Bradley Walther, a sophomore at Pandora-Gilboa High School. Paula McKibben, Bradley's teacher, sent it to The Icon.
The Perfect Recipe One cup of softened butter, one cup of white sugar, one cup of packed brown sugar, two eggs, two teaspoons of vanilla extract, three cups of all-purpose flour, one teaspoon of baking soda, two teaspoons of hot water, half a teaspoon of salt, and two cups of semisweet chocolate chips. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes.
Bluffton artist, Beverly Amstutz, has created her 2012 Bluffton Blaze of Lights card and it is now available for sale downtown.
The card depicts a Victorian family of carolers. The card is based on this year's Blaze theme, which is "A Victorian Christmas." This is Amstutz's 12 annual Blaze card.
The cards are available at Greg's Pharmacy, 126 N. Main St., for 60 cents each.
