Just as it was promised, the Blaze Ice Man was "Ultimate Cool."
New to this year's Blaze, ice sculptor Chad Hartson of Ice Creations, from Napoleon, was the lead act to one of the highest attended Blaze of Lights in the 25-year history of the event.
Hartson is one of America's leading sculptors with national and international recognition. Working with a block of ice 40 by 20 by 10 inches kept the attention of the crowd for 45 minutes as he created a toy soldier from his large ice cube.
Here are some photos and a short video of the artist at work.
Until GPS can direct you to all the lights in Bluffton a map will have to do.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce provides those intersested in viewing Bluffton's wide range of Christmas holiday lights with a map to navigate the streets of town.
The printer-friendly copy, which is an attachment to this story, is your starting point to a great evening of cruising Bluffton.
The question is: Can I still be in the Blaze of Lights parade?
Of course, there is a deadline. That is 4 p.m., Saturday. Tha't when the line-up starts, this year along Snider Road (not The Centre parking lot). The parade starts at 5 p.m. Junior Weihrauch of Arlington, parade director and expert parade coordinator, says this could be the longest Blaze parade on record.
Want to win an easy $200? Can you handle $100...how about $50?
It's simple. Enter the 2011 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential lighting contest.
To help inspire some new decorating in town, the chamber decided to dangle these green carrots in front of residents.
Here's how it works:
Any resident within the Village of Bluffton corporation limits may enter the 2011 holiday residential lighting contest sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Attention artists and graphic artists. The Bluffton Community Preschool wants your ideas. (Actually you don't have to be an artist to enter. All you need is an idea.)
The Icon received the following e-mail from Matt Jordan concerning a Bluffton Community Preschool logo contest. You may take it from here:
The Bluffton CommunityPreschool is in need of a logo and we want your help.
Bluffton Public Library will host a local author signing event on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Fred Steiner of the Bluffton Icon, will be on hand to discuss his newly published book, "A Good Place to Miss - Bluffton Stories 1900-1975."
