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August 2016: Hotter and dryer than normal

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2016 - 3:37pm

August 2016 was hotter than normal with less rain than normal, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

During August the average daily temperature was 76.1 degrees. The normal August average daily temperature is 71.1 degrees.

This year, August had 2.18 inches of rainfall. The normal August average is 3.28 in inches.

The high reading of the moth was 92 on Aug. 3 and again on Aug. 4. The low reading was 54 on Aug. 22.

The attachment below reveals the entire month's weather.

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Watch the sky on Saturday - it's a Venus and Jupiter show

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 26, 2016 - 4:13pm

The Ohio Northern University Observatory, Ada, will host the first public event of the season from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27.

A highlight will be the opportunity to view a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, in which they pass as close as 4/60th of a degree from one another. The event is free and open to the public.

The observatory is located on the western part of campus near Wander Field.

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Football capital of America in Bluffton's backyard

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 24, 2016 - 2:45pm

FROM ADA ICON -There's a new paint job on a neighboring village water tower and it promotes something unique to that community.

Here's the Ada water tower looks, repainted this summer with the Wilson and NFL logos. The logos face toward the football factory so that all who enter the building will see them.

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Tim Reilly, a producer for Banner Collective in Chicago, videotapes the Wilson/NFL logos which are being painted on a water tower in Ada earlier this week.

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Dick Weaver's legacy: He acted on the things he stood for

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 21, 2016 - 9:57pm

Click here for Dick Weaver's obituary

What label best describes Dick Weaver?

Bluffton College professor for 39 years?
Cub Scout leader?
Conscientious objector during World War II?
Chemist?
Social-justice advocate?
Cross-cultural learning pioneer?
Intellectual?
Perhaps, all of the above.

Dick’s impact on Bluffton and particularly Bluffton College and University is significant.

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Would you like your homemade ice cream in a cup or a cone?

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2016 - 2:02pm

NOTE: Answers to our front page business quiz are listed at the bottom of this story.

FROM ADA ICON - The Lugibihl family may not have an ice cream store in Bluffton, but that doesn't mean that folks in northwest Ohio can't get a taste of their homemade ice cream.

The Lugibihl ice cream store on wheels can be seen at many county fairs and festivals in the area during the summer.

Here, Dorothy prepares ice cream for those who attended the Farmers and Merchants Picnic in Ada last Saturday.

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The bread will be ready as soon as it comes out of the oven

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 9, 2016 - 12:05pm

The mural is growing.

The mural, which when completed will show Bluffton history in a diarama on the former Groves' Bear building.

Here's a close up of a loaf of bread going into the Swiss society's outdoor bake oven.

Below is a progress of the entire mural.

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