The first half of this month has provided both warmth and a touch of fall in the evening temps.
According to Pandora weather observer Guy Verhoff, in the days from August 1 through August 12 the highest temperature recorded was on August 7 at 84 degrees (F). The lowest was recorded as 55 degrees on the overnights of August 2, August 4 and August 5.
There has been little precipitation, save for the inch plus of rain recieved on August 2.
It's August, but not to0 early to think about decorating your yard for the holidays.
“Deck the Halls” is this year’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Blaze of Lights theme, according to members of the Blaze planning committee.
This year’s Blaze is Saturday, Nov. 30. Invitations are going in the mail later this week for Blaze parade entries. Junior Weihrauch of Arlington is again the parade director. A Blaze parade entry form is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton elementary school 2013-14 school supply list is now posted on The Icon. The list covers first through fifth grade. There are no supplies required for kindergarten students. The list is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Elementary students and their parents have an opportunity to meet their teachers from 2 to 3 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23. The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 26. The first day of classes for kindergarten is Thursday. Aug. 29.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Aug. 13 newsletter is now available to Icon viewers. It offers information about several late summer and fall events in Bluffton. The newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The chamber has extended an invitation to individuals interested in helping to promote Bluffton to become chamber members. A one-year individual membership is only $50.
Presently the chamber has 182 members. One additional attachment to this story includes a list of chamber benefits, which includes an application form for individuals.
Loch Ness has its monster and, now, it appears that Bluffton does, too. Several sightings of an unidentified animal have been reported in Bluffton in the past week and two persons captured the creature on cell phone cameras.
Both photographs were reportedly taken on the north side of Bluffton in daylight hours. Speculation on the identify of the creature ranges all the way from a fox, a coyote, bobcat, or simply an unusual dog.
