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Looks like March will come in like a lamb

Here's the seven-day report for February from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Rain Snow
Feb. 21 44 33 0.13
Feb. 22 58 33
Feb. 23 42 31 0.61
Feb. 24 42 30 0.02
Feb. 25 34 26
Feb. 26 45 20
Feb. 27 50 25

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Bluffton Relay for Life meeting March 1

Bluffton's Relay for Life teams will meet on Thursday, March 1, in the third floor of the town hall, according to Adam Blevins of the American Cancer Society.

Committee meetings are at 6:30 p.m. and teams meet at 7 p.m. The agenda and additional information about Bluffton's Relay is on the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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BHS post prom committee seeks business door prize donations

The parents of the Bluffton High School junior class are in the process of organizing Post Prom activities for Saturday, April 21.

The goal is to provide a fun, safe and enjoyable evening. Post prom will include various chaperoned games and activities for student participation. The committee hopes to collect enough donated items so that every BHS junior and senior who attends will receive a door prize.

The committee is inviting area businesses to provide door prizes. Donations are tax deductible. All donations will be listed in the Post Prom program as a contributor.

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Green Mountain State

A Vermont resident passed through town recently. The Icon spotted this Green Mountain State plate in Bluffton last week.

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Lions name Elaine Harris as citizens of the year

Elaine Harris of Bluffton was named Bluffton Lions Club Citizen of the Year for 2011. The announcement was made in this month's Lions newsletter, which is an attachment to this story.

Harris will be recognized by the club during at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, program held at Maple Crest.

This year's Lions Foundation Corvette raffle kickoff is at noon, Tuesday, March 6.

For details on these and other stories open the newsletter attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Missionary to Ukraine Primetimers speaker

Primetimers will hear Jane Russells, a missionary in the Ukraine, talk about her work. Primetimers meet at noon, Tuesday, March 6, at St. John Mennonite Church,

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