Bluffton High School and Middle School students have an opportunity for a real deal Friday. Students will be able to purchase a pre-sale ticket to Friday night's BHS boys' versus Spencerville at a reduced rate.
Pre-sale tickets for students will be only $1 when the student donated a canned or boxed food item. Donations go to the West Ohio Food Bank.
Otherwise, student pre-sale tickets will be sold for $3. All tickets at the door are $5 each.
Let it snow! Pandora-Bluffton experienced 10.7 inches of snow in December, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. That's off the charts for the average December snowfall here.
The 60-year average December snow fall is a meager 2.69 inches. This year, the heaviest snow came Dec. 12 when 6 inches fell. That followed a 1.5-inch snow on Dec. 10. The snow remained on the ground and gave the Icon viewing area a white Christmas.
Take a wild guess. What was Pandora-Bluffton's average temperature in 2010?
Answer: 51.6 degrees.
Okay, how about this one: Did we receive more rain or snow in 2010?
Answer: Snowfall 44.8 inches; rain 34.83 inches.
Those facts and more are part of Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer's finding for weather patterns in 2010. Here's how those figures stacked up against the 60-year averages:
60-year average precipitation 35.79 inches
2010: 34.83
60-year average temperature: 49.6 degrees
2010: 51.6 degrees
In its final meeting of 2010, Stan Schneck, Pandora village administrator presented a cost estimate of $113,502.50 from Poggemeyer Design Group as to re-surfacing the Pandora basketball/tennis courts.
The minutes from the meeting are attached at the bottom of this story.
