January registered an extreme in temperatures, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. The high temperature for the month was 50 degrees on Jan. 24. The low was minus 2 on Jan. 3.
January 2010's average daily temperature was 22.9 degrees. The normal average daily January temperature is 23.6 degrees.
Snowfall reached 9.9 inches in January. The average January precipitation is 2.04 inches.
The Bluffton Icon now offers a helpful service for persons needing copies of the Bluffton income tax form. In cooperating with the Village of Bluffton, the Bluffton tax forms may be downloaded from The Icon.
To download copies of the form, simply go to the Icon home page. The files are available on the right column just above the "More Inside" bar.
Any resident of Bluffton 16 years or older is required to file a return with the tax office, (income becomes taxable at age 16). Bluffton School District tax is not filed or remitted through the Village of Bluffton tax office.
Aphaphanh Nussbaum of Ten Thousand Villages is the new Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce chair for 2010. Brendon Matthews held the position in 2009. He continues on the board. The chamber board reorganized on Jan. 29.
Other new officers include Julia Szabo, secretary, Judy Augsburger (continuing as treasurer), Robert Neff (continuing as economic development chair), Jamie Mehaffie (continuing as investor benefits chair), and Mandy Kinn, pro-active business voice chair. Other board members are Luke Young and Matt Luke.
For additional information about the company, contact Michel or Alliman at 419-358-2622. The Bluffton office is at 107 S. Main St.
The financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked number 2 on Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For 2010" list in its 11th year on the list, according to Ron Michel and Mark Alliman, financial advisors in Bluffton.
