Who said there's no fireworks in Bluffton! The Bluffton Icon is happy to provide the following 13 minute fireworks video from the 2011 Bluffton fireworks show. Get some popcorn, turn out the lights, sit back and enjoy the show. Click here to start the fireworks.
Children ages 4, 5 and 6 are welcome to participate in four additional BFR Sports and Fitness Adventure Camp dates this summer, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.
Adventure Camp is a 1 ½ hour program held on selected Thursdays that includes crafts, physical activities and games, plus snack. Pre-registration is required for each date. Contact BFR by Tuesday prior to the camp date.
Adventure Camp runs from 9-10:30 a.m. on July 18 (Pajama Party) and Aug. 1 (Disney). Cost for each day is $12 ($8 BFR).
Area you a Schumacher? The 2013 Schumacher family reunion, which includes the descendants of Christian and Barbara Schumacher, takes place on Sunday, Aug. 4.
The family reunion is held at the Swiss Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 4. It is could be the largest family reunion in the Bluffton-Pandora community, and represents one of the oldest families who settled here. It is also one of the oldest family reunions that takes place here.
March has that whole lamb and lion thing going. What do we get when June temperatures vary by 46 degrees in the month?
According to Pandora weather observer Guy Verhoff, the high temperature for June was 91 degrees (F) on June 25. The low temperature was 45 degrees on June 4.
June saw precipitation totals of 3.52 inches of rain. This is slightly below the June normal average of 4.16 inches.
If you would like to see the complete statistics for June weather, click the attachment below.
Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main St., Bluffton, offers easy and elegent, hand-carved bamboo barrettes, according to Aphaphanh Nussbaum, store manager.
The bamboo barrettes are $8 each and are handcrafted in Nepal. Artisans at the Champa workshop near Kathmandu carve the bamboo barrettes.
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