A major severe weather outbreak - including a squall line tonight - is expected for AEP's East Utilities. The threat area has been expanded to include all of AEP's East Utilities. Several disturbances traversing the top of a hot upper-level ridge will trigger the severe
weather.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, is predicting a Hazardous Weather Outlook for several counties in Ohio on Wednesday, June 12. This threat includes the potential for heavy rainfall, large hail, damaging winds and possibly isolated tornadoes. It is anticipated that this storm system will enter the area late this afternoon and early evening.
Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St., Bluffton, will celebrate fathers on Saturday, June 15, from 5-8 p.m. with a special menu including New York strip steak, petite bacon-wrapped filet, shrimp scampi and seared chicken salad.
Dads will be offered a free dessert. Reservations for Saturday night are suggested and can be made by calling 567-226-1120 during regular business hours, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The café will offer its regular menu on Sunday, June 16 - no reservations needed.
Cool is right! Two young swimmers have figured out that the coolest place in Bluffton on hot June days is under the umbrella of the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.
Here's a Bluffton photo taken by an unknown local photographer. The Icon thinks this looks like Bentley Road. We dropped the question on Charles Hilty of Reston, Va. Here's his take on the photo:
This IS Bentley Road looking south to what would become the split interchange that was part of the first, two lane only Bluffton bypass.
The house at the right, unoccupied by then, stood at spot where Beaver Street came out to the Bentley Road. It was vacant then, already sold to the state for the highway project.