Exactly how hot was July? We'll tell you.
According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer and weather reporter to The Icon, the average July temperature for the Bluffton-Pandora area is 72.8 degrees. This July the average daily temperature was 78.3 degrees.
The maximum temperature was 102 on July 6. The minimum was a cool 56 on July 21 - that's a 46 degree difference. The daily maximum temperature reading in July surpassed 90 13 days. It surpassed 100 on three days.
It's Christmas at missElaineous, Bluffton's QVC store, 417 N. Main St. The store is stocked with lots of Christmas items including:
o Bethlehem Lights Christmas trees, swags and centerpieces,
o Holiday decore by Valeria Paettill,
o Christmas ornaments,
o Battery-operated twigs,
o Battery operated garland, and more to come.
The business phone number is 419-358-0001.
"It's a small world!" That well-known sentiment was proven true, once again, as Maple Crest, Bluffton, residents gathered for an organ hymn sing with Janice Shields.
Shields had barely been introduced when she realized that one of the residents had been her neighbor and school mate when they were children in Columbus Grove.
She stated her maiden name, Bryan, and immediately Jack McCullough remembered her, and jumped into a lively conversation with her, teasing her with the comment "You got older!"
Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, Aug. 2, from noon until 6 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in the Large Room, located at 160 N. Spring St.
How to Donate Blood
To schedule an appointment to donate please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in Indiana and Ohio), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.
So much to do! Here's Allen County events taking place in August. This list is provided by the Lima/Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Happy Daz Cruise-Ins @ Happy Daz, Elida Road
August 1: Metropark Discoverers-Wet & Wild @ Ottawa Metro Park
August 2: Toast to the City @ Downtown Lima
August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Farmers Market-St. Rita's @ St. Rita's Medical Center
August 3: Stargazing with Lima Astronomical Society @ Schoonover Observatory
Krysti's Music Studio students present their annual performathon fundraiser for Bluffton-Pandora Campus Life/YFC later this month, according to Krysti Schey.
The event is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Bluffton Campus Life building, 111 W. College Ave., Bluffton. Persons attending may come and go as they like.
