Mary Ann Jordan has her photo taken in front of Bluffton's official sesquicentennial quilt. It was unveiled Friday at the town hall. It will be on permanent display in the town hall. Click for a video.
It all ends Saturday. Bluffton's celebration of its 150th anniversary as an incorporated village concludes with a day full of activities.
Here's Saturday's schedule:
o 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Pork barbecue lunch, Presbyterian Church lawn. Side dishes are cheesy potatoes, green beans and a roll. Tickets are $7 and may be purchased on Saturday. Carry out or eat in.
o Noon - Sesquicentennial parade line up, East College near Railroad Street
o Noon - Bluffton High School class of 1946 65th reunion
Dan Groman provides the following information on the old-time baseball game scheduled at the village park (across the interstate). The game is at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Here are the team players for the Shannon Sodbusters and the Wyandotte Ghostriders. (Apparently nicknames are required.)
Eugene Basinger, 92, of Bluffton died at 8:35 am July 1, 2011 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Maple Crest's July calendar of events is now available for Icon viewers to see. The calendar may be opened in its printer-friendly format at the bottom of this story.
Here's a switch. June's normal rainfall in the Bluffton-Pandora area is 4.16 inches. In June 2011, it rained only 2.24 inches. Maybe the rain in the spring made up for June.
Guy Verhoff provides the monthly June weather summery. It is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The June 2011 average daily temperature was 72 degrees. The normal June average is 69.3 degrees.
June's high temperature reading was 96 on June 4, 7 and 8. The minimum June temperature was 53 on June 15.
Stratton Auto Sales and Main Street Rentals, 220 N. Main St., Bluffton, has a summer time cool sale now through July 31. Recharge your vehicle's air conditioning for $39.95 (Freon is extra).
A coupon for this offer is in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story, or by clicking on the Icon Coupon page.
