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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 29, 2020 - 2:00pm

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where will you find this holiday window decoration? Answer tomorrow.

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Clarence Kooker: "When I started teaching in 1951-52 there were 41 students in my classroom"

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 28, 2020 - 4:22pm

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"I started teaching in Bluffton schools in 1951-52. I taught fourth grade and in my first class there were 41 children. The room I had in the old grade school had only windows in the back. With 41 children, the room was crammed full. The rest rooms were in the basement.

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Ten songs for when we can party again!

A little fun between Christmas and new year's
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 28, 2020 - 2:11pm

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While life in 2020 has been full of masks, social distancing, and isolation, there will be a time soon when everyone will party again. Here are ten songs to help you plot out your return to real life and the dance club scene.

How are you going to enjoy your return to everyday life in the near future? Let the Icon know in the comment section!

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Forgotten Bluffton: What about those curves in the road?

There's one on Bentley and Tom Fett north of town, but on Phillips it's a 90-degree jog
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 28, 2020 - 12:18pm

Why is there a “curve” on Bentley Road just north of Bluffton where the road crosses Riley Creek?

There’s also a curve on Tom Fett Road and on Phillips Road at about the same location.

On Phillips Road it's a serious twist, instead of being just a curve in the road. That’s because the Tom Fett and Bentley “jogs” have been modernized. Phillips remains the same at it was when it was originally laid out.

The simple answer to the question in the opening sentence is that the earth is round and that the early surveyors were trying to run straight lines on a sphere.

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Bluffton's residential lights winner

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 28, 2020 - 12:13pm

The outdoor display of Jesse and Amy Blackburn, 215 S. Jackson St., was selected as first place in this year's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential lighting contest. They will receive $400 in Bluffton Bucks.

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Icons back on line

Still updating some ads and stories
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 27, 2020 - 11:10pm

Icon viewers:
The Bluffton and Ada Icon web host, Webfaction, went off line for about 6 hours on Sunday. The Icons were also off line during that time. We came back on line at 10:27 p.m. However, some of our most recently posted stories were lost. We are working to get the Icons updated. Please have patience while we update the websites. 
Thank you!

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