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Now retired farmers of America

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2015 - 10:18am

Here's the Bluffton High School Future Farmers of America from the 1956-57 school year. Names of members are on the photo. Wonder what the price of corn was 58 crops ago?

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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Historical Bluffton

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Ray Person talks about cooperative farm on May 5

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2015 - 6:51am

The Gardeners of America Club meeting is Tuesday May 5, at the Bluffton Public Library at 6:30 p.m.

Ray Person of the Cooperative Farm in Pandora will present a power point program on gardening and raising livestock.

"Join us to be inspired and educated by his wealth of experience so that our efforts in our gardens might result in better outcomes. Come with questions," said Anita Darnell of the club.

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Events

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Phil Kingsley: Communicating with "the blink of an eye"

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2015 - 6:16am

The current issue of "The Visioneer," a publication of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, is now on The Icon. The lead article follows. To view the entire issue open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Phil Kingsley, author of the following reflection, communicates using smart technology. “My speech generation computer enables me to (communicate) with blinks of my left eye,” he states.

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People