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Could you please douse me with water? I'm on fire

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 27, 2012 - 1:12pm
Five of the eight chili soups judged on Saturday

I judged a pie contest once. Going into it was the happiest day of my life. After the 10th or so pie, I changed my mind.

I judged a chili soup contest Saturday at the library. Going into it was the happiest day of my life. Then, I caught on fire. Wow! But it was worth it. I love chili soup as much as I love pies.

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Three other guys - judges - burned with me: Phil Zimmerly, Dr. Matthew Jordan and Luke Young. They like chili just as I do. We could have sat there all day.

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Bluffton visited by President and First Lady on Tuesday - honest!

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2012 - 5:19pm

Bluffton received a presidential visit on Tuesday.

Honest Abe Lincoln visited residents of Maple Crest Senior Living Village earlier this week. With Mrs. Lincoln at his side, President Lincoln told about his early life and years as president.

His visit was one day after Presidents' Day and very close to his own birthday. When not playing the role of President Lincoln and the first lady, the couple is known as Roger and Judy Jenot from Carey.

This is the second visit to Bluffton by the Lincolns. Last year they visited with patrons of the Bluffton Public Library.

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Icon supports 1/4 percent tax issue; urges voters to attend Thursday's public meeting for details

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2012 - 5:14pm

One of Bluffton's most important decisions of the decade will be decided on March 6. Bluffton voters will decide the fate of a proposed one-quarter percent income tax.

The Icon supports this issue and urges voters who need more information to attend one of two public meetings planned for the next two Thursdays to learn more about this issue.

The meetings are both at 7:30 p.m., with one on Thursday, Feb. 23, and the second on Thursday, March 1, in the third floor of the town hall, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.

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And boy are these gems: IRS releases the Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2012 - 6:42pm

Just when you think you've heard it all...the Internal Revenue Service issues its annual "Dirty Dozen" ranking of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud.

The Dirty Dozen listing, compiled by the IRS each year, lists a variety of common scams taxpayers can encounter at any point during the year. But many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their tax returns.

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I want your Bluffton stories from the 1950s - yes, your's

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2012 - 4:52pm

By Fred Steiner

Bluffton in the 1950s. Were you there? Tell us about it. Or, tell us who to talk with about it.

The second "Bluffton: A Good Place To Miss" collection of stories is coming together this winter. Its focus is the years when men's ties were as wide as white wall tires: Jan. 1, 1950, to Dec. 31, 1959, to be specific.

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Constant practice makes a good loser

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 12, 2012 - 5:30pm

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

I lose things. Constantly. Sometimes I find them, sometimes not. Sometimes I replace the lost item and find the old one months later. I find some comfort in realizing that this is not a new (i.e. older-age) problem. It's been ongoing since childhood.

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