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Posted by Fred Steiner on January 27, 2012 - 1:06pm

The Icon continues to evolve. We've said before that there is no manual written on how to create a free small-town online news source like The Icon.

Lots of the things we do are trial and error. Or, trial and success. Many of the ideas we try are viewer generated.

Here's the most recent example:
Now it's easier to find recently posted stories on The Icon thanks to our latest addition to the home page.

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Bring on the Girl Scout cookies...please

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 22, 2012 - 3:23pm

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Somewhere in our attic is a dark green Girl Scout sash, but since it belongs to daughter number 1, it's been packed away carefully in her recently reorganized "corner" and I've been ordered NOT to mess it up.

But a quick search through my husband's box of family "heirlooms", I located an old green Girl Scout dress that belonged either to his sister or mom. The label reads "Girl Scouts Trademark Official Uniform".

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Kodak teeters on the brink - just negative thoughts

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2012 - 6:32pm

By Fred Steiner

The Wall Street Journal headline read: "Kodak Teeters on the Brink." Reading this, my mind did a long, fast reverse. It stopped somewhere in 1970, inside the Bowling Green State University journalism dark room.

There I heard Jim Gordon, our photo professor, tell our Photojournalism 201 class, "There will always be film." Professor Gordon wouldn't lie. He may have even suggested we buy Kodak stock, but I'm not certain about that.

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The down-to-earthiness of an extraordinary woman - Helen James Minck

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2012 - 6:24pm

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner
Some individuals walk into our lives quietly and unobtrusively, yet leave such an indelible impression that we feel their presence long after they are gone.

Helen James Minck was one of those individuals. When Helen died on Christmas Eve, I felt saddened that I'd never get to hear more of her stories, to hear her laugh. Yet her face and voice are so clear, so present.

For more columns by MPS click here.

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Bluffton's most popular baby names of 2011 - can you guess them?

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 10, 2012 - 5:46pm

What shall we name the baby...in 2011? The Bluffton Hospital provided The Icon with the list of first names of babies born last year in Bluffton. Want to know the popular names?

Boys:
Mason (6)
Aiden (3), Auden (1)
Gage (2), Guage (1)

Girls:
Ella (3), Eva (1), Ellen (1)
Addison (2), Addyson (1), Adalyn (1)
Kira (2), Kali (1), Kayla (1), Kaylee (1), Kayleigh (1), Kali (1)

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Our deep interest in small towns

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 6, 2012 - 6:15pm

By Eric Davis, Icon blogger
I have a deep interest in small towns. My parents grew up in a small town, I grew up in a small town and we currently live in a small town.

To view Davis' blog click here.

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