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15 minutes with Ben Kruse

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2009 - 9:48am
Ben and Jodi

Interviewed by Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Long ago in another lifetime, you used to help your sister, Caroline, entertain our daughters when she was babysitting. Last I remember, you were working somewhere near Beaverdam, so I'm obviously behind the times. Explain briefly what you did after college in the way of work?

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Icon stats class - stuff about our viewers

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2009 - 4:51am

Okay, it's Saturday...time for some fun. Thanks to Google Analytics, we know more about our readers than we actually realize. It's not the "Big Brother" looking over your shoulder stuff. More like, well, analytic stuff, just like it says.

So, after 23 days online, here's some interesting information about The Icon:

We've experienced 4,225 visits to our site

Of those, 1,536 are unique visitors

Our visitors have totaled 33,364 page views

An average visitor checks out 7.9 pages per visit

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Southgate Lanes report from Oct. 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2009 - 4:51pm

Belles & Beaux
Scores bowled on: Oct. 18
Men's High Game
Jon Burden 259
Dan Dailey 253
Greg Amstutz 234
Dan Dailey 233

Women's High Game
Erin Dukes 222
Cathy Bugner 215
Sue Burden 213
Beth Green 211

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Guest columnist: The night from hell

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2009 - 4:41pm

By Tonya Pike
Last night about 8:50 p.m., I heard two men's voices floating up the stairs. I was up reading in bed and A. was watching TV. The voices sounded at first like they were coming from the front porch. I heard A's laughter, so I wasn't too worried. It continued for a few minutes and the voices sounded closer. Sammy, our dog, was barking a bit wildly so I thought I should go down and investigate. Since I was wearing my pajamas, I put on a sweatshirt and headed downstairs.

When I got to the landing I was horrified.

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Melinda Bowden receives professional certification

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2009 - 4:31pm

Melinda M. Bowden of PromoHits! Ltd., Bluffton, recently passed the certification examination administered by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) to receive the Certified Advertising Specialist (CAS) industry certification.

The CAS designation is one of only two of the promotional products industry's professional designations. The CAS is acquired through a combined result of number of years active in the industry, completed courses, industry contributions and other criteria.

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Ski swap set Nov. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2009 - 4:16pm

Mad River Mountain Ski Patrol's annual snow ski swap is planned Sunday, Nov. 1, according to Neil Hauenstein of Bluffton.

For persons selling items equipment check-in begins at 9 a.m. For persons buying items, sale hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Items for sale include gently-used equipment including skis, boots, boards and clothing.

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