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A sign that spring is on the way

Bluffton farmers market vendor meeting scheduled
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 22, 2021 - 2:21pm

Here's a certain sign that spring is on the way.

The Bluffton farmers market vendor meeting is set for 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, according to Greg Probst, market manager.

The meeting will be via video and phone. Guidelines for the market will be reviewed and registration will begin. Vendors may participate with audio using a standard phone, or with video by computer, tablet, or smart phone.

As in past years, the market will open on the first Saturday in May in the Citizens National Bank parking lot.

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Regional news
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Still time to sign up for book self publishing event

BCE hosts Zoom session with Fred Steiner on Thursday
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 22, 2021 - 2:13pm

Bluffton author Fred Steiner will lead a discussion on “Making It a Book” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in an online program hosted by the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE).

Steiner will walk through the process of self publishing from manuscript to printed copies. After a 30-minute interview is recorded for YouTube, Steiner will take questions from online guests.

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Business
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A Bluffton parade we never watched

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 22, 2021 - 12:06pm

Liz Gordon-Hancock shares this photo with Icon viewers. She found it ebay.

If you think Bluffton parades are well attended today, look at this photo showing an early 1900s parade. The crowd is four people deep on one side and even more crowded on the other side.

We don’t k­­now the purpose or exact year of this parade, however here are some observations.

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Historical Bluffton
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Here's last week's Icon poll results

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2021 - 9:50pm

Here's the results of last week's Icon poll. Take this week's poll, asking about your most watched TV channel at: http://www.blufftonicon.com/which-these-tv-networks-do-you-watch-most

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Regional news
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Enter the Icon's Golden Globe contest

The winner will soon watch a movie while eating a free pizza
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2021 - 8:49pm

You don’t have to be a movie expert to enter the Icon’s Golden Globe Awards contest.

Of course, it helps if you are, but the contest includes multiple-choice questions and that evens the playing field as much as we can tilt it in each contestant’s favor.

Click here to enter.

The Golden Globe awards presentation is Sunday evening, Feb. 28. Contestants may enter until noon on Feb. 28.

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Business
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Forgotten Bluffton: Newspaper "locals"

They shared everything and bared nothing
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2021 - 1:39pm

“Locals” is a lost written art form. Bluffton has had its share of locals (short neighborhood news items), published for years in the Bluffton News.

Here’s how it worked: Imagine no internet (nor Facebook or every other conceivable social media), television, radio or even telephones.

We’ve now backed into the end of an earlier Bluffton century. Here we find Bluffton’s favorite source of information as its weekly newspaper. Local were a significant part of the paper, as you will soon discover.

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