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The dread of taking the quarry test

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 16, 2020 - 9:08am

"All these years later, I still remember the dread I felt before taking the quarry test. This wasn't a written exam, and it had nothing to do with school. It was a rite of passage for any Bluffton kid from around the mid-1950s to the early-1990s who wanted to earn the right to swim in the Buckeye." - Rick Ramseyer

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This week's poll results

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 16, 2020 - 8:49am

Here are results of last week's Icon poll. To take this week's poll, asking how covid-19 has affected you directly by clicking here.

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This only happens in a small town

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2020 - 4:40pm

Dian and Alan Yoder were treated to the longest parade of honking vehicles that community has witnessed in a long time. It all happened between 5 and 6 p.m. on Friday, as Dr. Yoder retired after checking vision of Bluffton and area residents for over one-half century. Click here for the story. (Mark Yoder photo)

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Did Alan Yoder administer your first-ever eye exam?

And, perhaps your second, maybe even your third, probably your fourth?
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2020 - 4:31pm

Did Alan Yoder administer your first-ever eye exam? And, perhaps your second? Maybe your third? Probably your fourth? And maybe your parent’s, or your children’s exams?

Did you ever call him after-hours with an eye-related issue, and he said, “I’ll meet you up at the office in about 15 minutes.” Often he’d be there before you arrived.

If so, you are not alone. For 55 or 56 years, depending upon how you look at the calendar, Dr. Alan Yoder, was probably your eye doctor.

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Forgotten Bluffton: All those barbers

Here's a list of who and where you could once get a haircut and a shave in Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2020 - 2:19pm

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In our culture, the barbershop has a niche of its own.

Many barbers served Bluffton over the years. And, they have faded into the town woodwork. 

We compiled a list of them after a hearing a long lecture on the subject about 40 years ago given by the late Rolland Stratton. He knew more about Bluffton than any other person on Main Street.

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Icon book review: Murder Thy Neighbor- True Crime Thrillers

I liked this book, and appreciate the local librarian who recommended it to me
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2020 - 2:04pm

Review by Robert McCool
James Patterson hits it out of the park in this double header.

“The world's best selling author” no longer writes his own books, of which he produces a plethora each year. He “coauthors” with carefully chosen writers, leading to different flavors for each book. In this example, “Murder Thy Neighbor- True Crime Thrillers” (ISBN 978-1-5387-5241-8)  he gives us two different stories of damaged people by two different authors in the same volume.

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