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All aboard! 40 area residents ride the train west

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 3, 2011 - 9:01am
Bluffton area residents on Colorado rail trip

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Tonya Meyer, director of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, provides us with a minute-by-minute trip to Colorado taken by 40 area residents.

By Tonya Meyer

Bright-eyed and ready for adventure, 40 friends of Bluffton Senior Center boarded a Buckeye Charter bus the morning of July 20 heading for Chicago and parts West.

It was a sizzling hot day as Chicago greeted us with temps topping 100 degrees.

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My favorite Everett Collier story

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 1, 2011 - 5:52pm

My favorite Everett Collier story.

Some years ago when a certain college changed its name to a university, Mr. C apparently laid this one on two Ph. D. neighbors in the vicinity of Campus Drive-Campus View. He informed them that the former college-now-university had requested that the post office change the names of the two drives to something like "University Drive" and "University View."

After all, the university officially named the path leading to College Hall "University Drive." So, why not change Campus Drive and Campus View?

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How would you handle the debt crisis?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2011 - 5:36pm

Icon viewers:

Care to offer an opinion?

Let's have an Internet town meeting.

Tell us your view of the debt ceiling crisis. How would you solve the problem? How would you vote on the bills facing U.S. representatives? How do you feel about 4th district Congressman Jim Jordan's approach toward these issues? Then, there's the notice that the Republicans may redistrict the 4th district out of existence to polish Jordan for his flight with the party establishment. What are your thoughts on that?

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You've heard of car washes - but what about "wheel washes"?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2011 - 6:02pm

Note: With this column The Icon introduces a new photo feature. Eight photos may be viewed easily with this story. Simply click on the top photo and watch the show.

Give a child some soap, water, a bucket and rag and the next thing you know the house is clean. Well, in this case, the children are in the summer day care program at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.

Their task - or assignment - eariler this week was simple: scrub down some of the Hilty's senior residents wheel chairs and walkers. When the job is completed, dry them.

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When we all scream for ice cream

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 25, 2011 - 5:58pm

"I'll take a large vanilla cone, please."

Members the Bluffton fire department answered the call to that request all afternoon on Sunday at the Bluffton Dairy Freeze. Jon Kinn, fire chief, said that the department raised over $350 taking orders and making cones for Bill and Phyllis Marschal's customers.

"It's not our calling, but we did have fun," Kinn admits about the fundraiser. He said that only one cone was dropped during the afternoon.

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The dog days of summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2011 - 4:45pm

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Yesterday morning I asked my husband if he thought the dog's bug bites/rash were making him feeling crummy or if it was just the heat. His response?

"Well, it IS the dog days of summer." Groan.

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