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Sunday noon is deadline to enter Icon's Super Bowl contest

Two-minute warning. Make that 24-hour and counting warning. You may still enter The Bluffton Icon Super Bowl 45 (that's XXXXV if you took Latin) contest.

Over 75 contestants have entered so far. Entering is simple. Click on the box on the top right side of The Icon's home page, answer the questions and hit "submit."

The deadline to enter is noon, Sunday, Feb. 6.

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The snow blower works, sort of, in case you wonder

With The Icon's winter weather warning level at "partly screwed," we'd like to poll the viewers of a couple subjects.

The paulpoteet.com site is a weather site pointed out to us by Lindsay Steiner in Kent. She forwarded the map. We asked for permission to use it and received the okay.

In case you are wondering, it is possible to use a small push snow blower on this stuff. Our's is called a snow "thrower." We tried it at 7 a.m. this morning. It worked, sort of. Blew out the driveway. It took three passes; usually needs one swipe.

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5 Myles High - now you may hear them on The Icon

One of Bluffton's talents is music. But you already know that. We have a women's choir, several church choirs, school and university musical organizations, a couple street musicians in the summer. You get the idea. There's every sound in Bluffton from Bach to (fill in the latest popular group here).

Then, there's Bluffton's own 5 Myles High. It's a group including Krysti Schey, piano, Phil Schey, bass, Myles Bowers, trumpet and Sean McNeal, drums.

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Robert Kreider: It takes a village of Charlie Hankishes to raise a boy

The photo of Charlie Hankish triggers a host of fond memories: his story as a boy accompanying his father or uncle on a wagon trek conducting tourists from Beirut to Jerusalem and Holy Land sites. . . .

his making a circuit as a peddler in northwest Ohio, falling in love with Bluffton and deciding to make it his American home. . . .

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Icon learns some important details about Dean Niswander's "Red Baby" (aka 1928 Chevy 2-door sedan)

Former Bluffton resident Evan Herr provided some additional information about the "Red Baby."

#1 cost $50.
#2 had a broken rear axle when purchased.
#3 went to Chev. Amstutz & bought a used one.
#4 work on car was done at C.F. Niswander & Son business Bldg
#5 we put 600/16 tires on car.
#6 interior painted white
#7 many lights
#8 radio

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Take the Icon new year's quiz (don't look at the answers until you finish)

Good bye 2010.

Let's see how absorbed you are in Bluffton. Here's a quiz -sorry, no prizes - centering Bluffton 2010 and 2011. Let's see what you know. Each question is worth 1 point. Two bonus questions are available. You may choose which one you wish to answer. It is worth 3 points.

If you play this at a new year's eve party and enter into any disputes over answers do not call The Icon. Settle it yourselves.

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