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Rudi: Don't tell the old man that Ford is dropping Mercurys

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 2, 2010 - 2:28pm

Once upon a time (in the days of vehicle brand loyalty) my old man drove nothing but Kaisers or Frazers. Back in the early 1950s one of them even had a rear window wiper, as I recall. These were the most beautiful machines a pre-school boy could ever imagine.

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A 4-year-old remembers Bluffton threshing days

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 23, 2010 - 12:11pm

James Bertsche of Goshen, Indiana, sent the following account of threshing day as he remembers it on the Bertsche farm in Bluffton. The farm stands on the southeast corner of State Route 103 and County Line Road. His recollection is based on what he remembers as a 4-year-old, watching.

Here's his account:
Threshing day at the Bertsche farm was a biggie. I would stand under a walnut tree along the gravel road past the farm watching down the road to the south for the rig to come into view . .wide, high steel wheels crunching the gravel, black smoke flying.

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A tale of two photos

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 22, 2010 - 6:03pm
Here's the other photo

Here's the situation. You have two great photos of a 21-month-old girl tugging at the reins of her pet llama as she and her grandfather stroll down Main Street. Not a scene you see everyday. Problem is, you can't decide which photo you like the best.

One shot is from the front. It shows facial expressions and the action moves toward you. The other shot is from the back. No faces in view. The subjects could represent anyone...you and your own granddaughter, or your neighbor's, for example. The action passes you by and heads into the distance.

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Welcome to the "new" and "improved Bluffton Icon!

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2010 - 5:16pm

That's right! New and improved. You see, we are experience growing pains: lots and lots of people are sending us stories and story ideas; lots of businesses are advertising and more are in the pipeline; lots of people are joining us each new day as a first-time viewer. Lots of them.

We now average 350 "unique" viewers on our lowest view day of the week - Sunday! That's our low count. Over the past 30 days we experienced over 4,000 unique viewers!

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Needed: a school board member with the entire community in mind

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 6, 2010 - 6:45am

We recognize the significance of Dan Rumer's role in the Bluffton schools. Not only has he served as a high school principal, but also as a school board member. He is the only person ever to serve in both roles - of course, at different times.

We appreciate the devotion he has given to the school district as a professional and as a parent. He will be hard to replace on the board.

As we look back, there have been very few times that a school board member has resigned during a term. This is an unusual event. It is the school board's duty to select a replacement.

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You know what it is but maybe not by this name: Xenotransplantation

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2010 - 5:03pm

Note: The Icon recently invited members of the Bluffton University Communication 105 class to submit material for publication. The following is the third of a four-part series of "opinion pieces" by Whitney Zumberger, a member of the class. We invite viewer comments on this series.

Xenotransplantation-Any procedure that involves the transplantation into a human recipient of either live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman source.

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