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Iconoclast view: 60 times around the block

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 7, 2009 - 6:14am

By Fred Steiner

Recently it occurred to me that I would soon (on Nov. 9) enter my sixth decade of existence. Wanting to make the event memorable I asked my wife for suggestions on how to celebrate it.

She immediately went on Facebook and asked a host of people who I hardly recognize what I ought to do 60 times on Nov. 9. Several yawned. A couple responded.

It was my nephew, Nate of Homewood, Illinois, whose response caught my attention. He suggested to "drive the trailer to the dump 60 times."

Allow me to explain.

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Reader asks: "Why the time change?"

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 4, 2009 - 3:16am

Icon reader Kathleen Mikkelsen of the Mennonite Memorial Home poses an interesting question. Here it is:

"Thanks for this web site! Is this the place for questions? What is the original reason for this change in our time, spring and fall? In asking around, some say, 'golfers' - school children- farmers. Could you print the real reason. thanks!

Readers are welcome to respond.

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The ever-changing Icon: an update

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 3, 2009 - 8:05am

You've noticed several changes in our home page layout. Here's some background information on this new coat of paint.

First, we are happy to share with viewers that several new advertisers have joined The Icon. The most interesting part is that these advertisers approached us initially. That's exciting because it says that the word about The Icon is getting around.

We are experiencing nearly 300 views a day. On a recent evening we recorded almost 40 viewers on the Icon site at the same time.

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Icon stats class - stuff about our viewers

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2009 - 4:51am

Okay, it's Saturday...time for some fun. Thanks to Google Analytics, we know more about our readers than we actually realize. It's not the "Big Brother" looking over your shoulder stuff. More like, well, analytic stuff, just like it says.

So, after 23 days online, here's some interesting information about The Icon:

We've experienced 4,225 visits to our site

Of those, 1,536 are unique visitors

Our visitors have totaled 33,364 page views

An average visitor checks out 7.9 pages per visit

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$50,000 Hankish scholarship fund established

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2009 - 4:01pm

Anyone who knew the late Theda Hankish realized her love of students and education. At the October meeting of the Bluffton school board action will take place in behalf of Theda's estate that will help students in the Bluffton schools further their education.

The Bluffton School Board will approve and set into motion the Hankish Scholarship Endowment Fund. The fund, from Theda's estate, is in the amount of $50,000 according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.

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South America map discovered in guard rail post

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2009 - 11:51am

Darvin Luginbuhl would call this "found art." Whatever it is, an outline of the South American continent has cropped up in a guard rail post along the north side of the National Quarry. Mapologists are trying it figure out the other islands or bodies of land on the map. One school of thought is that the land mass to the west of South America is the lost continent of Atlantis. If that is the case, the map could be worth thousands of dollars. Other argue, however, being in the Pacific, it is in the wrong continent. In that case, the map may be a fake, but a good one.

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