It was a fine day for an impromptu, walking St. Patrick's Day survey in downtown Bluffton. The Icon walked from College to Elm, asking all and sundry to share their level of enthusiasm for the holiday.
2 - Needed to be reminded what day it was.
22 - Were wearing green, including one with a green pen in their pocket.
7 - Were planning to celebrate at a gathering or by going out.
12 - Expected to eat or drink something green. The jello cake to be served at the Senior Center dinner added greatly to this count.
As an enthusiastic if fairly timid cyclist, I was interested to find a list of bicycle safety safety tips in the Icon’s inbox from the Allen County Health Department. With my “step through” ladies’ frame and wicker basket, I probably resemble Miss Gulch from the Wizard of Oz, minus the bright-eyed terrier captive. In a town the size of Bluffton, a bike is a great transportation option. In the days of $4/gallon gas, it’s looking even better.
The Bluffton Icon gets requests for newspaper subscriptions. While we can't provide you with a great big paper to enjoy with your breakfast or after dinner, we have created a new option.
The Bluffton Icon is introducing full length versions of our top stories that you can print on letter size paper and share with family and friends who are not online or don't use email. The stories are delivered by email on Mondays and Fridays.
Here are the Bluffton Icon's most-read stories of 2021. We have grouped the December 11 police incident and obituaries as single topics. The surprise entry to this editor, if not to past editors, is that a 2012 story about the coexist bumper sticker, item #3, attracted 873 readers.
