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Biggest Buckeye fan this side of Putnam County

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2010 - 5:59pm
4BUCKZ

The driver of the vehicle must be the most loyal Ohio State fan in Putnam County. Not only is the vanity plate a special Ohio State University plate. The wording on the plate says it all. Obviously "4BUCKS" must have already been taken.

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Triplett meter website worth checking into

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2010 - 11:11am
Triplett advertisement

Note: Click here to link to website.

Thanks to an e-mail conversation recently with Roger Triplett, we've discovered a fascinating website dedicated to the Triplett Corporation.

Roger, son of Ropp and Mary Emma Triplett, is a 1974 BHS grad. He says that the website was developed by a man in Europe who is a "fan of the Triplett meter." Roger supplied him with some photos from the Triplett archives. Darrell Groman supplied him with information about Bluffton.

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School board okays several contracts on Feb. 15

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2010 - 10:21am

Several contracts and assignment approvals were part of the Feb. 15 Bluffton school board meeting.

The following substitute teacher contracts were issued at $72 per day:

Timothy Vaughn, Heather Kennedy, Meagan Kerns, John Runkle, Bethanie Adams, Amy Slimindinger, Valerie Kidd, Jennifer George, Judith Hauenstein, Nicole Morman, Danille Schmidt, Melissa Verhoff, Sarah Fortman and Meghan Mohr.

The board approved a student teaching assignment for Debra Hoy, a Bluffton University student, to work with Sandy Karhoff from Feb. 16 to May 4.

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48 hours late for Presidents' Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2010 - 5:07pm

We looked high and low for Old Abe, and finally found him in the Rosenberger parking lot. A bit late for Prez Day, but it was the thought that counts.

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7 inches of snow here from Feb. 9 to Feb. 15

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2010 - 7:40am

Not counting snowfall on Feb. 16, the Bluffton area has seen slightly over 7 inches of snow fall since Feb. 9. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, 5 inches fell on Feb. 9, 1.5 inches fell Feb. 10 and .7 inch fell Feb. 15.

Meanwhile, high temperatures could not break freezing and the lowest low hit minus 1 on Feb. 15.

In addition, traces of snow were reported on Feb. 11, 12 and 13. High and low temperature readings from Feb. 9 to 15 follow:

Date High Low

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Workplay Publishing Co. Icon's newest advertiser

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2010 - 5:19pm

Workplay Publishing is the newest advertiser in The Bluffton Icon. The Bluffton-based book publishing company is owned by Andre Swartley, 137 N. Mound St.

The book publishing company became a reality last summer. Workplay seeks non-fiction and fiction works from authors.

"I hope to help people like myself who have finished manuscripts (publish their works as a book)," he said. "I love to discover new writers with new talents who have the patience to get to a professional level."

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