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Blanchard Valley Health Foundation offers assistance to junior golfers

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 1, 2010 - 6:30am

The Blanchard Valley Health Foundation now offers an opportunity for training and development to area junior golfers through the new Julie Cole Golf Fund. The fund was created with a portion of the proceeds from the 2010 Julie Cole Charity Golf Classic held June 7.

The Julie Cole Golf Fund offers junior golfers in Hancock County the opportunity to participate in a summer camp at the Dana Rader Golf School in Charlotte, N.C.

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Icon viewers pick "Grand Shannon" as the number one tagged trout of 2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2010 - 5:35pm

The Icon viewers have spoken. The 2011 Bluffton Sportsmen's Club tagged trout number one will be called "Grand Shannon." The name was chosen when the club invited The Icon to run a viewers' poll.

Three names were voted on by viewers. Nearly 50 viewers participated in the poll. The winner, Grand Shannon, captured 71 percent of the votes. Second was Shannon at the Rileys, with 22 percent. Third was Shannon of Old, with 7 percent.

The Icon wishes to thank the Sportsmen's Club to allow us to provide a poll where residents could assist in naming the tagged trout.

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Jerry Suter guest speaker at Nov. 2 Lions Club meeting

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2010 - 5:24pm

The Bluffton Lions Club have a busy November. At the club's Tuesday, Nov. 2, meeting, Jerry Suter of Suter's Produce is the speaker. The meeting is at 11:50 a.m., at Maple Crest.

On Saturday, Nov. 6, club members will volunteer for landscaping and clean up of the Bluffton Public Library lawn.

Lynn Ritter is the speaker at the Tuesday, Nov. 16, meeting. Lynn is from the Alzheimer's Association and will talk on "Understanding Dementia." The meeting is at 11:50 a.m. at Maple Crest.

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Game review: I wholeheartedly recommend Lords of Shadow

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2010 - 5:14pm

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.Andr'e Swartley
PSN ID: lordgodalming

Castlevania: Lords of ShadowDeveloper: Mercury Steam
Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360Rating: M for Mature
Similar games: Ninja Gaiden, Devil May Cry, God of War

(Note: I was unable to finish this game prior to review because I received the little-known "Unhandled Error" message in the middle of Chapter 12 [of 12 total] and lost all of my save-data. Konami has since patched this error.)

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First National Bank receives Bauer's 5-star "superior" rating

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2010 - 11:34am

First National Bank of Pandora announced that it has been awarded a 5-Star ("Superior") Rating from Bauer Financial, Inc., an independent bank rating company. Bauer's 5-Star Rating, their highest performance ranking, represents an independent, unbiased analysis of a financial institution's safety and soundness position. Bauer has been analyzing and reporting the financial condition of the nation's banking industry since 1983.

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Black-bellied whistling-duck, rare to Ohio, spotted at the Buckeye

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2010 - 11:30am
Photo from the Internet

A duck very rare to Ohio was spotted at the Buckeye on Oct. 26 and has apparently remained near the quarry this week. The bird is a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, according to Linda Houshower, who has been watching the bird.

This duck has only been seen in the state four or five times. It lives in Texas, Florida and Louisiana.

Linda says that it's very cooperative and fun to see with its bright red bill, it can't be missed. Birdwatchers from across Ohio are coming to see it.

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