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Some Christmas boyhood memories of Bluffton of more than 75 years ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 23, 2010 - 7:17am

Note: Robert Kreider, now of North Newton, Kansas, has a special place in his heart for Bluffton, Ohio. Here are some of his thoughts at Christmas.

At Christmas time boyhood images of a Bluffton of more than 75 years ago come surging out of my past. In my ripe old age, I savor these scraps of memory. Speaking of "ripe old age," how does one know when he or she has become "ripe"? Relax for this flow of nostalgia:

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Icon and Common Grounds invites to you enter count the coffee bean contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 22, 2010 - 4:23pm

The Bluffton Icon and Common Grounds Coffee Shop recently teamed up for yet another fantastic contest. This one is simple, and Phil and Fred guess that you've never played it before.

Simply guess how many Icon coffee beans fit in this jar. The winner will be featured in an Icon 15-minute interview, plus may go home with a hearty congratulations from Common Grounds.

Here's how you enter. Stop in Common Grounds. Check out the coffee jar. An entry form is available at the shop. Enter and wait until New Year's day 2011 (actually Jan. 2) to discover if you've won.

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Instructions on making The Icon your home page

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 22, 2010 - 6:34am

Icon viewers often ask us how to make The Icon their computer home page. Here are instructions for viewers using Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome.

These instructions are also available by going to the bottom of The Icon homepage. Click "Set The Icon as your homepage!"

We encourage viewers using other browsers who are not able to make The Icon your home page to contact us at: [email protected]. We'll walk you through the steps.

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Bluffton-made product in Woodrow Wilson museum

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2010 - 6:02am
Bluffton fireless cooker in Wilson's kitchen

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A Bluffton product is in this photograph. Can you find it?

First, the photo shows the Woodrow Wilson house kitchen from 1915-1924. The kitchen is located on the street level, underneath the Dining Room. Food was transported upstairs to the Pantry by a dumbwaiter.

The Woodrow Wilson House is a museum property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is located at 2340 S Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

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Give a gift that gives twice: Favorite fair trade gifts of Blufftonites

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 29, 2010 - 5:48am

During this Christmas season we all want to be generous to the poor.

Fair trade is a wonderful way to do this while checking off your gift list for friends and family. Fair Trade is a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development.

Its purpose is to create opportunities for producers who have been economically disadvantaged or marginalized by the conventional trading system. Fair trade includes sustainable, environmentally sound agricultural practices, and focuses specifically on fair labor practices and prices.

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More info about our rare whistling duck

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 19, 2010 - 6:24pm

Jean Cook, photographer of the bald eagle published Nov. 18, the the black-bellied whistling duck, published Nov. 19, offers this background information our the whistling duck:

It's from The Sibley Guide to Birds by the National Audubon Society (copyright 2000, pg 80):

"These oddly gooselike ducks are found in flocks, grazing in open fields or tipping up in shallow ponds. They call constantly in flight, when their broad, rounded wings and long legs are apparent."

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