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Bob Beer is the obvious choice as the newest member of the Bluffton Public Library Board. Although he is the newest member, being appointed to fill an unexpired term, he may be among the most experienced of candidates, having recently left the board after completing a seven-year term.

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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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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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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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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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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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