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Deserved to be on a calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 21, 2017 - 4:38pm

John Flickinger stopped in Bluffton over the weekend and photographed the Bluffton town hall against an impressive summer sky drop back. He shared the photo with The Icon and we couldn't keep this art work to ourselves.

 

 

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60 years later - meet the BHS class of 1957

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 19, 2017 - 3:10pm

Bluffton High School class of 1957 celebrated its 60th reunion on June 17, 2017, in the Bluffton town hall.

Attending, front from left, Ruth Augsburger Koontz, Eva Galloway Pickett, Raeleen Bucher Greenawalt, Marjory Lehman Lyman, Jane Badertscher Walter, Judy Tschantz Koepke and John Murray.

Second row from left, Judy Schiffke Hauenstein, Nan Schmidt Knee, Mary Jo Diller Lehman, Martha Koontz Hindgardner, Margie Gerber Closson, Linda Core Kramer and Dwain Leiber.

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Swiss Day June 25

Program "Letters from the Swiss Settlement 1840-1860"
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2017 - 9:03am

The Swiss Community Historical Society’s annual Swiss Day is Sunday, June 25, according to Gary Wetherill, president of the society.

This year’s event includes:
• 12:30 p.m. potluck at Ebenezer Mennonite Church
• 2:30 p.m. program – “Letters from the Swiss Settlement 1840-1860.”
• Following the program – Schumacher homestead open house

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Hanging gardens of Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 9, 2017 - 2:30pm

Stratton Greenhouses employees hang nearly a dozen hanging flower baskets along Main Street on Friday. The hanging baskets compliment Stratton flower pots on the sidewalks, making Bluffton's downtown vibrant for the summer.

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Humphrey Bogart was wrong: "We won't always have Paris"

Where we stand on global warming and the Paris climate agreement
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 1, 2017 - 8:43pm

Humphrey Bogart was wrong when, in Casablanca, he said: "We'll always have Paris." As of June 1, 2017, the world has turned. We won't have Paris.

We will, however, stand firm with the following opinions on Paris (and global warming).  The following is from NASA on climate change. CLICK HERE TO VIEW IT.

Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver.

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Another view of Memorial Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 30, 2017 - 3:37pm

The Icon's home page photo of Memorial Day featured a view from a zoom 140 mm lens enlarged beyond that point.

Here's approximately the same view photographed at 18 mm. Same spot, different, yet interesting, perspective.

CLICK HERE for the 140 mm version.

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