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I'll look this way and you check that way

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2016 - 8:22pm

A woodpecker and a nuthatch take turns cleaning out the feeder in the Icon's backyard. 

We couldn't decide which photo to post, so we posted three. The Icon made some homemade suet, which the clinging birds of winter love.

Don't worry, we have lots of bird photos. This is simply the tip of the birdfeeder.

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You can't have a Super Bowl without an Ada-made football

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2016 - 5:21pm

FROM ADA ICON - Dan Reigle, Ada's Wilson football factory plant manager, holds a 2016 Super Bowl football. All footballs used in the NFL and in the Super Bowl  are made in Ada.

Reigle said that 54 balls were sent to Carolina and 54 to Denver in prreparation for this year's Super Bowl game.

Balls were created starting Sunday as soon as it was apparent which teams were headed to the Super Bowl. The 108 balls were finished and sent from Ada on Monday.

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ICON OPINION PIECE: The importance of a hospital in our small town

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2016 - 3:30pm

ICON OPINION PIECE
I was born in Bluffton Hospital. So was my brother, sister, wife and her brothers. Our two daughters were also born there. Many persons reading this can say the same thing about their siblings and family members.

We can't, however, be certain our next Bluffton generation can proclaim this, considering the era of which we live. It's one where small town, rural American hospitals risk closing.

That's why two major January announcements from Bluffton Hospital are cause for great cheer in our small town. We urge you to read these.

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Here's some spring gardening advice from Gardeners of Bluffton and Pandora

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2016 - 8:55am

Here's some great advice from the Gardners of Bluffton and Pandora:

 If you have not yet made your order for seed from the catalogues that you have received in the past few weeks or months you should expedite this as soon as you can.

The later you make your order the later (exponentially speaking) you will receive it.

Those who wait to make there order, say the middle of March may not receive the seeds till late May or early June. If you make your order now you should get them sometime in the next few weeks.

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Meet the Woodys

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 12, 2016 - 1:15pm

Woody showed up on Jan. 11 at the Icon bird feeder. She and Mr. Woody are regulars at the suet feeder.

Fortunately sparrows can't cling to this feeder and squirrels can't reach it. It's one of a kind.

Do you have a winter bird feeder photo? Send it to us at [email protected].

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Bluffton Icon was "clicked" and visited 445,600 times in 2015

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 2, 2016 - 12:49pm

 Q: How many individuals viewed the Bluffton Icon in 2015?
A: Would you believe 138,203? That’s the answer, according to Google Analytics. 
 
The analytic program tracks more statistics that we know what to do with. Needless to say, it reveals lots of significant information.
 
We’d like to share some of our 2015 facts and figures with viewers. For starters, those 138,203 viewers clicked on the Icon almost one-half million times, or an average of 1,220 total visits per day!
 
2015 viewer summary
 

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