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Let's put ONU's Miss Ohio in the "top 15" in Miss America Competition - here's how

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2012 - 4:15pm

There is a popular vote going on right now as part of the Miss American pageant and it allows supporters of Elissa McCracken to help her become Miss America. Elissa is a neice of Jay McCracken of Bluffton, and is a student at Ohio Northern University.

The winner of the popular vote becomes the People's Choice candidate and is automatically in the top 15 of the Miss America pageant.

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Carlin Carpenter knows that coaching football ain't easy - he wrote the book

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 13, 2012 - 9:16pm

Carlin Carpenter says that when he was growing up in Nelsonville, Ohio, he wanted to become the best squirrel hunter in Athens County.

Somewhere along the way he became a football coach and Bluffton is a much more interesting place to live because of his change in career choices.

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Why not enter the Bluffton residential lighting contest? There's $350 in prizes!

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 4, 2012 - 1:38pm

Bluffton residents are invited to enter this year’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential Christmas lighting contest. You may win some neat cash prizes.

Here’s how it works:

The contest is open to any residence within the Village of Bluffton corporation limits.  The corporation expanded this year, so, for example,  residents on Dixie Highway south to and Southgate Lanes are now eligible to enter the contest.

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Two views of Santa's visit

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2012 - 12:09pm

Santa visited the Bluffton Public Library on Saturday. Here's two photos of the event. One shows Santa from the kid's view point. The second shows the kids from Santa's view point. Click here for a video.

Click on images to enlarge.

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The forest from the trees

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 29, 2012 - 4:34pm

The Icon photographer decided to play around with Photoshop. Here's the Christmas tree in the lobby of Maple Crest. Then, with a bit of camera magic, the tree is transformed in a color outline. 

You may chose which version appeals to you.There are times when the itch to experiment is so strong that, well, it just happens.

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The Perfect Recipe: My all-time favorite dessert

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 20, 2012 - 12:03pm

Note: This column is written by Bradley Walther, a sophomore at Pandora-Gilboa High School. Paula McKibben, Bradley's teacher, sent it to The Icon.

The Perfect Recipe
One cup of softened butter, one cup of white sugar, one cup of packed brown sugar, two eggs, two teaspoons of vanilla extract, three cups of all-purpose flour, one teaspoon of baking soda, two teaspoons of hot water, half a teaspoon of salt, and two cups of semisweet chocolate chips.  Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes. 

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