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Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2012 - 12:54pm

Here's a plate that's a long way from home. The Icon spotted this Nebraska license plate on Main Street in December.

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Greg Conkling speaker at Jan. 13 chamber breakfast

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2012 - 12:51pm

Greg Conkling of Greg's Pharmacy is the featured speaker of the Friday, Jan. 13, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The event takes place in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.

Breakfast serving starts at 7 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m. Greg's Pharmacy observed its 25th anniversary as a downtown Bluffton business this fall. Conkling will talk about several aspects of operating an independent pharmacy in a small town during the breakfast.

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Holiday garland and snowflakes coming down on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2012 - 12:44pm

Want to enjoy Main Street's holiday lights one more time. Take a final look. On Saturday the new garland and 13 lighted snowflakes are coming down.

Members of the Bluffton fire department will remove the garland and snowflakes. The garland is owned by the store owners of Main Street and will be stored by them until next November.

Thanks to individual and business sponsorships fo the snowflakes, the 13 new additions to Main Street are owned by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. They will be stored until next November also.

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What's for lunch: January school menus posted

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2012 - 5:42am

January school menus are now posted for Icon viewers.

Click here for the Bluffton middle school/elementary menu

Click here for the Bluffton High School menu

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April 17 this year's federal tax deadline

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2012 - 3:59pm

The Internal Revenue Service today opened the 2012 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file as it is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds.

The IRS also announced a number of improvements to help make this tax season easy for taxpayers. This includes new navigation features and helpful information on IRS.gov and a new pilot to allow taxpayers to use interactive video to get help with tax issues.

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Rosenberger

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2012 - 3:04pm

Our bird of paradise tropical plant is in full bloom inside this glass house on the Bluffton University campus located on Rosenberger Drive.

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