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A deer walks into a bar and suddenly Bluffton, Ohio, is a date line across the globe

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 12, 2010 - 4:50pm

The now famous "deer walks into a bar" story with a Bluffton, Ohio, date line - yes, you saw it first on The Bluffton Icon - has captured worldwide fame.

Steve Harnish provided The Icon with the following links. This demonstrates how quickly a local story travels in the digital era. It all started on The Icon on Friday, Nov. 5, at 3:30 p.m. Here's how the story traveled in seven days.

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Friends of the Library meeting on Nov. 30

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 12, 2010 - 12:36pm

The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library will hold their next regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The meeting will take place in the Richland Room, which is on the library's lower level. The Friends will not meet on the fourth Tuesday of November, which is an exception the group's usual schedule.

The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library encourage everyone who uses the library to make a donation and to share their time, energy, and ideas. You can join the Friends by making an annual donation of $5 or more.

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Nov. 18 tea at The Inn at ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 12, 2010 - 5:28am

The Inn at Ohio Northern University offers Thursday Tea at the Inn every Thursday afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at The Inn. The garden courtyard is open for seating (weather permitting).

On Thursday, Nov. 18, the featured tea is Maharaja Chai Oolong Tea paired with Spice Cake, in addition to a selection of Chef's Tea Sandwiches, Scones, Pastries, Tarts and Petite Fours. Champagne is also available.

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Pandora council going for grant for police cruiser laptops, digital cameras

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 10, 2010 - 2:48pm

The Pandora village council was in session on Oct. 26. Minutes from that meeting are found in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Welcome Pandora readers!

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 10, 2010 - 9:55am

The Bluffton Icon hopes to extend its coverage to the Pandora community.

We invite persons with Pandora school, church, club or event news to submit it to:

[email protected]

All Pandora-related material will be placed on this page for easy access.

To read all the Pandora news, simply go to the black topic bar near the top of the Icon home page. Click on "News" and scroll down to "Pandora."

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Deer video featured on CNN this morning

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 10, 2010 - 5:56am
Luke Young on CNN

Bluffton's 15 minutes of fame continues as the "breaking story" of a six-point buck enters Luke's Bar and Grill on Nov. 5 was featured on CNN on Nov. 10.

The deer broke through the front window of Luke's on Friday, Nov. 5. The incident was captured on several security cameras in the bar. The images were quickly added to the internet and suddenly the rest is internet history.

Fortunately only two customers were in the bar when the deer entered.

The CNN clip came after a Toledo television crew visited Luke's earlier this week.

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