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And...how tall are you?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2010 - 1:20pm

There's an interesting story behind this plate plus a local connection. The plate means that the driver of the vehicle is Six-foot-nine inches tall. The plate belongs to Paul Klassen of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The Icon spotted the plate at the Dairy Freeze, where Paul and his wife, Ruth, were having ice cream cones. The Klassens are parents of Karen Klassen Harder of Bluffton. Paul says he was once 6-9, but may have lost an inch somewhere along the way.

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Council okays $48,038 in bills to be paid

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2010 - 6:16am

The Bluffton council approved the following bills to be paid during the July 26, 2010 meeting. Click on the image to enlarge.

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WIC and Lima parks hold "walk in the park" Aug. 7

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2010 - 6:27pm

The Allen County WIC office and Lima Parks and Recreation Department will hold a "Walk in the Park," in August, according to Lori Nester.

The event is from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 7, at Faurot Park shelter house number 2, in Lima.

The activity is in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week.

Participants may take a stroll around the one-quarter mile path, visit displays and information tables of a variety of organizations and businesses that serve families.

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A very important question

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2010 - 1:41pm

We've seen lots of vanity plates, but this one is in a class by itself. Why Cook? What do you suppose is the story behind this plate spotted on Main Street.

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Daily high temps continue in the 80s and 90s

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2010 - 4:12am

The high and low daily temperatures continue to resemble basketball game scores. However, the games this week are blowouts, with the winners hitting the 90s most of the time. Here are the official high and lows of the past seven days, recorded by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Temp. Low Temp Prec.

July 20 84 69

July 21 90 67

July 22 89 65

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Somewhere in the key of E

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2010 - 3:39pm

The Icon spotted this downtown and went through the phone book looking for last names starting with "E." No luck. Any ideas from viewers?

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