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Victory finds sweet victory at trout derby

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 4, 2010 - 8:51am

Raymond Victory arrived at Bluffton's annual trout derby at 8:15 a.m. - much later than usual, but still nearly six hours before the 2 p.m. starter's gun would sound. He was carrying two poles - one with which to fish, the other to lay on the ground to stake off his three-foot section on the quarry's bank.

As the derby began, Victory announced to those nearby: "That guy (the number one tagged trout) is in this area. One of us will catch him." Victory was joking, but just 15 minutes later, that joke turned into reality.

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Improved CNB business bill payment now available

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 4, 2010 - 8:20am

Citizens National Bank recently announced an improved business bill payment product available to all its online business customers.

Provided through CheckFree, a leader in the bill payment industry, the service provides the time-saving benefit and convenience of paying all bills from one website. Business customers may now pay anyone onlline that they currently pay by check.

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Game review: Prince of Persia - not overly difficult, but rarely easy

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 4, 2010 - 3:14am

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.
By André Swartley

Issue #22
Prince of Persia
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Rating: T for Teen

The original Prince of Persia appeared on home computers in 1989. It was designed to be a brief game, with an hour~Ac^a'not^a"cs time limit imposed on the player from the beginning. Current ~Ac^a'notA"speed runs~Ac^a'not^A

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Beaverdam High class of 1960

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2010 - 8:46pm

The Beaverdam High School class of 1960 held its 50th reunion on May 1. Members attending, from left,Sandra (Lewis) Horne, Marilyn (Weaver) Hanthorn, Jim Lewis, Richard Armstrong, Tom Bassitt, Rodney Habegger,Gary Crawfis, Garry Crawford, Gary Herr, Virginia (Williams) Gladwell, Karen (Hutchinson) Fisher, Gaylee (Hochstettler) Larson, Rita (Palte) Plaugher, Carole (Parkins) Stechschulte, Bernadine (Mullett) Burkholder, Mary (Lugibihl) Ream, and David Ream.The 1960 Mercury Monterey is owned by Bill McClain, Beaverdam.

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Bluffton becomes Ohio's first "Fair Trade Town"

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2010 - 5:11pm

May is the month where we see weekend tributes to mothers and veterans, but it also celebrates something that is a little less known. Every second Saturday in May marks World Fair Trade Day, which will land on the 8th this year.

Ten Thousand Villages, one of Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs biggest fair trade shops, will be celebrating World Fair Trade Day, and throughout the whole month, by offering free coffee samples on Saturdays throughout May.

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Bluffton becomes Ohio's first "Fair Trade Town"

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2010 - 5:09pm

By Austin Arnold, BGSU Icon intern

May is the month where we see weekend tributes to mothers and veterans, but it also celebrates something that is a little less known. Every second Saturday in May marks World Fair Trade Day, which will land on the 8th this year.

Ten Thousand Villages, one of Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs biggest fair trade shops, will be celebrating World Fair Trade Day, and throughout the whole month, by offering free coffee samples on Saturdays throughout May.

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