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Letter: Concern over "Value Added Taxes"

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2010 - 8:27am

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What is a Value Added Tax, commonly called VAT? These are taxes that we will be facing because of all the spending of our government. It is considered a consumption tax. It is a complicated tax but simply put, each stage or process a tax is added.

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Diller School was a rarity with two rooms

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2010 - 6:57am

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NOTE: Viewers will discover The Icon is now enlarging its old photos to a high-quality view.

The Diller country school, rural Richland Township, was a unique structure because was a two-room school house. The building stands today and has been transformed into the Goldsberry residence at 7370 Grismore Road. This photo is from a photo post card mailed in 1908.

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Historical Bluffton
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Let's try this book!

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2010 - 8:30pm
Let's try this book!

Brothers Collin (7) and Ethan (5) Oglesbee of Bluffton check out the used books for sale during the Friends of the Library book sale going on this week at the Bluffton Public Library. In addition to the public library's used book sale, Musselman Library at Bluffton University is also offering books that are no longer in circulation for sale.

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Harmon Field stadium project will be re-bid

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2010 - 4:54pm

The Bluffton school board voted in a special meeting April 12 to re-bid the Harmon Field stadium renovation project after rejecting the previous bids.

According to Greg Denecker, superintendent, the initial bids on the stadium project were more than 10 percent above the preliminary estimate. The renovation is expected to total about $120,000.

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Regional news
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Hey, it's getting warmer every day!

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2010 - 12:44pm

April may truly be "in my mistress face," as evidence in the temperatures recorded over the past seven days by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Here are the daily highs and lows of the past week.

Date High Low Rain

April 6 83 61

April 7 73 57 .28

April 8 60 57 .52

April 9 50 33

April 10 68 29

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Blanchard River Watershed Partnership information available

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2010 - 12:31pm

Persons interested in participating in the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership may click on an application form on The Icon advertising page. Riley Creek is part of the watershed.

Persons with specific questions should contact Nancy Benroth, Bluffton assistant village administator, at 419-358-2066, ext.102.

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