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Find what's changed in this photo

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2010 - 4:20am

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It's the Bluffton Post Office. But, look closely. How many things in this photo can you see that have changed since the photo was taken in the 1940s? Check out Main Street. It's brick. Look at the trees on the lawn. Closely examine the sidewalk widths. The modern ramp is not there, nor is the zip code above the doorway, or the white house behind the post office or the building to the north. One more thing: look closely at the post office doors. They have been replaced. We almost forgot. The lawn slants toward the sidewalk; there's no wall there.

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Historical Bluffton
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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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Regional news
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Main Street storefront available

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2010 - 10:07pm

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Gangster John Dillinger: Not just Bluffton's Public Enemy # 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2010 - 6:22pm

By Ron Lora

When John Dillinger held up Bluffton's Citizens National Bank and relieved it of $2,100, no one in town, let alone the nation, knew that a day was coming when he would be designated "Public Enemy Number One." For years, the date of that daring five-minute holdup, August 14, 1933, burned in the memory of Bluffton citizens.

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Beaverdam Contracting apparent low bidder on North Dixie water project

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2010 - 5:52pm

Bluffton council learned on Monday that Beaverdam Contracting is the apparent low bidder in the North Dixie Highway water-sewer-interceptor project. Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, told council that of the nine firms bidding, the Beaverdam company's bid was about 14 percent below the engineer's estimate.

The engineer's estimate is $958,776. Beaverdam Contracting's bid was $822,073. Mehaffie said that he anticipates action by council at its next meeting.

"(Awarding) the contract is contingent upon the annexation of the area," said Mehaffie.

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Public Meetings
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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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Regional news
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