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A hospital original at auction

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 10:54pm
A hospital original at auction

Here's a Bluffton original available this week in the Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary's silent auction. This silver spoon is from the hospital's kitchen.

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Will it be Green Bay or Pittsburgh?

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 7:06pm

Want to try your luck at picking this year's Super Bowl football winner? It's easy. All you need to do is enter the Bluffton Icon Super Bowl contest. As of Tuesday evening, 15 persons have entered.

The entry form is on the top right side of the Icon home page. Contestants enter directly via e-mail. The deadline to enter the contest is noon on Sunday, Feb. 6, the day of the game.

The Icon's contest offers three tie-breakers. Here are the contest questions.

Who will win:
oGreen Bay Packers
oPittsburgh Steelers

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Events
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16-year report reveals crime on the decrease in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 6:43pm

A 16-year study reveals that crime is on the decrease in Bluffton. Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, shared the study, which shows annual incidents reported to police from 1995 to 2010.

The high year was 1998 with 498 incident reports. The low year was 2010 with only reports.

Skilliter said that 2010 was the "friendlest" - safest year to live in Bluffton during this report period. Dick McGarrity of council praised the police department by stating that much of the reason for this decline belongs to their efforts.

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Public Meetings
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Senior Citizen February events available to download

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 2:48pm

Bluffton senior citizens will celebrate Valentine's Day with a carry-in potluck dinner next month. The dinner is at noon, Monday, Feb. 14, at the Senior Center.

The program is Kristie Groman Schey, who will play selections on the piano. To view a view of Schey performing with 5 Myles High, click here.

To download the February senior citizen newsletter open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Regional news
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Exactly how cold was it?

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 9:37am

Baby, it's "really" cold outside. Over the seven-day period from Jan. 18 to 24 the only day the thermometer crept above freezing was on the 18th. Otherwise, we've survivied a week of temperatures in the territory where we fear to tread.

Here's the seven-day report from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date Max. Min. Rain Snow

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Regional news
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Bluffton funeral director

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 9:28am

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Here's a photo of Paul Diller, whose photos The Icon has shared with viewers this past month. Diller was a funeral director in Bluffton and as a hobby took photos.

Although not a professional photographer, his photos capture the essence of the Bluffton community in a manner that few other photographers have matched. Most of the Diller's photos reproduced on the Icon are from the 1940s to early 1970s.

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Historical Bluffton
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