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Who are those guys?

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 4, 2009 - 5:17am

"Who are those guys?"

Remember that line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Paul Neuman asks the question after being followed all the way to Bolivia by, well, who are those guys?

I'm asking myself the same question as I write this.

Here's why. Considering the unofficial Icon launch on Sept. 27, here's some interesting info from seven days online:

603 visits

5,741 page views

9.52 pages viewed per visit

7:43 average time spent on the site per visit

And...most of the visitor information is actually since Oct. 1!

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Dave Risser Salad Dressing

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2009 - 4:56pm

Note: Dave Risser operated a restaurant in Pandora several decades ago. This is rumored to be the house dressing.

6 oz. sugar

6 oz. vinegar

2 teaspoons garlic salt

*(or 1/8 teaspoon Original Ranch Salad Dressing)

Mix ingredients and bring to a boil, disolving to clear. Then add 6 oz. vegetable oil.

Other options:

Add 4 teaspoons salt

Add 2 teaspoons garlic salt

Add other herbs of your choice

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Viewers express opinions on stop lights

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2009 - 4:45pm

The following views have been expressed by persons voting on the poll on the home page. The poll asks: What do you think about having only two stop lights on Main Street?"

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Schools announces senior breakfast schedule

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2009 - 7:12am

Bluffton schools recently announced is 2009-10 senior citizens breakfast schedule, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. Each month a breakfast is served in the middle school cafetorium. The events begin at 8:30 a.m. and are free for senior citizens.

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von Stein, Scoles, Brown FFA state farmers

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2009 - 7:02am

Many high school students do not have the time for a job on top of the several extra-curricular activities they may be involved in. But three Cory-Rawson High School students decided to do more than make money with the hours they spent working in or with farm machinery.

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15 minutes with Jamie Nygaard

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2009 - 6:20pm
Jamie and Christian Nygaard and their sons

Q: When did you graduate from Bluffton High School?

A: 1995

Q: What did you do after high school?

A: I went to The Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology in Moraine (near Dayton). OIP&T is a tech school and doesn't have dorms, so I got an apartment with someone from my school and got a job at Bravo! Italian Kitchen as a hostess for the first couple years and then was promoted to banquet manager.


Q: What made you decide to settle in Bluffton?

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