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Clifton Diller 1914-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 1:29pm

Clifton Diller, 96, of Bluffton died at 2:20 p.m. May 9, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born in Richland Township on Jan. 3, 1914 to Albert and Sarah Geiger Diller.

Mr. Diller was a retired farmer. He was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where he had served at a deacon and Sunday School teacher.

He made several trips to Switzerland and the Holy Land. He was a 1932 graduate of Bluffton High School.

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15 minutes with Joel Groman

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 6:00am
Joel Groman

You're a senior at BHS, which means that graduation is less than two months away. Does that seem realistic? Are you ready to move on?

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People
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Welcome to the "new" and "improved Bluffton Icon!

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2010 - 5:16pm

That's right! New and improved. You see, we are experience growing pains: lots and lots of people are sending us stories and story ideas; lots of businesses are advertising and more are in the pipeline; lots of people are joining us each new day as a first-time viewer. Lots of them.

We now average 350 "unique" viewers on our lowest view day of the week - Sunday! That's our low count. Over the past 30 days we experienced over 4,000 unique viewers!

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Iconoclast View
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It takes a passel of women to raise a child

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2010 - 5:03pm

In some corners of the world, it takes a village to raise a child. In my world, it takes a whole passel of women -- pseudo moms to my daughters. Yes, I know I'm their mom and technically, I am the one who raised them. Okay, sure, their dad had a little to do with it. But it's Mother's Day. He'll get his own day in June.

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Columnists
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Congrats to the class of 2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2010 - 12:55pm

Gayle Zimmerman of Bluffton was among members of the Bluffton University class of 2010 to graduate on May 9. Zimmerman, also a Bluffton High School grad, is a business administration major. The May 9 commencement was Bluffton's 110th.

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A golden spring

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 8, 2010 - 1:48pm

The price of gold is skyrocketing, but this goldfinch pair could care less. These modest feathered creatures brighten up a green hedge while eating breakfast.

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