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Must be a lawyer from Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 8, 2010 - 6:22am

ADA LAW...now let's see. Who lives in Ada and drives to Bluffton where his wife owns a restaurant on Vine Street. Must be Peter Previte.

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BFR offers 5K training; sports camp afternoon fun

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 8, 2010 - 3:58am

Become a runner at BFR! A new program is offered for people interested in training to complete a 5K. BFR's Walk to Run program includes 12 weeks of preparation for the 3.1 (5K) mile goal.

Groups meet at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for warm-up, walking/running intervals, stretching, and lots of group support.

For more information about Walk to Run, contact BFR at 215 Snider Road, or call 319-358-4150 or visit www.bfronline.com.

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Events
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Beth Boehr attends long-term care insurance conference

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2010 - 12:10pm

Beth Boehr, owner of BB Investments and Beyond Budgeting, recently returned from the 2010 Long Term Care Insurance Worksite and Combo Products Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

Headlining the conference were author and training expert, Phyllis Shelton, along with marketing visionary and speaker, Van Mueller.The three-day event was designed to prepare insurance professionals for the ever-changing shifts in the long-term care insurance (LTCI) market.

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People
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"Taps" from Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2010 - 8:37am

Travis Unterbrink sounded "Taps" and "Amazing Grace" earlier this spring at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans in honor of those killed during the war. Unterbrink is a 1996 Bluffton High School and 2008 Bluffton University graduate. The flag in the photo is two stories tall.

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Niagara still falls

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2010 - 6:06am

By Joanne Niswander

Yes, I can attest that the Niagara River continues to rush toward the Atlantic, via Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway. But what a spectacular picture the river presents as it pours over the precipice at Niagara Falls! If you've never been there, the trip should be on your "to do" list - not because it's just another tourist attraction (which it can be if that's all you want), but because there's not another sight, or sound, to match it.

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Columnists
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Walter Gratz

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2010 - 4:46am

The Icon recently mentioned the foot X-ray machine in a Bluffton business. Here is Walter Gratz, owner of Gratz shoe store, Bluffton. The store eventually became Bazzy's Shoe Store. Most Bluffton residents 50 and older probably had their first pair of shoes purchased in the Gratz store.

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Historical Bluffton
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