Icon viewers interested in knowing the power of social media will appreciate following statistics.
The Icon's Facebook page has 1,034 followers and this list continues to grow weekly.
During the week of Sept. 24-30 the Icon Facebook page:
• Reached 1,144 persons
• Had 35 persons talking about it
• Added 3 new likes
Each evening The Icon posts one item on its Facebook page to attract viewers to the Icon website. Here is a sample of posts from Sept. 24-30 listed with the number of Facebook fans each story reached:
Gary Augsburger, owner of Gary’s Repair, 2667 Road P, Pandora, has added a Simplicity dealership to his mower sales and repair business.
Augsburger said that his business now carries all Simplicity products and services these products.
Simplicity offers a line of zero-turn riding mowers, garden tractors, walk-behind snow blowers, pressure washers, generators and other products.
Gary’s Repair provides pickup and delivery services to customers. The business phone is 419-384-7303. Business hours are Mondays-Fridays 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays, noon-1 p.m.
The Bluffton University volleyball team had visions of handing Coach Yarnell his first-ever victory over Heidelberg University when the Beavers traveled to Tiffin on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
A solid 25-18 showing in the lidlifter gave the visitors hope before Heidelberg returned to form and made quick work of Bluffton during the next three sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-17). Bluffton slipped to 8-12 on the season, while Heidelberg improved to 8-9 overall.
Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton, has several special events planned for its residents in October.
On Oct. 6, residents will have a Halloween celebration at Twin Lakes. On Oct. 12, residents will travel to Findlay for a pumpkin train ride. On Oct. 17 residents will participate in the Richland Manor fall festival. On Oct. 26, residents will decorate pumpkins. On Oct. 31, residents will have a Halloween party.
The autumnal equinox has passed and the shift has begun. As it went, the month of September looked a lot like summer-into-fall would look. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided the Icon the following information on September's weather:
The highest daytime temperature was a scorching 97 degrees on Tuesday, September 10. September 10 was also the day of the highest night time temperature of 74 degrees.
