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Berries in the straw

Here's the state of things at the corner of Bixel and Pandora roads. Straw covers acres of strawberry plants waiting for consistantly warm weather. It's the Suter Produce strawberry field. In early June there will be a traffic jam with people interested in making strawberry jam.

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner
Have you ever noticed how there is always a long line outside the women's restroom at public events?

We wait. And wait. And wait...while the men zip in and out of their own, with nary a line in sight.

Of course, men translate this to mean that we women are taking our time primping. This is not true. Let's just say that the mechanics of emptying one's bladder are more time-consuming for women than for men.

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Back home again - Here's an Indiana license plate The Icon spotted in a university parking lot.

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Here's a classic Bluffton High School photo. It is the earliest photo of the entire student body we've ever viewed. To make it even better most of the students are identified, with some extra descriptions tossed it. We've added class graduating years, when known, based upon the graduation list in "A Good Place To Miss: Bluffton Stories 1900-1975."

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Mennonite Memorial Home and McDonald's Restaurant team up for a community egg hunt at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, at MHH, 410 W. Elm St.

Watch The Icon for additional details coming soon.

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