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December must be Denny Edinger and Dick Boehr's favorite month

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2009 - 4:48am

By Fred Steiner
Two guys we know pretty well must think that December 2009 is their favorite month of the year. We are thinking of Denny Edinger and Dick Boehr.

First, Denny: As officer in charge of the Bluffton Post Office, next week, for example, has the busiest mailing day of the year. Therefore, Denny's favorite day of the year is certainly Monday, Dec. 14. On that day the Postal Service expects to deliver 839 million cards and letters. That's only double the average daily volume.

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CRHS student launches business

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2009 - 4:26pm
Ashley Siferd

OLD HOMESTEAD SOAPS AND LOTION

By Angela Green, BGSU intern

While Ashley Siferd, a junior at Cory-Rawson High School, has recently started up her own business, called Old Homestead Soaps and Lotions, selling goat milk soap and lotion she has been around goats her entire life.

"My family has had goats since my brother was four," she said. "I was born into the goats. We had a farm tour for Hancock County and we had to have activities for it and that's when we started making stuff."

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Bluffton chamber card deck hottest Christmas item in town

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2009 - 3:42pm
Melinda Bowden of PromoHits! looks at her card hand

The hottest Christmas toy nationwide might be a fake hamster, but Bluffton's hottest Christmas item is the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce card deck.

The deck features 52 Bluffton businesses and was created and donated to the chamber as a fundraiser by PromoHits!, owned by Melinda Bowden.

Each deck sells for only $5 each. The card decks are available at the following locations: Greg's Pharmacy, Common Grounds, The Sports Warehouse, The Dough Hook, BFR, Family True Value Hardware, The Curling Iron and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

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15 minutes with Paula Pyzik Scott

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2009 - 8:29am
Paula Scott

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

I know you're from Livonia, MI. That's a much different city than Bluffton, isn't it? Tell me about your childhood, growing up "up north", etc. What kind of kid were you?

"Up north," that's Traverse City or Marquette, to me! Livonia is the suburbs, but I had a passion for horses and was lucky to ride English for six years through the Girl Scouts.

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United Way at 44 percent of goal

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2009 - 7:35am

The Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland Township United Way reached 44.27 percent of its goal on Dec. 7, according to Neil Reichenbach, United Way treasurer.

As of Dec. 7 the 209-10 campaign has reached $11,068. The total goal is $25,000. Persons may continue to make donations at Citizens National Bank.

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Our scientific snow survey and more

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2009 - 5:07am

Our extremely scientific poll of early November asked viewers when we would experience the first snowfall of the season.

Figuring that Dec. 7 was that significant event, we referred to our poll (see previous polls). Here's what viewers predicted:

21 percent said it would snow by Nov. 14

44 percent said it would snow between Nov. 15 and Nov. 30

36 percent said it would not snow until December.

And more...

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