Static Entry in iWeb Blog

Hi folks
Is it possible to create a blog page in iWeb with a fixed 1st entry? I want to use the blog page as the home page for my site with the first entry always being a welcome page and all subsequent blog entries to appearing below as normal.
Thanks.
Steve

Oh... I was wondering why Final Cut and Final Pro proceeds my discussion subject. I remember clicking on iWeb so am not sure how I got into this forum.
This is my first post on apple discussions and I just switched to mac 3 months ago. Am still on a really sharp learning curve... it is frustrating and exciting at the same time, albiet lately it has been more of frustration for me. I am currently having problems converting pages to pdf but then again that's for a different discussion.
Am not afghan if that's what one of the responders think. I live and work in Afghanistan but then again none of that is of any importance altogether.

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