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Former Bluffton resident Mary Jane Snyder of Kingsburg, Calif., died at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Glenn, an Adjunct Professor at Fresno Pacific University; a son, Gregg (Christine) of Springville, Calif.; a daughter, Jill Peterson (Paul) of Kingsburg, Calif.; six grandchildren, Coriann, Mady and Grant Snyder and Haley, Jace, and Cade Peterson; and a sister, Kathy (Lance) Cappello of Telford, Pa.

She was born in Lansdale, Pa. Her parents were Naomi and Woodrow Rittenhouse of Souderton, Pa.

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Icon viewers now have access to the Maple Crest Senior Living Village April calendar. The calendar is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Messing with Mother Nature

We are messing with Mother Nature again - Photoshop. Any idea what this object is? You could probably guess, but where is the object? Hint: on a Bluffton church lawn. Click for the answer.

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Deloris E. Hemry, 77, of Bluffton, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 8:18 p.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.

She was born Dec. 30, 1934, in Columbus Grove to Jesse Franklin and Laura (Hartman) Mumea. On July 5, 1963, she married Roger L. Hemry and he died May 1, 1998.

Mrs. Hemry was a member of the North Shore Animal League, the Sierra Club and Feature Films for Families. She was a member of the Tri-County Family Assembly of God.

Surviving are four sons, Dennis (Rose) Dearth, Donald Dearth, Roger (Sandra) Hemry, and Vincent (Deb) Hemry.

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The newest postage stamp available in the Bluffton post office honors the Cherry Blossom Centennial. The stamp was issued March 24.

Background on Cherry Blossom Centennial

In 1912 Japan gave 3,000 cherry trees to the United States, which were planted round the Tidal Basin in the nation's capital.

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The Icon spotted this plate in the Bluffton Hospital parking lot. Viewers are welcome to explain its meaning.

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