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Betty Jo Sherman, 78, died on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 at 6:10 p.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

She was born on Sept. 27, 1934 in Hardin County, Ohio to Carl B. and Rhea (McElroy) Gardner who preceded her in death.

She first married Grover Boutwell and they were divorced and he preceded her in death in 1975. She then married Billy L. Sherman on June 13, 1973 and he survives in Ada.

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Here's the seven-day report for November from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that "Wreck-It-Ralph" (PG) and will be shown at the theatre from November 16-20.

Show times are every evening at 7:00 and 9:30 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 and 4:00 PM. All shows are 2D.

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S & K Mowers, 9280 Dixie Highway, Bluffton, is offering a snowblower rebate sale, according to Steve Swank, owner.

Now through Dec. 31, customers will receive rebates up to $150 on Simplicity snowblowers.

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Here's a farm view of one of the activities that took place during the 1961 Bluffton centennial. Leland Gerber took this photo. Two of the persons identified are John Murray (left) and John Neunschwander (center).

We'll defer to older Icon viewers for the explanation of this old-time farm operation. Comments are welcome.

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We'll simply guess on this one...the driver is a twin born on Feb. 25. What do you think? It's an Allen County plate. The Icon saw this earlier this month in Bluffton.

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