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The March issue of "The Visioneer," which provides updates on the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Green House Project is now available for Icon viewers.

House "B" is completely under roof and the rough-in mechanicals (electrical, plumbing, heating/AC, fire suppression) are proceeding rapidly.

House "A" is nearly under roof and then the mechanical rough-ins will begin there as well. There was a point in early December when we thought the project would need to be put on hold until spring.

Smith's Realty, Bluffton, has a new listing. It is a residence at 120 W. Elm St., (corner of Elm and Lawn). For a complete overview of the property open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Trudy Baber will receive a life membership to the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association during the Monday, March 12, monthly potluck. The dinner is at noon at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Baber turns 90 this month.

Larry Armstrong, ventriloquist, will present the program. Bob Painter is the potluck master of ceremonies.

Community meals for March are on the Icon calendar. The first is Thursday, March 1, and the second is Thursday, March 15.

Both meals, open to the public, are held at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. There is no charge for the meals, however donations are accepted.

The March 1 meal is hosted by Ebenezer Mennonite Church. The March 15 meal is hosted by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio. Begins begin at 6 p.m.

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

Date High Low Rain Snow
Feb. 21 44 33 0.13
Feb. 22 58 33
Feb. 23 42 31 0.61
Feb. 24 42 30 0.02
Feb. 25 34 26
Feb. 26 45 20
Feb. 27 50 25

More than 12,000 children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer every year. On Wednesday, Feb. 29, about 45 Bluffton University baseball players and coaches are going bald to show they care.

Having already raised roughly $7,000 in the last month for the St. Baldrick's Foundation-which funds research for potential childhood cancer cures-the Bluffton baseball Beavers will take their support a step further on Wednesday, having their heads shaved in solidarity with young cancer victims.

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