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Four university students take off their masks

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Bluffton University mascots J. Denny Beaver and Jenny Beaver were very busy this year as all of the students inside the suits are involved in multiple student clubs and athletic teams on campus.
 
The students’ identities were revealed at halftime of the men’s basketball game on Jan. 28, during a ceremony that traditionally marks the only time that college mascots remove their costume heads in public.
 
Introduced as this year’s J. Dennys were:
• junior English and public relations double major Micayla Hanover from Sidney,

First one is Wednesday in Bluffton

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Citizens Wealth Management Group (CWMG) will host a series of free seminars in February that focus on its 2017 economic outlook. CWMG is associated with Citizens National Bank.

Deborah Boisselle, vice president investments, is the featured speaker. The first seminar is at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Citizens National Bank, 102 S. Main St., Bluffton.

Two other seminars are:
• Thursday, Feb. 2, 3 p.m., Citizens National Bank, 201 N. Main St., Lima
• Thursday, Feb. 9, noon, Country Inn and Suites, 903 Interstate Dr., Findlay

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Doris Dorothea Conrad, 91, died Jan. 26, 2017, at 4:50 p.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.  Doris was born Oct. 16, 1925 in New Bremen to the late Ralph and Lillian (Lent) Dunifon.  On Dec. 4, 1962, she married Herbert Conrad who preceded her in death on Nov. 11, 2008.

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The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Thursday, Feb. 9 from 1-6 p.m. at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton. Donors should enter the church via the double doors on Jackson Street directly across from Bluffton Elementary/Middle School. The church is handicap-accessible.

To schedule your blood donation appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code “fmenncbl.”

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That's right. Opening sooner than you think. Watch for an "open" sign later this week for Campito Lindo. Frantz Wright, building owner, says he has new owners for the previous Don Jose Mexican Restaurant on North Main Street. The new owners are putting together final touches in getting the restaurant open soon. Watch the Icon for more details.

These were once manufactured locally

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Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations.

Stein Electric Fence Charger (started in 1938)
and Meta-Fold Awning (started in 1941)
Manufactured by Roy Hauenstein and Myron Moyer

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