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Here's The Dough Hook's Troyer cheese sale details going on now:

• Smoked Swiss, $5.99 a pound
• Smoked cheddar, $5.99 a pound
• Provolone cheese, $4.99 a pound

The Dough Hook is at 117 N. Main St., Bluffton
419-369-4264

Managing school crises was the theme of a two-day seminar held in the Bluffton town hall earlier this week.

The seminar was made possible from support of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties.

The Critical Incident Stress Management Team of Allen County hosted the seminar.

Titled “Organizing School and Educational Setting Crisis Response Information,” those attending were professionals in a five-county area.

Richard and Marylin Basinger will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 5, 2014.  They were married on July 5, 1964, at the First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, Ohio by the Rev. Jacob T. Friesen.

Parents of the couple are the late Amber and Edna Basinger and the late Donald Dillman.  Marylin's mother, Treva Dillman Suter resides in Bluffton at the Mennonite Memorial Home.

You may have noticed that Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, now has a fence that encloses its patio areas.

his is part of a state requirement in order to serve wine and beer in an outdoor setting. The fence also enhances the quaint vintage charm of the train depot location.

The café now offers light fare that goes nicely with the new wine and beer selections. “Red and White Slates” consist of cheese, breads, meats, olives or fresh fruit served on a tile, paired with red or white wine.

Richard and Marylin Basinger will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 5, 2014.  They were married on July 5, 1964, at the First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, by the Rev. Jacob T. Friesen.

Parents of the couple are the late Amber and Edna Basinger and the late Donald Dillman.  Marylin's mother, Treva Dillman Suter resides in Bluffton at the Mennonite Memorial Home.

The Icon offers viewers a three-part photo series that took three years to complete. We intend to continue this series. Here’s the story about it.

A long time ago in a galaxy far away there was a newspaper editor in a small town called Bluffton, Ohio.

The editor’s name was Charles Hilty. He created a tradition that The Icon has adopted. Every year on or very close to July 4, he’d take a photo of an old farmer, Henry Huber, standing in Henry’s cornfield.

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