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The final days of Keeping Active are underway at BFR Sports & Fitness. The last week will feature more free walking days, a free session of water exercise, informal recreation for adults and families, plus informational demonstrations in the BFR Fitness Center. A full schedule of activities is available at the building, as well as on the web site www.bfronline.com. All of the programs will be held at the BFR facility located at 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.

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James L. Dailey, 86, died at 11:34 a.m. Feb. 20, 2014, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. He was born Nov. 12, 1927, in Portage Township, Hancock County, Ohio, to the late Dwight and Ollie (Clouser) Dailey. On July 17, 1949, he married Joan Burkholder and she survives.

Mr. Dailey had been the owner/operator of Southgate Lanes, Bluffton. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. He was a member of the Lima Bowling Association Hall of Fame. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army.

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Portraying Bluffton University mascot J. Denny Beaver this academic year were Sarah Dailey (right) and a second student who will remain in the role next year. Watching the Feb. 15 “beheading” ceremony is Phill Talavinia (far left), Bluffton’s athletics director. Click for the story.

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It should be no surprise that the new manager of Book ReViews loves books.

Dr. Christina Walton, Ed. D., a resident of Bluffton for one year, became manger of Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., on Feb. 1.

"I've read books all my life," she told the Icon earlier this week. "Books are an important part of who I am."

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Bluffton College had an "Illinois Club" in the 1925-26 school year. The qualifications for membership were simple: You had to be from Illinois. This photo is from the college yearbook.

Members, first row, from left: Nafziger, E. Stahly

Second row: Burcky, Springer, O. Augsburger, V. Conrad, Salzman, Eichelberger.

Third row: Stucky, J. Augsburger, M. Leaman, Chase, C. Leaman, Shelly.

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Two Bluffton University students have performed the duties of Bluffton mascot J. Denny Beaver this academic year. But the identity of only one was revealed during a “beheading” ceremony at halftime of Bluffton’s men’s basketball game on Feb. 15.

Sarah Dailey, a senior from Zanesville, was introduced as one J. Denny during the ceremony, which traditionally marks the only time that college mascots remove their costume heads in public.

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