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Give me a "B"

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2011 - 12:02am
Give me a "B"

B-E-A-V-E-R-S keep the crowd motivated at men's basketball games this season in Founders Hall.

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Not one...but three J. Denny Beavers!

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2011 - 7:05pm
J. Denny Beaver at courtside

To watch a video of the beheading, click here.

After entertaining Bluffton's campus at more than 65 events since August, J. Denny Beaver's true identity was revealed at halftime of the men's basketball game on Feb. 16 during a beheading ceremony - the only time that college mascots traditionally remove their costume head in public.

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Bluffton University
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Icon invites viewers to subscriber (for free) to our YouTube channel

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2011 - 3:40pm

Interested in being alerted when The Icon posts a new YouTube video? We are posting videos more frequently and want viewers to be able to keep up with our pace.

The instructions are simple:

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Regional news
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Letter: Asking support of death penalty vigil Thursday morning

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2011 - 2:09pm

Icon viewers:

Members from the Bluffton Community will gather Thursday at 9:45 a.m. on the Corner of Main and Cherry Street to speak out against the Ohio Death Penalty.

Frank Spisak is scheduled to be killed by the State of Ohio at 10am that morning. Those at the vigil plan to pray for Spisak as well as the victims of his racially-motivated crime: Rev. Horace Rickerson, Cleveland State University student Brian Warford, and Timothy Sheehan.

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Letters
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Let the game begin

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2011 - 9:16am
Let the game begin

If this isn't a hopeful sign of spring, what is? Bluffton University maintenance personnel finished removing snow from the Rosenberger tennis courts.

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Mayor of Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2011 - 5:57am

The Icon spotted this unique plate on Main Street, Bluffton. It belongs to Dave Retterer, mayor of Ada, and a faculty member at Ohio Northern University. Most Bluffton residents, however, know Dave's wife, Deb, a pharmacist at Greg's Pharmacy.

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