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Citizens National Bank announces two staff member promotions.

Courtney Geus is now assistant vice president of retail lending. Nick Ardner is assistant vice president project manager.

Guess is responsible for the pricing, selling, delivery and servicing of all salable loans. She oversees underwriting for one to four family mortgages, home equity lines of credit, secondary market lending, Visa credit card and consumer lending.

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Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Company is headed east this summer with a new franchise location in Harrisonburg, Va., announced Pete Suter, Shirley’s co-founder and CEO.

The store, in the heart of downtown Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley, will mark the company’s sixth overall location and first outside of Ohio.

Locally owned and operated by franchisees Rob and Lisa Roeschley of Harrisonburg, Va. and Wayne and Luisa Witmer of Broadway, Va., the new store is on schedule for an opening in the late summer.

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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 location.

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FROM THE ADA ICON - The Cask Room, 127 S. Main St., Ada, now serves lunch and dinner…but it’s not just any old menu. It’s a menu you’d have to drive to Toledo or Columbus to match. And, it has an interesting Bluffton connection.

Bluffton High School grad, Jonah Agner, co-owner and chef, has created a very affordable entirely vegetarian menu. After looking it over, you’d never think to ask, “Where’s the meat?”

MENU AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

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From Jason Granger
Steiner and Granger Insurance and Finanal Services
141 N. Main St., Bluffton
419-358-0689

The Markets (as of market close June 30, 2016)

In the world of equities, the second quarter of the year was anything but dull. April saw the large-cap S&P 500 and Dow make marginal gains, with the small-cap Russell 2000 and the Global Dow leading the way for the month.

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Krysti’s Music Studio, 334 S. Main St., Bluffton, offers two separate music piano camps in July and August, according to Krysti Schey.

Camps are at the music studio. The first is from Monday to Thursday, July 25-28. The second is from Monday to Thursday, Aug. 1-4.

Morning and afternoon camp options are available both weeks. Separate camps are for youth ages 5 to 9 and ages 10 to 14.

“No prior music experience is needed,” said Schey. To register or for more details call Schey at 419-233-5255.

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