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.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2011 - 3:40pm
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Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2011 - 2:09pm
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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.
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.