March 2017

First review of candidates takes place Apriil 25

Wanted: Administrator for the Village of Bluffton.

The village, operating without an administrator since late January, is now advertising for the opening. The ad is listed on the Icon classified ad page.

On Jan. 23, by a 4-2 vote, Bluffton council voted to terminate Jamie Mehaffie, who served for 13 years in the post.

The recommendation to terminate Mehaffie was made  at that meeting by Judy Augsburger, mayor. Voting for termination were Roger Warren, Richard Johnson, Ralph Miller and Sean Burrell. Voting against termination were Phil Talavinia and Joe Sehlhorst.

Through employer expo, accountants' chapter meeting, alumni night and mock interviews

Bluffton University’s campus has been booming with professionals and alumni from the surrounding areas this March.

Four events in two weeks provided extensive opportunities for Bluffton students to interact and gain practical experience and advice from those already experienced.

These events included:
• the Employer Expo,
• Institute of Management Accountants Lima chapter meeting,
• Bluffton Education Organization Alumni Night, and
• Mock Interview Night.

Prizes in three age groups

Hilty Home, 304 Hilty Dr., Pandora hosts an Easter egg hunt on its front lawn at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 15, according to Jason Cox, administrator.

Hilty Home and Hilty Preschool and Child Care sponsor the event.

Age groups for the hunt include:
• ages 3 and under
• ages 4-6
• ages 7-10

There will be prizes for each of the three age groups.

Prize tickets will be hidden in three eggs of each age group. The Easter Bunny will be present and parents are welcome to take their child's picture with him.

Edna M. Judy, 89, died March 28, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

April 3 to 28 in Grace Albrecht Gallery

The Bluffton University art department will present the 50th Juried Student Exhibition from April 3-28 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will showcase work created this academic year by students in university art classes or supervised independent studies.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Two Bluffton University music education majors have senior recitals in April.

Bluffton High School's boys tennis team launched its 2017 season with a 5-0 win against Bath on March 27.

BHS winners follow:

1 singles - Justin Haggard 6-1, 6-0
2 singles - Ryan Sprague, 6-0, 6-0
3 singles - Trevor Bunch, 6-0, 6-0
1 doubles - Levi Mikesell/Jaret Geiser, 6-2, 6-3
2 doubles - Tad Steiner/Jake Staley, 6-1, 6-0

While McComb stops Pirates in baseball action

Bluffton softball and baseball teams launched their 2017 seasons verse McComb on March 27.

The BHS softball team, playing at home, won its contest 6-2. Libby Schaadt was the winning pitcher.

Also playing at home, Bluffton's baseball team lost to McComb 5-2.

Box scores are attached.

Bluffton High School and Bluffton University sports fans can find all spring sports home games posted on the Icon sports calendar.

CLICK HERE to view the calendar.

The calendar lists home pages for all varsity spring sports. Another way to access the calendar is to place your curser over the word "Calendar" on the black scroll bar at the top of the home page.

The "sports" calendar will appear in a drop down choice.

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Senior JAYLEN VON SOSSAN (Ottawa-Ottawa-Glandorf) has been named the Heartland Conference Pitcher of the Week. He is the first Beaver to be named an HCAC Player of the Week since Michael Alexander was Hitter of the Week on April 13, 2015.

Von Sossan went 1-0 with a spotless 0.00 ERA in 8.2 innings. He fanned seven and walked just one while holding the opposition to a .194 batting average. The senior standout tossed 7.2 innings and gave up just one unearned run on Saturday, helping Bluffton clinch the Heartland Conference series against Anderson.

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