Bluffton school board members will review and act upon a five-year forecast for fiscal years 2018 to 2022 at Monday’s October board meeting.
The forecast is a state requirement of all school district.The forecast was not part of the board's packet. Watch the Icon for a followup on the forecast details.
In other action, in an otherwise light agenda, the board will act on 18 supplemental contracts and assignments. The majority involve winter coaching positions.
Six substitute teaching contracts are also on the agenda.
Raymond "HooRay" Doyle Diller, 65, died October 13, 2017, at Bluffton Hospital. Raymond was born Sept. 16, 1952 in Bluffton to Robert and Burdella (Nusbaum) Diller who preceded him in death. On Sept. 27, 1986 he married Deborah Ruebush who survives.
Raymond was a 1970 graduate of Bluffton High School. He retired from Tower Automotive where he was a production technician. He had also worked for Maynard Badertscher Construction, Reichenbach Lumber, Steiner Lumber and Bluffton Precast Concrete.
By Colton Steiner, sports information assistant
After a dominating Homecoming win over Anderson last week, the Bluffton University football team hit the road to face the Hanover College Panthers on Saturday, Oct. 14. After a slow start by the Beavers, they were able to come back from a 17-7 halftime deficit to lead 28-24 in the fourth quarter. However, a late touchdown by the Panthers gave the home team a 31-28 victory as Bluffton dropped to 2-4 (2-2 HCAC) on the season.
The Inter-Regional Rumble hosted by Oberlin College traditionally lives up to its name with tough collegiate cross country across fields from five or six NCAA regions. This year’s edition was no exception. The Beaver harriers raced aggressively, producing quality placings and times in this final tune-up prior to the HCAC Championship. The women’s team finish of 16 in a field of 29 teams is the best in school history at this high-caliber meet with the best women’s individual finish produced as well.
The Bluffton University women's soccer team kept Hanover off the scoreboard for nearly 70 minutes, but the Panthers netted two late tallies for the shutout victory. It marked the fewest goals a Hanover women's team has scored against the Beavers since a 1-0 Panther victory in the 2011 HCAC championship match. Bluffton slipped to 2-11 overall and 1-4 in the Heartland Conference, while Hanover improved to 10-3 and 4-1 in the conference.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to Hanover College on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. Bluffton slipped to 1-12 overall and 1-4 in the Heartland Conference, while Hanover improved to 9-4 and 4-1 in the HCAC.
The fall Bluffton elementary book fair takes place later this month, as does Red Ribbon Week. Those two special events are among several activities in October at the elementary.
Here's a complete list of things happened at the elementary, taken from the school newsletter. An attachment below includes the newsletter.
ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR: The Book Fair will begin the week of Oct. 23. Daily hours are 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday. Family Night is Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Bluffton Family Recreation’s Session 2 – a six-week program for youngsters – begins in early November, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.
Registration for any of the programs is now available online at www.bfronline.com, or click here, or by contacting BFR at 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, 419-358-4150.
Session 2 begins Sunday, Nov. 7, and continues until Friday, Dec. 15. Parents may register children for either or both sessions now.
Dr. Darryl Nester, professor of mathematics, will present the Colloquium, "Exploring Creativity Through Equations, Words and Sawdust," on Friday, Oct. 27.
During the presentation, Nester will discuss how he found inspiration and occasionally a distraction from Bluffton's 2016-17 Civic Engagement theme with the work he was doing for his fall 2016 sabbatical.
Nester said that one of his goals during his sabbatical was to revise portion of a book he is co-writing with Dr. Hamid Rafizadeh.
