Mayor Rich Johnson presided over the meeting, which began with the approval of April 11 meeting minutes and bills (see attached).
PUBLIC COMMENT
Lyle Henry addressed council on the larger national context of thin blue line flags.
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Village administrator Jesse Blackburn provided council with updates on the April 11 Public Hearing regarding construction drawings for Chestnut Lane residential development. (See attachment).
Joanne Antibus, 67, passed away April 22, 2022 at her residence. Joanne was born October 11, 1954 in Maple Heights, Ohio, to the late Edward and Ethel (Redlein) Vinopal. On August 12, 1978 she married Robert Antibus and he survives.
Joanne led a life filled by her love of family, travel and time with nature. She was always the learner and teacher.
The Apollo Career Center Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. at 3325 Shawnee Rd. Lima, with the agenda attached to this article.
Items on the agenda include hiring some 75 part-time instructors and approving some 25 scholarships.
Bluffton is represented on the board by Mr. Brad Fruchey, pictured with representatives from the school districts served by Apollo High School programs.
On April 23 the Bluffton High School Track and Field team particpated in the 2022 Diller Invitational at Ayersville High School.
Top Bluffton finishers were Landon Armstrong with 2nd Place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.64 and Trey Boblitt with 3rd Place in the High Jump at a height of 6-00.00.
TEAM SCORES
Boys Team Scores: Columbus Grove 137, Minster 78, Archbold 68, Bryan 66, Tinora 61, Bluffton 53, Ayersville 42, Liberty Center 41, Wayne Trace 39, Delta 18, McComb 15.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted recently announced the approval of assistance for five projects set to create and retain jobs statewide.
Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education will hold a Regular Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on April 25, 2022 in the elementary school media center, 102 S. Jackson St.
The school board will review and vote whether to approve minutes and reports from the March 21 regular meeting, invite visitors to address the board, review and vote to approve treasurer’s transactions (including appropriations modifications) and hear reports from administrators.
The agenda also includes a review and opportunity to approve the following
Coach Dan Hughes describes his time as a student-athlete at Muskingum University as a “very non-descript, average college career.” However, his time at the small, private, liberal arts college in Ohio prepared him for the “life after.”
“It’s not what I did in those four years of college, it was the way those people empowered me to enter life and navigate the world,” said Hughes, who recently retired after a 20-plus-year career coaching in the WNBA. “I’m thankful for so many people who challenged me to step into the next stage of life and have my equipment ready.”
A collective 577,868 steps earned the Pirates "Team B"--a.k.a. Jaime Combs, Heidi Steiner, and Ryan Dunlap--$1,500 for Bluffton Schools, courtesy of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).
A book release celebration for “Anabaptist Political Theology After Marpeck” will take place at 4 p.m. on April 27, in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the campus of Bluffton University
Co-edited by J. Denny Weaver, Gerald Mast and Trevor Bechtel, the book of essays is published by Cascadia Publishing House and is the latest volume in Bluffton University’s C. Henry Smith series.
