You've never witnessed a parade for this event in Bluffton. The 2010 Bluffton High School baseball team captured the school's first-ever Northwest Conference baseball championship on May 6. Such a prize deserved several rides around town. Other Pirate teams have come close, but this team was the first ever to achieve the title.
NOTE: The Icon is happy to publish this account by Steve Stratton. In it, he shares the 61-year history of Stratton Greenhouse. Click here to view photos.
By Steve Stratton
As Dad, Jim Stratton, got back from WWII (spending 3 years in the South Pacific on a supply ship ' the USS Calamares' delivering and receiving to ports in the Philippines, Australia, China, and others as a 18 year old) he went back to Westinghouse in Lima to work.
We recognize the significance of Dan Rumer's role in the Bluffton schools. Not only has he served as a high school principal, but also as a school board member. He is the only person ever to serve in both roles - of course, at different times.
We appreciate the devotion he has given to the school district as a professional and as a parent. He will be hard to replace on the board.
As we look back, there have been very few times that a school board member has resigned during a term. This is an unusual event. It is the school board's duty to select a replacement.
The first of two monthly community meals sponsored by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association is at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 8, at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.
The May 6 meal will be catered by the Bluffton Presbyterian Church. On May 22 the meal will be catered by the Bluffton St. John's United Church of Christ.
Both dinners begin at 6 p.m. Donations are accepted and all proceeds go to the Bluffton Community Assistance Program food pantry.
