Dr. Amy Mullins, associate professor and director of graduate programs in education, will present the Colloquium "Crack the Code: Phonics Resources for Mature Students," at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
During the presentation, Dr. Mullins will provide a brief review of the history of phonics instruction and discuss the need for phonics resources that are appealing to more mature students. Dr. Mullins will also explore an innovative phonics resource, Crack the Code, which she has created to assist more mature students in becoming readers.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2019 - 5:10pm
An author program and reception for Jeff Gundy, professor of English, will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Reading Room of Musselman Library.
Gundy will read from his latest book, “Without a Plea: Poems” and play a few songs on his guitar. Students from Gundy’s poetry class will also take part in the presentation.
Several collections of poems by Gundy have been published in recent years, including “Abandoned Homeland,” “Somewhere Near Defiance,” “Songs from an Empty Cage” and “Spoken Among the Trees.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2019 - 2:57pm
Remember the 1969 BHS championship football team? Four members of the team recently met in Pottstown, Pa., with their coach Bruce Moyer, in a 50-year celebration. From left, Rob Eastman, Jeff Hursey, Bruce Moyer, David Rodabaugh and Tom Osborne.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2019 - 2:42pm
The Icon talked with Brad Dailey, 9232 Dixie Highway, Bluffton, the newly appointed member of the Bluffton school board. He will be sworn in during the November meeting. Here is part of our conversation.
Icon: What interested you in seeking a spot on the school board?
I chose to seek a position on the school board because I want to see Bluffton Exempted Village Schools continue to have success in providing students with the excellent education that it has for many years.
He played football and wrestled at Ohio University
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2019 - 1:49pm
S. Mark "Buck" Albright, 61, died Oct. 20, 2019, at Sanford Health in Bismarck, North Dakota. Mark was born May 23, 1958, in Elwood, Indiana, to the late Dale and Doris (Edds) Albright. On Nov. 22, 1995, he married Debra Garrison Albright who survives.
Mark graduated from Bluffton High School where he played football and wrestled and attended Ohio University. He was a communication engineer for Charter Communications, co-owned Albright's Antiques with his wife, and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bluffton.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2019 - 9:09am
By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Bluffton girls soccer team lost 7-0 to top-seeded Liberty-Benton in Div. III district semifinal action Monday evening at Findlay High School's Elmer Graham Stadium.
The fifth-seeded Lady Pirates finished their season 10-7-1 with the defeat. The state-ranked Lady Eagles improved to 16-1-1 with the convincing victory.
The Eagles advance to the district finals Saturday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. in Findlay vs. third seed Mansfield Christian. L-B is 9-0 at home this season.