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School board sets administrators' salary increases by 1.5%

Although it’s mid-summer, the Bluffton school board approved several items on June 26 in preparation for the 2014-15 school year.

The board okayed the following percent salary increases:
• Timothy Closson, Gregory Denecker, Marden Herr, Robert Holt, Kyle Leatherman, Michael Minnig, Paula Parish and Rebecca Gerschutz – each 1.5 %

• Secretarial:
1.25 % July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015;
1.5 % July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016; and
1.75 % July 2, 2016, to June 30, 2017.

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Here's Bluffton's June police docket

Matt Oglesbee, Bluffton police sergeant, provided The Icon with the June Bluffton police docket, which follows.

Bluffton Police Department Public Docket

June 2
-A N. Jackson St. Resident reported that his wife left the residence with all of their belongings and money and he did not know where she had gone.

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Citizens National Bank opens full-service office in Defiance

Citizens National Bank announces the opening of its new full-service office in Defiance. Located at 601 E. Second St., the office offers commercial lending, agricultural lending, mortgage lending and a full spectrum of deposit products and cash management options for business and personal use. 

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What's cooking at Jeanne's Kitchen July 8-11

LUNCH SPECIALS

TUESDAY
Roasted corn chowder
Roast beef and blue cheese wraps
Pesto chicken melt
Strawberry crunch salad

WEDNESDAY
Tomato bisque
Perch platter
Thai Pork Wrap
Cobb salad

THURSDAY
Potato soup with dumplings
Stuffed pepper with salad
Beer-braised brats with cranberry pickle relish
Red, white & blue salad

FRIDAY
Roasted red pepper soup
Meatloaf sandwich
Grilled cheese tomato and bacon
Greek salad with chicken

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Push to open

Betty Cookson, former director of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, stands beside the most important newly installed feature on Main Street. On July 7, Betty cut the ribbon on a handicapped accessible door to the Senior Center. Ken and Lee Cookson, Betty's sons, purchased the door in honor of their mother.

Free community meal July 30 in Pandora

The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hosting a free community meal on Wednesday, July 30 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.

The meal this month is provided by Hilty Home. The menu will be roast beef and gravy, potatoes and carrots, cole slaw, dinner roll, strawberry shortcake and beverage.

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