Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2019 - 4:38pm
Bluffton schools will receive $39,654 in fiscal year 2020 from an Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation School Safety and Security Grant.
Grants were awarded up to $40,000 to help schools purchase equipment to improve safety and security and reduce the potential for injuries.
Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent told the Icon that the funds will go toward installation of some cameras for safety purposes and key fob access to all the buildings.
“The key fob access system will allow us to open and lockdown the building in a quick, automated manner,” he said.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2019 - 4:23pm
The Bluffton High School show choir, directed by Kara Zink, performed during the Wednesday breakfast for area seniors. The performance was in the middle school. Next month's breakfast is Nov. 13. The BHS drama club will make a presentation. (Jamie Nygaard photos)
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2019 - 10:32am
The Cory-Rawson class of 1954 held its 65th class reunion on Oct. 5 in Tiffin. Twenty-two were in attendance, including 14 class members.
Class members pictured are:
Front from left, Marie (Eck) Keiffer, Barbara (Grose) Marquart, Margy (Spaeth) Brockman, Elizabeth (Klingler) Rettig, Marilyn (Manges) Heldman, Grace (Augsburger) Burkhart.
Standing from left, Ivadean (Hicks) Wolber, Marlene (Wilkins) Jones, Wanda (Peterson) McCullough, Imelda (Plankenhorn) Ream, Ron Ream, Alfred Heldman, Russell Ludwig, Dave Creighton.
Northwest Physical Therapy, with an office in Bluffton, will hold its 10th annual Poker Run 5K Run/Walk for Charity to benefit the Northwest Ohio Arctic Wolves sled hockey team. The hockey team started in August 2014.
Sled hockey is the same as stand-up ice hockey, but is for people with physical disabilities that prevent them from being able to stand and play. A sled and two short sticks with picks are used to propel the player on the ice. Sled hockey is a paralympic sport and in 2014, our USA Men’s National team took the gold in Sochi.