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Project management, supply chain management

University will offer new concentrations for business administration majors
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 18, 2021 - 11:31pm

Bluffton University to offer project management and supply chain management concentrations for business administration majors

Bluffton University is adding new concentrations for business administration majors in two growing and in-demand fields. Students can now choose project management or supply chain management as concentrations for the major. 

Project management, which includes leading a team to achieve specific goals, is one of the biggest skills gaps in the country and is needed in almost every industry.

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Bluffton University
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BHS prom king and queen

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 17, 2021 - 10:03pm

Grant Klinger and Olivia Barnes reigned as the 2021 Bluffton High School prom king and queen. Prom was held Saturday at Marbeck Center. Jamie Nygaard shares these photos with Icon viewers.

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James Porter King was a former Bluffton mayor

Was chief financial officer at Triplett Corp.
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 17, 2021 - 5:34pm

Former Bluffton mayor, James Porter King, 87, died May 16, 2021, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Porter was born April 3, 1934, in Mt. Cory, Ohio, to the late Marco and Mamie (Smith) King. On May 6, 1953, he married Nancy Steinman King who survives.

Porter was a graduate of Cory-Rawson High School. He retired from Triplett Corporation, Bluffton, where he had been the chief financial officer. Porter was an avid stamp collector and was a University of Michigan fan, history and political buff and enjoyed golf. 

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Obituaries
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Bluffton High School update

Spring musical will be outdoors • NHS food drive • HS graduation May 29
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 17, 2021 - 1:10pm

By Mike Minnig
Bluffton HS principal
This column is from the spring Bluffton school newsletter.
In this month of May, I urge parents to help keep their sons and daughters focused on finishing the year strong.

Many of our students are involved in extra-curriculars and, at this time of the year, can see the days of summer ahead testing their time-management skills. Setting aside time to study, do homework, complete final projects, and prepare for final exams helps ensure a successful end to the year.

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Regional news
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Forgotten Bluffton: Airmail delivery in 1938

83 years ago this week in Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2021 - 1:49pm

Air mail delivery in Bluffton?
83 years ago?
Yes, and here’s proof.

Susie Gilliland of Bluffton shared proof of this event with the Icon earlier this week. Here’s a letter postmarked from Bluffton on May 19, 1938. The letter was send to Susie’s father, Wayne Matter, who at the time was a pre-teenager living in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Wayne as an adult returned to Bluffton and was active in many aspects of the community including serving as mayor.

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Art through the eyes of a third grader

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2021 - 1:40pm

If you’ve never seen the painted houses of the Ndebele tribe of South Africa,check it out. These paintings by third graders were inspired by Ndebele houses and artist, Esther Mahlangu. To view many more photos click here to visit Nicole Anderson's Bluffton Elementary Art Room.

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