Dr. Bill Thomas presents
folk music concert, storytelling event
Dr. Bill Thomas, founder of The Green House Project, will present a folk concert, story-telling and book-signing program at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Court, Bluffton, at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14.
The program is part of the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) daylong dedication of its Willow Ridge campus, the first two Green House homes in Ohio. The Willow Ridge dedication is at 1 p.m.
Jesse Steiner, a former teacher in the Bluffton schools was hired this week as superintendent of Celina Schools. For the past three school years he was superintendent at Hicksville Exempted Local Schools.
Steiner signed a three-year contract with Celina, starting Oct. 22 and ending July 31, 2015. His salary will be $95,000 per year.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, will dedicate its new Willow Ridge campus, the first two Green House homes in Ohio, at 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14. Dr. Bill Thomas, Ithaca, N.Y., The Green House Project founder, is the featured speaker.
The dedication takes place across from the Willow Ridge campus at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Court, and is open to the public.
15 minutes with Kylee Burkholder from West Unity (Hilltop High School) Bluffton University student and member of the women's basketball team, number 42. Derek Woods, Icon intern conducted this interview.
What year are you at Bluffton University?
I'm a junior.
What is your major?
Public relations with a minor in marketing.
What was your summer job?
I was a receptionist at Anderson and Vreeland.
The contest leader update will be posted later in the week.
The winner of Week 6 of The Icon Football Contest is David Glick. Hepicked all 15 games correctly and was named the winner by correctly picking both tie-breakers. Jerry Cupples also picked all 15 games correctly as well as the first tie-breaker, but just missed on the second tie-breaker.
Nope, you didn't win the red Corvette. But, try again next year.
A Celina woman, Carolyn Glock, had her ticket drawn following a pre-recorded drum roll at noon on Bluffton's Main Street on Sept. 29. The ticket made her the winner of the third annual Bluffton Lion's Club Foundation Corvette raffle. Glock bought her ticket from the Celina Lions Club, one of the groups selling tickets.
