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He tells about leading the band his senior year in Hang On Sloopy

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15 Minutes with Caleb Mikesell
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander

Icon: You graduated from Bluffton High School in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
I’ve been attending Bluffton University, majoring in Elementary Education and Intervention Specialist. I’m involved in my church, St. John Mennonite, and in the Concert Band here at the university.

What are your goals after you graduate?
I want to teach elementary school and start working towards my master's in school administration.

He joined the senior living community as director of Maple Crest in 2006

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Daren Lee was recently named acting chief operating officer of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, according to Elizabeth Kelly, MHCO board chair.

On Aug. 1, Lee moved into a dual role of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Team Leader and Director of Maple Crest and Independent Living by the Board of Directors. 

During his time in this role, he has coordinated leadership team meetings, facilitated continued collaboration between campuses, and explored opportunities to better align service areas across the MHCO continuum of care. 

Here's who is who on council committees

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Jerry Cupples was re-elected president of Bluffton council for 2021 at the Jan. 11 reorganizational meeting of council.

Mayor Richard Johnson told the Icon that council committees would remain unchanged from last year. Those committees follow:

Meet Nicole Boyle, Icon's BHS artist of the month

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Nicole Boyle, Bluffton High School junior, is the Bluffton Icon student artist for January.

Nicole has taken art each year in high school and her classes have included Art 1, Design 1 and currently Design 2. 

In the photo, she holds an art project that she says represents her childhood and outlook on life. 

About her art, Nicole says: "I enjoy art because it is a means for expression." Vickie Garmon is the Bluffton High School art teacher.

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Sam Stucky, a musician in Pittsburgh who graduated Bluffton University in 2016, is experiencing success in the field of alternate rock.

He released a new single “Breathe In,” on Sept. 25. In October he released another single, titled “No One Else.” In November he released a single titled “Nothing Special.”

This month he will release a full EP. Viewers can follow Stucky on SoundCloud.

Click here to hear his singles.

 

Watch for national playoff contest posted tonight

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Mark Sommers is the winner of the Bluffton Icon college football bowl contest. Of the 73 entries, he picked 12 correct winners and also picked both tie-breakers. He receives a 1-item, 14-inch Padrone's Pizza.

Angie Guinn was the winner of the Ada Icon contest.

Entries were from the following communities:
Bluffton - 42
Ada - 19
Pandora - 3
Lima - 1
Columbus Grove - 1
Ottawa - 1
Alger - 2
Dallas, Texas -1
Jenera - 2
Cary, North Carolina - 1 

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