The board passed a resolution on Monday opposing Ohio House Bill 136 (School Choice) and stated its opposition to any legislation that seeks to transfer public money to support private education.
The winner of The Icon's Week 6 of the NFL Contest is Dan Smith. Dan accumulated 7 points to claim victory. Other contestants:
6 points - Jerry Cupples.
5 points - Ben Reineke, Duane Bollenbacher, John Clevidence, Nancy Armour and Philip Keeler.
4 points - Andy Althaus, James Crawfis, Mark Sommers and Mike Burris.
3 points - Becky Warren.
Florence "Flo" Herrmann, 84 died at 5:02 p.m. Dec. 18, 2011 at her residence. She was born May 14, 1927, in Belmont, Ohio to Andrew and Elizabeth (Callahan) McLaughlin. On Nov. 20, 1954 she married Fred Herrmann and he died Sept. 13, 2003.
She had retired as a bookkeeper at the Bluffton Stone Company. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. She was a volunteer at Bluffton Hospital and enjoyed reading and traveling. She was a 1945 graduate of Senecaville High School.
Need a really great last-minute Christmas gift idea? The Icon has an entire bag full of ideas and the best part is that you don't need to drive to the mall to make the purchase. You don't even need to surf the Internet and pay one-day delivery prices.
The Icon offers viewers its annual survey of Bluffton-made products or products that say "Bluffton." These are available at very reasonable prices. Each makes a unique Christmas gift.
Bluffton University's official electronic Christmas greeting has been named a "Top Higher Ed Holiday Card" by College Web Editor, a blog about the Web, marketing and public relations in higher education.
The Bluffton Christmas video features a reading of Donna Hendrix's poem "Light of the World" by this year's student hall chaplains. Sent to alumni, donors, parents and prospective students, it was also submitted to College Web Editor and subsequently recognized by Karine Joly, the blog's editor.
