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4 Beavers on 2019-20 Honors Court

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 2:46pm

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recognizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) had 13 student athletes amongst its ranks.  The NABC Honors Court highlights the talents and gifts that these men possess on the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. 

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Village cleaning up its act on inoperative motor vehicles

Building permits reached $1.5 million in first six months of 2020
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 2:27pm

Although it is mid-summer, a time Bluffton traditionally slows to a halt, that’s not the case this year.

Several village projects are underway or will begin soon. Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, updated Bluffton council on several of these at the July 13 council session.

At the top of the list is legislation affecting storage of inoperative motor vehicles. 

The issue concerns the definition of the word “building.” A change was made to clear up that definition to disallow car ports without walls and tarps as vague descriptions of “buildings.”

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Public Meetings
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University trustees focus on strategic plan, act on return-to-campus plans

Four faculty members receive promotions
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 1:56pm

Bluffton University trustees spent the majority of their June board time on campus discussing the implementation of the university’s newly developed strategic plan, taking action on return to campus plans and reviewing increased diversity and inclusion efforts ahead of the fall 2020 semester.

The board also took several actions including promoting faculty members, approving a newly endowed scholarship and welcoming a new member. 

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Bluffton University
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Quidditch, anyone?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 1:11pm

Here comes a 20-point goal in a game of Quidditch. Bluffton Family Recreation's summer camp this week has a Harry Potter twist. One of the activities is this famliar game among Bluffton's younger set. The lead in this particular contest went back and forth several times.

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Determining next steps for Transition Bluffton

The group will determine what other project groups Bluffton residents are interested in pursuing and organize ourselves to get them started
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 11:23am

The public is invited to join Transition Bluffton at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,  July 21, in determining next steps toward moving Bluffton to a sustainable and resilient community well into the future. 

The conversation will begin by reviewing suggestions made at the June Transition meeting in which we watched the documentary “The Secret of Change,” which highlighted activities of Transition groups in the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. 

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Events
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Can you imagine swimming the National from Jefferson Street to Lake?

Viewers provide their own stories about the Buckeye, National and Riley Creek
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 10:45am

Several Icon viewers offer their own Buckeye, Riley Creek and National Quarry experiences while growing up. The responses followed the Bluffton Public Library presentation by Fred Steiner titled "You'll never believe what's at the bottom of the Buckeye."

Can you add a story of your own? Send it to: [email protected]

Click here to watch the presentation. 

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