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Village-North Dixie residents will meet on Sept. 22; Spring Street bridge problems clarified

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 13, 2010 - 5:08pm

A special meeting with village officials and property owners of the North Dixie Highway annexation project is set for next week. According to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, the meeting is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the third floor of the town hall.

He told Bluffton council members on Monday night that all property owners will receive notification of the meeting by certified mail.

Representatives from Allen County and Richland Township have been invited to the meeting.

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School open house Monday night

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 10, 2010 - 5:39pm

The Bluffton Schools will hold a district-wide open house on Monday, Sept 13.

The elementary school will be open from 6 to 7 p.m., the middle school from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and the high school from 7 to 8 p.m. Several community organizations will have booths set-up in the elementary gymnasium and information will be available on ways to provide support to the school and community.

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First day Bluffton school enrollment at 1,144

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2010 - 12:00pm

Greg Denecker released first day of school enrollment information to The Icon. The total enrollment on the first day of the 2010-11 school year on Aug. 30 was 1,144 students.

Elementary

Class Boys Girls Total

Kindergarten 53 43 96

First grade 48 43 91

Second grade 47 40 87

Third grade 47 29 76

Fourth grade 35 38 73

Fifth grade 36 45 81

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Bluffton schools achieve five consecutive years of 100 percent scoring on state indicators

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2010 - 5:23pm

Perhaps Bluffton needs a sign at the edge of town reading: "Buffton Schools - five consecutive years of perfect 100 percent in meeting each of the state report card indicators."

After all, other students, with state athletic titles do it. Let's brag about our achievements. Ours certainly rank among the best in the state.

Want to read the entire report? Click here.

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'09-10 Bluffton Schools permanent improvement projects totaled $776,622

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2010 - 6:34am

By Greg Denecker
Bluffton schools superintendent
It has been a very busy summer for permanent improvement projects in our district. In each summer's district newsletter and in The Bluffton Icon, we outline the revenue that was brought in from this 1/2% permanent improvement income tax and the projects (along with the cost of each project) completed with these tax dollars.

Below is the revenue chart of the combined monies brought in by the tax. Below that is the list of expenditures and projects completed thanks to this fund.

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Marching band performs for Sept. 9 senior breakfast

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 31, 2010 - 4:11pm

The first senior citizen breakfast of the 2010-11 school year is coming soon. The event is at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, in the Bluffton Middle School cafetorium, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.

The Bluffton High School marching band will perform during the breakfast, which is free and open to senior citizens of the school district. The monthly breakfasts are held on the second Thursday of each month.

Check The Icon for monthly updates.

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