It’s new territory for the Pandora-Gilboa High School boys’ basketball team, and a familiar one for Putnam County teams. Ottoville and Ottawa-Glandorf girls' teams took the Columbus trip this past weekend.
The Bluffton school board will act on an agreement on Monday for the construction of new air handlers, controls and piping for air conditioning in the new high school gym.
A bid of $211,755 from All Temp Refrigeration is being considered for the project. The board is part of the Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Program and TIPS had approved the bid.
Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent, told the Icon that the gym is not currently air conditioned.
The Bluffton Lions Club selected Fred Steiner as the recipient of its Citizen of the Year award for 2017.
Steiner is the former director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs. he is a member of the Bluffton Community Assistance Board, the Bluffton Pathway Bicycle Board, the R.L. and Etta Triplett Memorial Foundation and the Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery board.
Columbus Grove High School presents "The Drowsy Chaperone,” a parody of American musical comedy in the 1920s.
Performances are 7 p.m., Friday, March 23, and 7 p.m., Saturday, March 24, in the Columbus Grove auditorium.
The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theatre fan as he plays the record of his favorite musical, the fictional 1928 hit The Drowsy Chaperone.
The show comes to life onstage as he wryly comments on the music, story and actors.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball squad took to Memorial Field to face off against Wilmington College in their home opener on a frigid Saturday, March 17. The Beavers couldn’t muster up much offense as they took a 1-0 loss in game one and a 3-1 setback in game two, dropping to 8-4 on the season.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a free community meal on Wednesday, March 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by Pandora-Gilboa Student Council. The menu is tacos, taco salad, refried beans, assorted cookies and beverage.
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO VIEW THE ART ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY -
No need travel out of town to see great art. It’s on display in Bluffton, as it’s art for arts sake this month at the Bluffton on Public Library. March is student art month and the library features several dozens works in various media from local schools. Here’s a selection of the works on display.
The following students have pieces in the show. These artists represent Bluffton, Cory-Rawson, Columbus Grove and home-schooled students.
Aaron Williams, A 2005 Bluffton University alumnus, founder of Unbound Holdings and CEO of EkoMovers, will present the Forum, “The True Price of Entrepreneurship," at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20 in Yoder Recital Hall.
The Cincinnati business owner, real estate investor and Bluffton alumnus will discuss the many ways business ownership impacts communities and the world by creating jobs and opportunities.
Williams, a native of Lima, studied business administration at Bluffton.
