The Bluffton Board of Education held a regular meeting on May 19 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting agenda is available online HERE. Actions included approval of a Leo Club for students. The board also heard reports from the elementary school, buildings and grounds, and from the board's Apollo representative.
TREASURER’S TRANSACTIONS
Treasurer Paula Parish has completed the five-year forecast required by the State of Ohio. Parrish indicated that the forecast was created without the State Budget being set. (The Icon has requested a digital copy and will report on its findings.)
7:00-8:30 p.m. on June 20 - First Mennonite Church, 101 S Jackson St.
Bluffton University’s spring celebration of Anabaptism at 500 will be concluded on Friday, June 20 with “One Hundred Years of Mennonite Women through Story and Song.” This event will be held at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio from 7-8:30 p.m., conducted by Wendy Chappel-Dick, MBA ’08.
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MAY 19 MEDIA RELEASE__Cory-Rawson Elementary School hosted families on Friday, May 16 for its second annual "Habit Hop." The purpose of this event is to connect with our families and community while sharing and reinforcing the seven habits that are the foundation of the school's Leader in Me initiative.
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton High School proudly recognizes Mackay Tuttle as the Student of the Month for April 2025. Mackay is a dedicated senior with a 4.0 GPA. She is the daughter of Amanda Wischmeyer and Jonathan Tuttle of Bluffton.
Mackay serves as the founder and president of the Bluffton High School Volunteer Club, organizing and leading service projects in the school and community. She is the senior class president and actively participates in the League of Women Voters, advocating for civic engagement and encouraging public participation in the voting process. Tuttle received academic awards in American History, Public Speaking, and Introduction to Literature, and has completed CCP courses at Bluffton University, University of Findlay and Rhodes State College.
On June 14 the Fred Arnold Memorial Charitable Golf Outing will put the gas in the tank of Bluffton American Legion Post 382’s financial support for local organizations. Each year, the Legion makes contributions to local charities and nonprofit organizations–thanks to the support of golfers in June.
In August 2024, Post 382 gave a total of $6,000 to nine local organizations.
Major sponsors for the 2025 event are Bluffton Paving, Bluffton Stone and Stratton Auto Group.
