Bluffton Elementary School music teacher Alice Basinger has retired after 30 years and was celebrated by her colleagues at a party during the last week of school. They presented her with an album of mementos from current students.
The Icon quizzed her, what did the teacher learn during her time at the elementary school? Basinger responded, “I tried to be more relaxed, because I’m very structured.” She also noted that she learned from the wisdom of other teachers including Nancy Fultz and Nancy Yeager.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its last monthly meeting of the 2021-2022 seaon at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, June 10 at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.
The chamber will host Jesse Blackburn, Village Administrator, who will provide a State of the Village update, including a number of projects that the village is working on and how they will affect and benefit the community.
The breakfast is sponsored by Ryan P. DeMarco, CRPC®, Edward Jones financial advisor. The meal will be provided by Greenhorn.
Faculty from eight Mennonite institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada came together May 26-27, 2022, for the Marpeck Deans Conference hosted by Bluffton University. Following the theme “Transcending Disciplinary Boundaries,” sessions focused on how productive teaching, learning and research emerge through interdisciplinary approaches and curricula.
The conference provided participants a way to both learn what is going well on other campus and make connections with colleagues at different Mennonite campuses.
