All Bluffton Icon News

  • /
Francis Salucci

World War II veteran Francis Salucci, 86, of Pandora died at 5:05 a.m., May 15, 2011, at the Bridge Hospice Center, Findlay. He was born April 28, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, to Vincent and Mary Frammolino Salucci. On Jan. 25, 1946, he married Doris I. Weis and she preceded him in death on Aug. 25, 1995.

Following his graduation from Fordson High School, Dearborn, Mich., in 1943, Mr. Salucci enlisted in the Navy V-6 Air Cadet Program. He served until 1947 as an aviation radioman 2nd class and trained in radio, radar and aerial gunnery.

  • /

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools were placed on lockdown this morning (May 19) at 8:05 a.m. in response to a parent reporting suspicious activity to school administrators according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton Police Chief.

According to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent, "In reality it was a miscommunication between the student and the school. The student was bringing a prop for a play."

The parent observed a school-aged male walking with what appeared to be a long barreled firearm in the area of the Middle/Elementary School complex.

  • /

Bluffton High School scholars were recognized at the year-end academic awards program. The program was May 11 in the middle school cafetorium.

Awards were presented in each of the high school classes. In addition all students receiving scholarships were recognized.

Attachments at the bottom of this story reveal individual award recipients.

  • /
Walk a mile in my shoes

Amy Byers (left) and Kim Garmatter walk the track at BFR during Ohio's Healthy Fitness Day. BFR invited residents to participate in a one-mile 20-minute walk.

  • /

Two local students are participating in cross-cultural learning experiences this month through Bluffton University.

Sarah Diller, the daughter of Gordon and Jodi Diller, and Jonathan Luginbill, the son of Doug and Paula Luginbill, are both participating in a cross-cultural experience in Paraguay, May 9-26.

  • /

Just when you thought you were out of playing cards, the Bluffton Senior Center cuts you a new deck.

As a sesquicentennial fund raiser, the Center this week released a set of playing cards with historic photos of Bluffton on the faces.

Tonya Meyer, Center director, said, "There are 52 different photos of Bluffton on the faces of the cards. The photos show Bluffton through the years with pictures of churches, downtown buildings, annual events and once-in-a lifetime celebrations.

Pages