Bluffton school board will act on several supplemental contracts on Monday. Each one relates to winter sports coaching positions.
Other action includes offering a contract to Christy Garmatter as a long-term sub and adjusting Larry Diller’s bus contract from 7 hours to 5.5 hours per day. Twelve substitute teacher contracts will be considered as will a substitute educational contract and substitute custodian contract.
The board will also act to accept a $500 donation by the Bluffton Soccer Club in memorial of Bill Gaines.
Janice Marie Block of Thompson, Iowa, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Janice was born on a farm in Pandora, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 1927 to the parents of Daniel Lee Welty and Faery Manilla Welty (Balmer).
She graduated from Pandora High School as valedictorian of her class. She completed a bachelor’s degree in biology at Bluffton College where she was also May Queen.
Bluffton Family Recreation is offering a free trial week for all employees of GROB Systems later this month, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
During the week of Monday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 28, all GROB employees will be able to attend any BFR class or use any BFR service at no charge.
All that is required is for the participants to show a GROB identification.
Dr. Gayle Trollinger, professor of education and department chair, will present the Colloquium, “Adventures in Bureaucracy: What I Learned from CAEP,’” at 4 p.m. on Oct. 26 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
James R. Coats, 68, died October 12, 2018, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Jim was born Aug. 14, 1950, in Lodi, Ohio to Glenn and Shirley (Correll) Coats. On April 6, 1974 he married Debra Coats who survives.
Jim graduated from Liberty Benton High School. He worked as a painter and also worked at Hercules Tire in Findlay. Jim was a member of Pandora Missionary Church.
