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Contract night for school board

16 certified contracts, 13 classified contracts, 5 extended service contracts, 36 supplementary contract on the agenda
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 19, 2021 - 3:16pm

It’s contract night at the Bluffton school board’s April meeting tonight.

The board will act on 16 certified contacts, 13 classified contracts, 5 extended service contracts and 36 supplementary contracts for the 2021-22 school year.

All contracts are listed in the board’s agenda attached to this story. In addition, certified contracts are posted below this story.

Several other actions in preparation for next year’s school year are also part of the agenda. The board will also set school fees for elementary, middle school and high school classes.

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Public Meetings
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Jedd Emans was a 1982 Pandora-Gilboa HS graduate

Celebration of Life May 15 at St. John Mennonite
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 19, 2021 - 2:14pm

Former Bluffton resident Jedd A. Emans, 57, of Lima, died Saturday, April 17, 2021, surrounded by his  family at his residence. He was born in Bluffton on Dec. 21, 1963, to David and Karen Emans, who survive in Pandora. 

Jedd graduated in 1982 from Pandora-Gilboa High School and in 1986 from Bowling Green State University, College of Business.

Jedd went on to hold an accomplished and successful career in the tire industry. 

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Obituaries
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A spring setting sun

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 19, 2021 - 1:48pm

What is it about sunsets that make you want to photo them? The Icon spotted this fiery glow along Bentley Road last week. It is framed by a yet-to-bloom red bud.

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Summer morning in 1957

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 19, 2021 - 10:50am

It was a busy summer morning in Bluffton when Paul Diller, looking north, took this zoom lens photo of Main Street.

We date this at 1957, based upon what appears to be a 1957 Cheverolet heading north in the center of the photo.

The vehicles in this photo were American-made lead gasoline guzzlers, but at 30 cents or less a gallon, what did it matter?

On the right side of the photo is the "H-C" insignia for the Sinclair gas station, which is now the Bluffton Public Library. 

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Historical Bluffton
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Icon columnist says: "I’ve had writer’s block lately"

In our culture, it’s very common to feel shame when we are not productive, but I know that my self worth should not depend on how much I produce
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2021 - 9:42pm

By Amelia Alexander
Lately I’ve been feeling like an impostor and a failure. The other day, I was being incredibly negative and one of my friends kindly pointed out that I should be all about the growth mindset, considering I have written an entire article about it.

I was feeling embarrassed because he was completely correct. I was being a hypocrite, and I felt very disconnected from the “good writer” people have told me that I am.

I’ve been struggling to write, and the feeling of being stuck has seeped its way into other aspects of my life. 

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Columnists
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And, the pitch...

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2021 - 1:43pm

Laruen Swartzlander takes a swing at a pitch in the Bluffton vs. McComb softball game when the season opened. Depending upon the weather, the Lady Pirates are scheduled to play Paulding and Lincolnview later this week. (Marvin Foster photo).

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