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Tent city

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 12, 2020 - 1:55pm

When was the last time you built a tent under a table? This creative endeavor continues today at the Bluffton Child Development Center. The Icon dropped into the pre-Kindergarten class where a table tent was the major focus of attention.

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EMU athletic director present Forum on values-based athletics

Posted by Icon K on February 12, 2020 - 6:00am

David King, director of athletics, Eastern Mennonite University, will present the Forum, “Values-based Athletics in a Social Media World,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Yoder Recital Hall.

King, the author of the book “Overplayed,” will highlight the purpose of intercollegiate athletics to provide opportunities for players, coaches, spectators and the community to learn about themselves, the world and faith.

As the director of athletics, King oversees the 17 intercollegiate sports programs at EMU, providing overall leadership, advocacy and strategic planning.

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Bluffton University
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Public meetings for village announced

Posted by LizGH on February 12, 2020 - 6:00am

The following meetings for the village have been announced:

Finance Committee - Thursday, Feb. 13 at noon
Streets, Alleys, Lights & Sidewalks Committee - Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Parks & Recreation Committee - Monday, Feb. 17 at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.

These meetings are open to the public and meet in town hall.

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Public Meetings
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Personal branding talk Feb. 21

Posted by Icon K on February 12, 2020 - 6:00am

Marathana Prothro, assistant professor of communication at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “Inside Job: An Integrated Approach to Personal Branding,” at 4 p.m. on Feb. 21 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

Prothro, who received a Bluffton University Research Center Grant to study and develop a book around this topic, says her research has led her a different direction than expected. She will expand upon and share her realizations and outcomes during Colloquium on Feb. 21.  

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Bluffton University
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Joan Fleming 1954-2020

Posted by Icon K on February 12, 2020 - 6:00am

Joan I. Fleming, 65, died on Sunday, Feb, 9, 2020, at 11:33 a.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on July 31, 1954, in Lima, to the late Lester and Evelyn (Wright) Fleming. 

She worked in Sales and was a member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Lima. 

Joan is survived by her sister, Martha (Kenneth) Fitzpatrick of Springfield, Va.; three brothers: Thomas (Sharon) Fleming of LaFayette, Daniel (Linda) Fleming of Bluffton and John (Debra) Fleming of Harrod; and a sister-in-law, Jane (Ken) Madden of Sidney.

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Obituaries
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Left the competition in the dust

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2020 - 4:43pm

Bluffton University sophomore Brandon James from Waynesfield is the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week. James took first place at the All-Ohio DIII Track & Field Championships Multi-Events at Denison University over the weekend. He finished with 4,292 points, nearly 100 more than his closest competitor. James won the long jump and the shot put with a second-place finish in the high jump en route to his All-Ohio Multi championship.

 

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