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Tom Bell, member of the Bluffton High School class of 1965, wrote this story on how street painting in front of Bluffton High School first began. This story is included in the book, “A Good Place To Miss – Bluffton Stories 1900-1975.” Copies are available at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

By Tom Bell

Ron “Gridley” Steiner actually masterminded the entire deployment. He recruited an unlikely group of artists to carry out his plan. Dick Herr, Larry Moser and I were selected for no obvious rhyme or reason.

We borrowed paint from our parents and mixed it all together. Barn white, porch gray and clothesline pole silver did the trick.

Security, or not getting caught, was a major concern. We knew that Carter Shisler of the police department would be on patrol. We also knew that he would cruise past the high school and use Maple Grove Cemetery as his turn around. We considered locking him in the cemetery, but since Wade Bechtel had experienced that, the police had been alternating the gates they entered.

Finally, after several creative plans were scuttled, it was decided that Larry Moser would be the lookout. He was to hide behind the ivy growing on the school.

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CORRECTION: The first posting of this artilce did not include Sam Derstine placing third in the boys 800m run.

By Cort Reynolds, photos by Marvin Foster
Additional photos available on Facebook HERE.

The Bluffton High School track and field teams competed well at the Div. III district meet Thursday and Saturday at Ada’s War Memorial Stadium.

The Pirate boys came in second in the standings among 14 teams, behind only champion Columbus Grove.

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Officer Dominic Francis, of the Bluffton Police Department, will be one of several names added to the Hancock County Fallen Officer's Memorial during the Fallen Officer’s Memorial Service at 6:00 p.m. on Monday May 22, 2023, at the Fort Findlay FOP Lodge #20, 1769 South Romick Parkway, Findlay, Ohio.

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ALLIANCE, Ohio - Bluffton University sophomore Joey Bonham (Vanlue) traveled to Alliance for the Mount Union Last Chance meet on a beautiful May 18, 2023. It marked the final meet with national qualifying as the goal for all the athletes competing on Thursday, May 18.

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The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton announces the winners of its “Service To Humanity” Scholarship Awards, given to graduating seniors of Bluffton High School. Here are the 2023 outstanding $1000 scholarship winners:

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The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools 2022-2023 Spring District Newsletter has been arriving in Postal Patron boxes. The schools shared this digital version with the Icon, below, and as a pdf HERE.

~Superintendent News~
Greg Denecker, Superintendent

The school year is quickly coming to a close with the last day on Friday, May 26. We hope all of our students had a positive experience this year.  We congratulate the Class of 2023 and wish them the very best as they leave our high school for the last time as students of BHS.  Commencement ceremonies will take place on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Bluffton High School gymnasium starting at 7 P.M.  We believe we have prepared our graduates well to be successful in whatever career path they choose.  Congratulations to our graduates!

In addition, we wish the best to several employees who will be retiring from Bluffton Schools at the conclusion of this school year.  Karen Falk has taught Family Consumer Science classes, formerly known as Home Economics, for the past 25 years in Bluffton; Jodi Braun has worked as a cook in our cafeteria for 32 years; and Mardy Herr has been in our district as a teacher and then our technology coordinator for the past 23 years.  We thank Karen, Jodi, and Mardy for their long-term dedication to our school district and the students they served on a daily basis.  We wish them the very best in retirement. 

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