Board OKs upgrades to athletic complex

By Nancy Spencer, The Delphos Herald
Published:  Tuesday, February 27, 2007 (3 years ago)
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OTTOVILLE — The school board here approved a project by the Big Green Athletic Boosters to install softball and baseball diamonds at the school’s athletic complex Monday evening, pending the group’s approval of the project at its Wednesday meeting.

The boosters will decide if they will secure funding for the diamonds, for which all plans will need to be approved by the school board before construction begins.

The boosters have already given the district $120,000 toward the complex which now includes a state-of-the-art track and practice and play soccer fields. They will vote on Wednesday on estimates for the fields.

The board also officially approved the Alex and Jennie Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund established by Irene Miller in the amount of $25,000. Her niece, Nanette Flynn, made an additional contribution of $1,000, bringing the principal amount of the scholarship to $26,000. The interest will be used for the scholarships which should become available in 2008.

Miller will give a $1,000 scholarship to an Ottoville student in May. A selection committee will choose the recipient. Applications are available in the school guidance office.

Ottoville students performed well at the 45th annual Putnam County Science Fair held Saturday. The students earned 2 perfect, 11 superior, 12 excellent and 3 good ratings.

“We have more excellent and superior ratings than any other school in the county,” board member Bob Weber said.

High School Principal Bill Altenburger agreed.

“We do really well at this. The parents also buy into it. That’s what makes it work,” Altenburger said.

Nine special awards were also given including the Behavioral Science Award to Bridget Miller; Botany Award to Ed Luersman and Sam Beining; the Chemistry Award to Katrina Beining; and the Human Health Award went to Kari Beining. Lynn Beining won the Veterinarian Award and Sarah Luersman the Originality and Creativity Award. Effective Use of the Scientific Method was won by Ashley Hoehn and Cody DeLong.

Elementary students will enjoy “Science Day” with Seimens on Thursday and sixth-graders will travel to Lima to see the Lima Symphony Orchestra. “Safety Man” from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office will visit on March 19.

Eighth-grade students will be receiving high school math credit for successfully completing Algebra I.

In other business, the board:

• Accepted the resignation of girls soccer coach Rod Stoner;

• Adopted the Ottoville School District Request for Use of School Facilities form as well as the Ottoville Local School’s Guidelines for Use of Facilities provided by NEOLA;

• Thanked Ottoville High School students Leesha Blake, Dean Bendele, Jenna Roney, Katie Eickholt, Chris Rieger, Ali Rieger, Baily Zimmerman, Lee Pohlman and Renee Kerns for participation in the All-County Band and Choir Concert held at Ottoville High School;

• Thanked Ottoville Director of Music Warren Bowery, the Ottoville Band Boosters and the maintenance and custodial staff for the outstanding job performance as hosts of the All-County Band and Choir Concert;

• Thanked the maintenance and custodial staff for outstanding work in keeping the school grounds and building clean and safe during the recent blizzard and throughout the winter months; and

• Appointed Superintendent Larry Moore as representative on the Putnam County Tax Incentive Review Council.

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