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MENTONE - Duane Burkhart, Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. athletic director, presented information to school board members Monday about resurfacing Tippecanoe Valley High School's track.
The corporation received one bid for the work from Leslie Coatings Inc., Indianapolis, for $77,821. Burkhart said the track will be a combination of latex, asphalt mixture and recycled tires.
"It would be just like putting in a new highway," he said. The old track will be removed prior to laying the new foundation, he said.
Board members were concerned because this was the only bid they received for the work, but decided Leslie Coatings Inc. has done good work in the past for the corporation and the contract price was fair.
Board member Tom Weaver said the track was coated twice by the company in 1985 for $6,890 and then six years later in 1991 for only $250 more for the same procedure. Weaver said he felt they were trying to be reputable with their prices.
"They've been working for us for several years," board member Mark Wise said.
Burkhart said installation of the new track will be this summer.
School board members approved the contract pending the work is completed this year - if not, the current track will be used for the upcoming year.
In other business, board members:
• Recognized the following finalists in the Daughter of American Revolution essay contest: Matthew Koldyke, Akron Elementary School fifth-grader; Josh Foster, Burket Elementary School fifth-grader; Amanda Wise, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School seventh-grader; and Justin Weaver, Tippecanoe Valley High School senior.
• Recognized the following: Steve Doerscher as the Warsaw Sectional Swim Coach of the Year and Bill Patrick as the 2000 Central Region Coach of the Year, recognized by the National Federation of Athletics.
• Approved hiring the following: Todd Howard, custodian for TVMS; Jeff Gordon, MES fifth grade girls' basketball coach; Ted Bahney, TVHS girls' assistant softball coach and Jim Copenhaver, TVHS c-team baseball coach (contingent on the number of participants).
• Accepted retirements from the following personnel: J. Duane Smith, Akron/Mentone teacher; Margaret Cullison, Mentone teacher; and Robert DuBois, TVHS teacher.
• Accepted Einstein Grants for the following: Tiffani Harmon, TVMS special education teacher, $100 and William Leininger, TVMS sixth grade science teacher, $81.
• The next school board meetings are scheduled for April 16 and May 14, both at 7:30 p.m. in the Mentone Elementary School board room.
The Tippecanoe Valley School Board comprises: president Rod Eaton, David O'Brien, Hal Hoffman, Tom Weaver and Mark Wise. Superintendent is Dr. Karen S. Boling.
