November 2013

Ohio Northern University celebrated the contributions of American service members with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Henry Soloman Lehr statue adjacent to James F. Dicke Hall on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

PHOTOS BY RICHARD GAINEY

The ceremony featured reflections concerning veterans from guest speaker Paul Hartman, ONU assistant professor of operations research and supply chain management, who served in the Air Force for 20 years before retiring from the Pentagon as a major in 2007.

The Color Guard of Ream McElroy VFW Post 9381 of Ada posted the colors, and Adriane Thompson Bradshaw, ONU vice president of student affairs, sang the national anthem.

Three books will be discussed this month and in early December by three different book discussion groups at the Ada Public Library. There’s still a chance to check out a copy of each of the books prior to the discussion.

Tween (4th-6th grade Book Group
Friday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. – The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
By C.S. Lewis 

Harold W. Henry, 75, died on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 at 5 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health Systems, Lima.

He was born on Dec. 6, 1937 in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Leonard H. and Flossie L. (Hartman) Henry. On June 2, 1957 he married Clarice M. Jump who survives in Ada.

Mr. Henry was a 1955 graduate of Ada High School. He was a lifelong member of the Bethel Church of Christ. He was a retired farmer, co-owner of the B&H Garage and the Sohio Station in Ada and he previously worked at Excello in Bluffton.

He had his pilot's license and was a State of Ohio Motorcycle Champion in the 1960's. 

Author Scott Johnson will discuss his book, “The Faces of Lee Harvey Oswald: The Evolution of an Alleged Assassin,” in Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Ballroom on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The event, sponsored by ONU’s Department of History, Politics and Justice and ONU’s Cultural and Special Events committee (CASE), is free and open to the public.