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March 2018

BVH listed as 100 Top Hospital for sixth time

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) has once again been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM. This is the sixth time the organization has been recognized with this honor. BVHS received this distinction in 2005, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 and now in 2018. 

Formerly known as the Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals, this study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the United States based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data. 

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112th Interclass Competition Friday in school auditorium
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 13, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
The 112th Interclass Competition will be held at Ada Schools auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Not many Ada organizations or events have that long a lifespan. Zach Beaschler, Student Council President, will be emcee.  Council sponsors the contest. Chanda Smith is advisor. This year’s participants are:

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Let the music begin

Musical therapy session with ONU students and Vancrest residents
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 13, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Pharmacy students hold a musical therapy session with residents of Vancrest on Tuesday afternoon.

Several members of the American Society of Pharmacy Consultants  travel to Vancrest twice a week to talk with residents, which offers socialization.

They also bring small drums, triangles, mariachis, and other instruments to engage the senses. ASPC advisors are Kelly Reilly Kroutos and Kristen Finley Sobota. Co-chairs of the project are students Kayla Nagy and Yeri Noh.

Photo, from left: Abdulrahman Almajki, Janet Manns, and Emma Spradlin.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

August 18, 1939 the American Legion Post will be erecting in Woodlawn Cemetery an eight foot monument to soldiers, sailors and nurses of all U.S. wars.

November 20, 1939 Doling’s Bakery, one of Ada’s oldest business houses, closed its doors Monday after 50 years by members of the same family.

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Icon dog of the week - Carlos

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Meet the Icon dog of the week, Carlos. Carlos is a 4 year old neutered male terrier mix. He weighs 36 pounds. Carlos is available now for his forever home. 

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Two former ONU staff talk about MLK visit to ONU at Bluffton Public Library

March 21 in a community conversation and free showing of the film "Selma"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 12, 2018

Former Ohio Northern University staff members Monty Siekerman and Alfred Cohoe will share their experiences about Dr. Martin Luther King's talk on the ONU campus in 1968 during a  program at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, in the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.

Bluffton Public Library will host a community conversation and free showing of the film Selma (2014) on March 21 at 5 p.m.  

Before the movie, former Ohio Northern University staff members Monty Siekerman and Alfred Cohoe will share their experiences during Dr. King’s talk on ONU’s campus in 1968 (shortly before the events from the film took place).

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Top lacrosse player

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 12, 2018

Ohio Northern junior Alex Pizarro (Boonsboro, Md.) has been named the men’s lacrosse Ohio Athletic Conference defensive player of the week. Pizarro earned the honor for the first time this season and the second time in his career.

The junior goalkeeper faced 21 shots during Northern's 14-3 victory at Immaculata (Pa.) and 17-5 victory at Hanover (Ind.) and only gave up five goals combined in the two games.

Pizarro added six saves and had an impressive .667 save percentage and 3.56 goals against average.

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Women’s indoor track and field team best in ONU history

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 12, 2018

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) won titles in the 800-meter and mile runs and was All-American with a third place finish in the 3,000-meter run on the second day of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.

As a team, the Polar Bears finished third with 30 points, the highest NCAA Championships finish in school history.

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Women’s lacrosse player outstanding in OAC

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 12, 2018

ONU junior Emily Hershberger (Jackson Township/Jackson) has been named the Women's Lacrosse Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her efforts on the field last week. The All-OAC honoree earned the honor for the first time in her career.

Hershberger led the defensive unit for ONU with 15 ground balls in Northern's contests against Carthage (Wis.), Sewanee (Tenn.) and Cleary (Mich.).

The junior also forced eight turnovers and won six draw controls to lead ONU.

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The lettering makes it official

The end is near for the major library addition/renovation
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 12, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Even though it was snowing on Monday afternoon, a worker adds lettering to the west side of the Ada Public Library. (See next photo as the lettering is complete.)

The major $880,000 addition/renovation may be completed within the next week.

Somehow, the library remained open and in use since late last summer when the changes began to be made. The library closed for only one week during construction.

The Ada First United Methodist Church, located across the street, generously opened its facility for many library youth activities to be held there while construction was underway.

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