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June 2018

Outdoor patriotic pops concert June 30

Lima Symphony Orchestra comes to Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 14, 2018

The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Independence Day with its fourth annual Patriotic Pops Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, at Ohio Northern University.

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Dillinger coming to Arlington on June 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 14, 2018

Hull's Trace Wine Cellar, 105 E. Liberty St., Arlington, will host its first Sit and Sip with author David C Greer, from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June. 23.

Greer, a practicing trial lawyer from Dayton, will share some of the stories from his recently published book "God is Merciful: The Colorful Career of John E Egan."

His presentation will include tales about John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis, Al Capone and J. Edgar Hoover. Stay for the crimes which made Ohio headlines while having your picture taken with Dillinger or Capone.

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Today is Flag Day

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, June 14, 2018

Today is Flag Day, and the Lila Pifer home at Main and StR 81 is all decked out to observe the occasion. Lila stands on the balcony of her big brick home surrounded by a flag and a red, white, and blue umbrella turned on its side.

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ReStore's monthly bereavement dinner is Thursday

Volunteers needed this summer
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The next bereavement dinner hosted by ReStore is at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 14. ReStore will host the evening meal. It is open to anyone experiencing a close, personal loss.

ReStore, 210 N. Main St., Ada, holds the breavement dinners on the second Thursday of each month. July's dinner will be on July 12.

Several additional programs take place at ReStore this summer. Euchre is played each Thursday at 1 p.m. and persons are invited to  join in the games.

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2 gain all-region honors in lacrosse

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, June 13, 2018

ONU juniors Andrew Fox (Solon) and Mitch Groves (Fishers, Ind./Chatard) each earned Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-West Region honors for their efforts during ONU's historic 2018 campaign.

 

The duo became the first two athletes in the programs history to earn All-Region honors for Ohio Northern.

Both Groves and Fox were also named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference this season, also becoming the first two athletes in program history to earn First Team All-OC status.

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ONU journalism students earn 11 national awards

Shane Tilton is chapter advisor
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The Ohio Northern University chapter earned 11 awards for excellence in college journalism in the Society for Collegiate Journalists’ (SCJ) annual contest.

Graduating senior Grant Pepper was the most awarded collegiate journalist for the second year in a row with seven individual awards. He earned first- and second-place prizes in the radio sports package category for his work on “The Pep Talk.” He also won first place in the sports news category for his article “Where does ONU stand on kneeling?” Additionally, Pepper earned three second-place awards for continuing coverage, sports features and hard news. He also was awarded an honorable mention in the hard news category.

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Ada EMS chief's message to the community

Addressing negative and unjust information
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Letter to the Editor -
To the residents of Ada and Liberty Township

By Thomas Miller
Chief, Ada/Liberty EMS

I would like to share some information to dispel the negative and unjust information that seems to be floating around Facebook and the community.

Ada/Liberty EMS is a volunteer emergency medical crew consisting of 14 skilled medical providers of various levels. We are the second busiest EMS department in Hardin County next to BKP on 911 calls with about 600 runs a year, or about 50 calls a month. Our 14 members cover the majority of these runs all hours of the day and night.

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ONU hitter honored in region

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, June 12, 2018

ONU junior  third basemen Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) has been named Second Team All-Mideast Region by D3Baseball.com for the 2018 season.

The junior standout earned his first career All-Region honor by D3Baseball.com. He was also named Third Team All-Mideast Region by ABCA/Rawlings.

Klinehoffer became ONU's single-season hits record holder on his way to gaining his first career D3Baseball.com All-Region honor.

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Ada swimmers sweep Van Wert in opener

Great way to open the season
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 12, 2018

By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Ada Alligator swim team kicked off its summer campaign with a boys and girls dual meet victory at Van Wert Monday night.

The Gator boys defeated VW 180-129, while the Ada girls defeated the Marlins by a 166-122 count.

The Alligators are slated to host Bluffton Thursday, June 14 at the Ada pool at 6 p.m.

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Lightel gains another softball honor

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, June 11, 2018

ONU senior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) capped her career in style as she was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Fastpitch News, earning her first career All-American honor in her 4-year career.

Lightel is now a four-time All-Region honoree, a four-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference award winner and an All-American.

She is ONU's all-time career leader with 512 strikeouts and a 1.45 ERA and her 66 victories tied the ONU career mark.

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