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May 2019

Registration for several BFR spring-summer programs underway

Youth soccer camp, Glow volleyball tourney, sand volleyball, T-ball, adult coed softball, pickleball tourney, 3v3 soccer tourney
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 16, 2019

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Registration for several Bluffton Family Recreation classes are now underway, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

Youth soccer camp
The camp is for U-8 to U-15 boys and girls held from Monday to Thursday, June 17-21. Camp times are 10 a.m. to noon at Steinmetz Field on Harmon Road. Jared Byers, BHS girls’ varsity soccer coach, leads the camp. Cost: $20 members; $40 non-members.

Glow volleyball tournament
The tournament is Saturday, June 1, and is coed 6v6 indoors. Team fee is $75. Cash prizes are awarded.

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4.19 inches of rain from April 15 to 19 in Liberty Township

10-year average is 1.92 inches for Hardin County
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 16, 2019

Liberty Township received 4.19 inches of rain from April 15 to 30, according to Phil Epley, who reports township rain received to the OSU extension office.

Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 4.08 inches of rain in Hardin County during that period.

- Check the chart at the bottom of the story -

Last year, the average rainfall for the same time period was 1.56 inches. Rainfall for the April 15-30 time period is 1.92 inches more than the 10-year average rainfall during the same dates.

Cessna Township received 5.08 inches for the April 15-30 time period, the most of any of the township sites.

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Noah Beach, Sidney Faine are Defiance College graduates

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 16, 2019

Two Ada High School graduates were among 148 graduates awarded diplomas during the Defiance College 2019 commencement on May 4.

They are Noah Beach, cum laude, bachelor’s of science; and Sidney Faine, magna cum laude, bachelor’s of science.

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Armes Family Cancer Center achieve accreditation for radiation oncology services

Posted by Icon K on Thursday, May 16, 2019

The Armes Family Cancer Care Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, has achieved a four-year accreditation for its radiation oncology department by meeting the standards of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx).

The Armes Family Cancer Care Center achieved accreditation through APEx by undergoing a rigorous, voluntary, multi-step process during which its policies and procedures were evaluated using consensus-based standards for radiation oncology practice. 

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Loughman named to CoSIDA first team

Posted by Icon K on Thursday, May 16, 2019

Senior infielder Hailee Loughman (Brookville) has earned First-Team Google Cloud Academic All-District 7 accolades from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the 2019 softball season, the national office announced Thursday.

To be considered, student-athletes must be a sophomore-or-higher in academic standing, serve as a starter or important reserve player for their respective team, and have a 3.30 minimum cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale at their current institution. In addition, all nominees must have participated in 50 percent of the team's competitions at their designated position.

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4 student-athletes on All-Ohio Athletic Conference teams

ONU women’s lacrosse squad
Posted by Icon K on Wednesday, May 15, 2019

The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse program landed a school record four student-athletes on the All-Ohio Athletic Conference squads for their efforts during the 2019 season, the league office announced Friday morning.

Junior Kelli Hill (Worthington/Thomas Worthington) headlined the selections after being named Second-Team All-OAC at the goalkeeper position.

Meanwhile, senior Emily Hershberger (Jackson Township/Jackson), junior Maddie Storr (Clarence, N.Y.), and sophomore Sydney Skelding (North Plainfield, N.J./Dublin) each garnered Honorable Mention kudos for their performances.

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End of school countdown underway

But lots of event scheduled for the rest of the month
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 15, 2019

The school year is coming to a close, but several important events remain on the Ada school calendar. Here's the list of events from the school website:

This week
May 16 - Board of Education Meeting 6 p.m.

May 17 - Spring Fever Follies in the auditorium 7 p.m.

May 17 - Senior last day of classes

Week of May 19-25
May 20 - Senior Service Day

May 20- High School Band Concert 7 p.m auditorium

May 21 - Middle School Honor Assembly 9:30 a.m. auditorium

May 21 - High School Choir Concert 7 p.m. auditorium

May 22 - Graduation Walk thru the school halls 10 a.m.

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ONU law commencement on Sunday

62 graduates will receive diplomas
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 15, 2019

The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law commencement exercises will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, in the ONU King Horn Sports Center.

Jeremy Martin of Lima, will be the student speaker.

The Hon. Randall T. Shepard will deliver the keynote address and will also be awarded an honorary degree. Shepard was the longest-serving chief justice in the history of the Indiana Supreme Court prior to his retirement in 2012. He is currently a visiting professor at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law.

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Alger Public Library packed with events for summer

Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Alger Public Library is offering a number of special events for the summer.

For a complete list of regular and one-off events, please see the library's calendar.  Here are the latest events on offer:

Polar Paws dogs will be at the library at noon, on Thursday, May 30. These pups are service dogs in training, through 4 Paws for Ability at Ohio Northern University. Children are encouraged to meet the pups, read to them, and learn more about Polar Paws. 

Meet your EMT, sponsored by the local USV Alger EMS Squard, will be on Monday, June 3 at 2 p.m. at the library. The squad offers a tour of an ambulance.

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Meet Vancrest's assisted living resident in this month's spotlight

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Vancrest assisted living resident Maryan Driggers is in the Vancrest spotlight this month.

Attending school in St. Louis, she eventually became a furniture salesperson in Cincinnati. She says that her favorite occupation was being a pastor’s wife.

She and her husband, Morris, were married for 50 years. There have four children, Gary, Steve, Tom and Susan.

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