July 2019

105,000-square-foot facility nearly twice the size of Biggs Engineering Building

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In spring 2018, construction officially began for the James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building, the new home of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering.

CLICK HERE FOR A SERIES OF CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

Now, more than a year later, the final phases of construction are underway.

The 105,000-square-foot facility will be nearly twice the size of the current 55,000-square-foot Biggs Engineering Building and will feature space for collaboration, class projects and community-building, helping ONU remain on the cutting edge of educating engineers who make a difference.

Lily Baumgartner joins State of Ohio Team

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By Cort Reynolds
On Sunday, July 7 Ada's Lily Baumgartner met a long-term goal by qualifying for the national AAA swim meet in the 50 butterfly.

She will now compete in Wisconsin on Aug. 1, at the highest level she can in the nation for her age group in USA Swimming.

Baumgartner, an incoming seventh grader at Ada Schools, is 12 years old and will be a part of the State of Ohio Team which will compete in the Central Zone championships.

The USA Central Zone Swim Championships is an All-Star format held each August where athletes represent their Local Swimming Chapters (LSCs).  

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By Cort Reynolds
Ada sisters Mackenzie (left) and Miranda Wills faced off in the finals of the annual Lima Area Tennis Association city tournament in late June

Mackenzie, a junior for the Ohio Northern University women's tennis team, won the sisterly championship match 6-3, 7-5 to take the title.

Miranda is an incoming junior at Ada and made districts for the 14-5 Bulldog tennis team this past spring.
 

Providing lots of reasons to put you in the Christmas spirit

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The Inn at ONU has Christmas on its mind and plans a Christmas Inn July celebration from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, July 25.

Plenty of incentive for local team to be in the thick of the action

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Ada Gator swim team will close its 2019 swim season at the weekend Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) in Bluffton on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13.

The Gator's enter the champships with a 2-4 overall record, which includes a 3-point loss to Wapak. So, the team has plenty of incentive to have good showing.

 More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend to the meet. The WOAL is for swimmers aged 4-18 who are members of one of the league’s teams.

Healthy habits can lead to a healthier baby

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Please note: This article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
Whether you are trying to have a baby or just thinking about it, informing yourself is a good first step. Here are three tips to get you started:

1) Visit Your Doctor

Do not wait until you become pregnant to visit your doctor. Before you become pregnant is the best time to speak with your doctor about any health conditions that can negatively affect your pregnancy.

Health conditions that can affect pregnancy include but are not limited to diabetes, high blood pressure, sexually transmitted infections and autoimmune conditions, including thyroid disorders.

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By Mindy Lause, RN
Blanchard Valley Hospital Emergency Department                     
Human trafficking is also known as modern day slavery. It often manifests as prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor, servitude and the removal of organs. Since medical care becomes necessary for trafficked victims due to poor living conditions, abuse and inadequate nutrition, health care professionals are in a unique position to identify this vulnerable patient population.

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By Leland Crouse
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Here’s an updated photo of Anna Fleming, Ada, as she closed the Bible as chaplain for the day at a meeting of the Blue Star Mothers, during the fall state conference.

Anna has belongs to the Blue Star Mothers since 1957 when a chapter was started in Ada.

Her son, Barclay, served in the army in Germany; son, Gerald, served in Alaska with the army, and her otherson, Edward, spent 20 years in the navy.

Established a scholarship in chemistry in memory of her daughters

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Inara (Mencis) Brubaker, 81, died at 8:35 p.m. on July 2, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, Ohio, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. 

She was born in Riga, Latvia, on May 1, 1938, to the late Arnolds and Herta (Stebers) Mencis. 

She was preceded in death by her daughters, Erika J. Brubaker and Andra E. Brubaker, in 1993.

 Inara emigrated to the United States when she was 12 years old, and graduated from Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio. She retired in 2002 from the UOP/AlliedSignal (now Honeywell International) Research Center.

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FROM BLUFFTON ICON - You'll find this antique doll at rest on an 1840s-era bed in the Swiss Community Historical Society's Schumacher homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton.

The homestead is open each Saturday in the summer from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5. The tour takes you back in time where you may see how Swiss settlers lived.

Click here for details on the homestead and the society.

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