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Here's the list of area haunted events in October - there's one in Lafayette

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 28, 2012

The Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce announces that severa "haunted" events take place in the area in October. Here's their list:

Lafayette
Haunted Town Hall
101 High St.
www.hauntedtownhall.com
Open 7:30 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, from Sept. 21 through Oct. 31.

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ONU presents Alice Tan Ridley in concert Oct. 6

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 27, 2012

 

The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents Alice Tan Ridley in concert with the ONU Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8:30 p.m. The ONU Symphony will be under the direction of Lloyd Butler.

Ridley, who began her career singing in the New York subways, gained acclaim through her YouTube videos and was nicknamed the “New York City Subway Idol.” In 2002, she won the Fox talent show “30 Seconds to Fame” with her soulful rendition of “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

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Drug for treating epilepsy and migraines topics of Kritzler Lecture

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 27, 2012

Ohio Northern University’s 2012 Kritzler Lecture to focus on discovery of drug to treat epilepsy, migraines

Dr. Bruce E. Maryanoff will deliver Ohio Northern University’s 2012 Kritzler Lecture, titled “A Story of Adventure: The Discovery of the Drug TOPAMAX Topiramate for Treating Epilepsy and Migraines,” in The Freed Center for Performing Arts on Monday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m.

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Student safety week to focus on ‘Navigating Your Way to Personal Safety’

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 27, 2012

 

Ohio Northern University will begin its second annual student safety week, featuring a number of activities, on Oct. 8. The theme this year is “Navigating Your Way to Personal Safety.”

Sponsored by the ONU Security Office, in partnership with ONU’s Department of History, Politics and Justice and the Office of Business Services and Risk Management, the event will touch on subjects such as identity theft, relationship abuse and human trafficking.

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Thad Cochensparger was lifetime farmer in Jackson and Auglaize Townships

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 27, 2012

Thad M. Cochensparger, 89, of LaFayette, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at 2:30 a.m. at Cridersville Healthcare Center. He was born Oct. 7, 1922, in LaFayette to Russell L. and Anna (McKee) Cochensparger. On Aug. 7, 1943, he married Lenore I. Stevenson and she preceded him in death on March 24, 2010.

Mr. Cochensparger was a lifetime farmer on his farm in JacksonTownship and the family farm of generations in Auglaize Township. He also retired after working for many years from Scot Lads Foods, where he worked in building maintenance. He and his wife wintered in Ft. Myers Beach and Pine Island, Florida, after retirement.

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It takes all types of Bulldog fans to make a village

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 27, 2012

This guy has some meaning for the Ada High School football fans who attended the game at Bluffton last week. Todd Klingler took this photo from the stands. Guess you had to be there.

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