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Two-day Junior Olympic volleyball tourney comes to ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 21, 2016

ONU hosted the two-day Junior Olympic volleyball Ohio Valley regional tournament last weekend. Thirty-two teams competed at the Sports Center. Brian Hofman, long-time ONU assistant volleyball coach, has directed the tourney here for 21 years. The competition draws several hundred players and many parents to campus each March.

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Crowd cheers a good play in a regional volleyball tourney hosted by ONU in King-Horn last weekend. Six matches were being played at the same time in the gymnasium.

(Monty Siekerman photo)

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Village tax assistance

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 21, 2016

Taxpayer Josh Klein (left) gets help from Robert Kobie, of the Central Tax Collection, the company that administers the Ada Village income tax. The CCA sends a representative to the Ada Depot one Saturday a year to help local residents complete their tax forms.

Missed out? Have questions? Call the CCA at 800-223-6317. Tax deadline is April 18. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Gospel sing April 30 at ReStore

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 21, 2016

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Fiction writer PJ Carlisle featured in March 22 Spring Reading Series

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 21, 2016

The Ohio Northern University Department of English will present its 2016 Spring Reading Series with fiction writer Pj Carlisle in the Elzay Gallery of Art on Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. A reception will precede the event at 6:30 p.m., and a brief question-and-answer session will follow the readings.

 
This event also will feature Erika Mortimer, a junior language arts education major from Lima, Ohio, who will read a selection of her original work.

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"Pay-it-forward" encourages small gestures of kindness

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 21, 2016

By Hannah Peterson
ONU senior public relations student
(From Northern Express)

Derek Price, a freshman political science major from Howell, N.J., is implementing a pay-it-forward program known as ONU’s One for You. The program will encourage students to spend an additional couple of dollars when purchasing items at local restaurants in an effort to share kindness and good fortune with those in need.

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Ada - Pancake capital of Ohio on Saturday - thanks to Kiwanis Club (688 people served!)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 21, 2016

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman - Lots of photos at the bottom

Three score and four years ago the Ada Kiwanis Club started a tradition that continues today. Saturday was the 64th annual Kiwanis pancake and sausage meal held at the Ada schools.

An added attraction was the Easter bunny, thanks to the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. Thsi year 688 people were served pancakes.

Here's some photos of the event.

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