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The Ohio Northern University Department of Theatre Arts will be presenting a series of “Acting for the Camera”workshops for ONU students, taught by Malcolm Raeburn Read, professional actor and senior lecturer at the University of Salford in Manchester, England, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts throughout the week of Feb. 15-20.

In addition to his hands on acting workshops, Read will hold a symposium about his career as a British actor on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. in room 131 of the Freed Center, to which all are welcome.

Linda Fleming holds Mickey Mouse cupcakes at the employee sweet treat contest at Liberty National Bank on Friday. Those who tried the preValentine's offering thought all desserts were winners. There was Maimi Eisenhower chocolate fudge, knock you naked brownies, and more. Monday will be a treat for bank employees when they have the day off for Presidents Day. (Monty Siekerman photo)

How's your spelling?

Ada fourth through eighth graders are preping for this year's spelling bee. It's at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the school auditorium.

Here are the contestants:

8th grade: Three of these seven students who are taking a tie-breaker spelling test:
Isaac, Nathan, Theo, Madison, Hunter, Ryley, Khyler
7th grade: Ryan, Jacob, Megan (Alt: Leona)
6th grade: Ireland, Eddy, Lauren (alt: Molly)
5th grade: Lily, Dale, Kayla (Alt: Robyn)
4th grade: Autumn, Abdallah, Kailey (Alt: Tara)

Zac Dysert (left) and Tom Simmons talk Florida at the ONU men's basketball game on Wednesday. Zac is now a Marlin, Tom worked in Florida prior to becoming Ohio Northern athletic director. (Monty Siekerman photo)

There are strange things done in King-Horn, but the strangest we ever did see was the night that a mackerel swallowed an opponent coach, head first. Read the story below for a swallow-by-swallow account and more photos, taken by Monty Siekerman. 

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Here, they are folks, giants in their fields:

• Tommy Laswordfish
• Kevin Duranteater
• Shaquille O'Seal

They (and one other who happened to eat a coach later) were on hand at halftime of the ONU men's basketball game on Wednesday evening at King-Horn.

Not a basketball shot scored, but the halftime entertainment scored many smiles from the spectators.

The giant inflatable characters danced, tumbled, then went into the audience with their antics.

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