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ONU music department presents faculty concert Nov. 17

The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents a faculty concert featuring Dave Kosmyna, associate professor of music, in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Monday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
          

Kosmyna will be accompanied by Pamela Ashmore, ONU lecturer of music, on piano and Tyler Graves, a 2011 ONU graduate, on trumpet. The program includes Vivaldi Concerto in C for two trumpets, Arutunian Trumpet Concerto, and Sachse Concertino in Eb for cornet. The second half will feature the classic jazz of Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton with guests Alex Belhaj on guitar and James Dapogony on piano.

Ada's newest business

Jamie Burger, Ada's newest business owner, opened Simply Torn at 220 N. Main St., earlier this month. The shop offers women's apparel, accessories and home decore boutique items. Watch the Icon for a story about the business. Simply Torn's phone number is 419-733-6604.  Click here to visit its Facebook.

Liberty Township "raining" capital of Hardin County

The most rainfall recorded during the growing season was 25.16 inches in Liberty Township by Phil Epley.  Blanchard Township was close behind with 25.13 inches as reported by Crop Production Services.

Don't believe us? Check out the chart in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

By Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Educator
With the help of 15 volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 22 consecutive years. 

15 Minutes with Gabi Rall, AHS senior, dreaming of becoming a pediatrician

By Torie Wright

How does it feel to be a senior? Have you ordered your cap and gown?
It is fun and exciting because I see the high school from a different perspective now. At the same time it is very overwhelming, stressful, and sad because there are a lot of deadlines to meet, and this is the last time that some of us seniors will do the activities that we participate in.

I ordered my cap and gown a few weeks ago.

Apollo floral students plan Christmas open house Dec. 5

Apollo Career Center Floral students will be holding a Christmas Open House, Believe in the Magic of Christmas from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Friday Dec. 5, in the Floral  Design lab.

Currently, the lab is being housed behind the main building, and can only be accessed from the Shawnee Road entrance. For more information, please contact Joe Warnement, floral instructor, at 419.998.2934.

Preview: Women's Basketball looks to challenge for an OAC Championship

By Ashley Birchmeier

The 2014-15 Ohio Northern women's basketball squad looks to challenge for an OAC championship and return to the NCAA Division III tournament. Last season the Polar Bears went 23-6 and 14-4 in the OAC for a third place regular season finish. For the third straight season, ONU went to the championship game of the OAC Tournament, and for the second consecutive year the Polar Bears advanced to the NCAA III Tournament.

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