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Alger breakfast May 6

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, April 29, 2017

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee will hold a country-style breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, May 6, at the Alger Social Center, 210 N. Main St., Alger.

The menu includes biscuits, sausage gravy, hash browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and a beverage.

A suggested donation is $7. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat (premises only). Carry out is available. Call 419-679-8460 for free local deliver.

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Apollo Career Center prom is May 6

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 28, 2017

Here are some May calendar items from Apollo Career Center:

Wednesday, May 3 at 7 p.m. National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony 12 students will be inducted.

Saturday, May 6 at 8-11 p.m. the 2017 Apollo prom will take place in the Apollo Commons.

Tuesday, May 9 begins the annual Floral Design and Interiors bedding plant sale. A wide variety of annuals, vegetables and hanging baskets. May 9-12, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Open to the public.

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Come learn about Purple Martins

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, April 28, 2017

Arnie Hoersten will talk about purple martins at noon Tuesday in the dean's heritage room in McIntosh Center. He will describe the acrobatic bird at a meeting of the Kiwanis Club, but all interested in the boisterous and social bird are welcome to attend. Arnie is the ONU senior technology manager for the office of information technology.
Here are a few fun facts about purple martins:
1. Remember seeing plastic gourds in backyards to provide housing for the birds? Centuries ago, Native Americans were hanging real hollowed-out gourds to attract them.
2. The purple martin is the largest swallow in North America.

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World premiere and violin soloists featured May 6

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 25, 2017

The ONU Department of Music will present the Ohio Northern Symphony: “Heroes: Beethoven’s Eroica” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. 

Music Director Travis Jürgens will conduct this season finale, which features Beethoven’s monumental “Eroica Symphony” (Symphony No. 3, op. 55 in E♭ major), a world premiere titled “Perpetua” by Ohio composer Kurt Doles, and up-and-coming violinists from Romania. Radu Kis will perform the finale of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, and Maria Marica will play the finale of the Bruch G minor Violin Concerto. 

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Register for Relay for Life contest by Sunday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 25, 2017

The Kroger Crusaders Relay for Life Team will sponsor a carnival with a king, queen, prince and princess contest from noon until 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, in the parking lot near Krogers in Kenton.

The royalty contest will have two age groups: 3-10 and 11-16. Contestants are asked to collect money for the American Cancer Society. Those who collect the most win the crowns.

Go to Kroger Crusaders Facebook page to register before May 1.

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Wind Orchestra to perform Friday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 25, 2017

The ONU Wind Orchestra will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

This is the opening concert of the annual ONU Spring Band Festival, now in its 42nd year. The Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas A. Hunt, will offer a program of challenging music for winds and percussion, including works by John Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Antonin Dvorak, and the Spring Band Festival’s guest composer and conductor, Jay Bocock.

This program also will be performed by the Wind Orchestra when it tours Luxembourg and Germany in May.

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