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A fresh coat of paint

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 22, 2016

Anne Devers (front) and Gregg King (back) apply a new coat of paint to the north wall of ReStore. The store is closed until next week while the painting takes place. Also assisting, in pictures, was Tasha Hurley.

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Drumming motivator

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 22, 2016

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. That was the message of David Horning, comedian motivational speaker, who made two presentations in Ada this week. 

In this sketch he used drums to make his point.

He spoke to members of the Ada Rotary and, in this photo, made a presentation to the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. Horning's brother is a freshman at ONU this year.

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Alexander Hurtig's winning essay "Cracks in Society"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 22, 2016

Alexander Hurtig, a sophomore from Ada High School, was first place winner in the Third Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.

Sophomore Noah Pinkney finished in second place and sophomore Terry Sheridan was third place.The purpose of the essay contest is to challenge students to think about how Dr. King's philosophy can be used to resolve social justice issues in today's society.

Students are encouraged to find renewed relevancy in the spirit of Dr. King, and use this renewal to "ignite the flame" of being called to action. The MLK Celebration Committee, in collaboration with Ada High School, sponsors the annual essay contest.

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Pack Away Hunger event Sunday at ONU - you can assist

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 21, 2016

Ohio Northern will be hosting a Pack Away Hunger event from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24.

This event will pack meals for impoverished children and their families. Consider giving your time if you are a current ONU student, staff or faculty member.

Pack Away Hunger is a non-profit organization dedicated to greatly improving the lives of children and others who suffer from hunger and malnutrition.

The lack of proper nutrition creates serious health and developmental consequences for individuals and has far reaching implications for communities. 

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Bluffton Hospital establishes The Women's Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 21, 2016

$4.5 million project will begin this spring;
$1.5 million capital campaign will support project
The Women’s Center of Bluffton Hospital will be established at Bluffton Hospital this year as the hospital fine-tunes its focus to better serve women.
 
The announcement follows a yearlong evaluation of services and development of a long-term plan by the hospital administration.
 
“While continuing to maintain all of our current array of services, we’ve created a plan to specialize in women’s services,” Chris Keller, chief administrative officer of Bluffton Hospital, explained to The Icon earlier this week.
 

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Yes, this is cheering

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 21, 2016

Yes, this is cheering. The members of the ONU men's and women's lacrosse teams try to scare out a free throw shooter from Heidelberg during a women's basketball game Wednesday in King-Horn. Lacrosse team members showed up at the basketball game in full force to cheer on the nationally-ranked Polar Bears. ONU's inaugural lacrosse season will open with home matches Feb. 27 at Dial-Roberson stadium. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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