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Andy Steingass: "The ceramics tradition grounds me"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 9, 2014

By  Darlene Bowers
“It’s meditative,” says Andrew Steingass about working at the potter’s wheel. Andrew (Andy) recalls seeing other art students at Ada High with clay on their jeans and clothes.

“Why would they want that clay all over them?” was Andy’s thought back then. Andy did take art classes in high school, drawing and painting, but didn’t take ceramics class. It was during an art appreciation course at Ohio Northern University that Andy began to feel the pull of the wheel.

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Hardin County Hootenannies 4-H Club organnizes

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 9, 2014

By Faith Holbrook

The first meeting of the Hardin County Hootenannies was held at the Ag Credit meeting room.  We want to thank Ag Credit for this opportunity to meet in such a nice place.

The meeting was called to order by president Laura Spradlin.  Advisor Ray Davis asked if everyone saw the newspaper article that told about changes in the goat show and some other rules for the fair. 

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ONU receives accolades from International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The Ohio Northern University Department of Technological Studies received numerous honors at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) conference in Orlando, Fla., March 27-29.

Ohio Northern students Ben Freer, a sophomore technology education major from Ashland, Ohio, and Brandon Ike, a sophomore technology education major from Sidney, Ohio, were undergraduate scholarship co-winners of the Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators award. The two will receive $500, respectively.   

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20th anniversary of genocide in Rwanda discussion topic at ONU

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Ohio Northern University’s Center for Democratic Governance and Rule of Law explores the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda with events on Thursday, April 10, and Friday, April 11.

A screening of the movie “Hotel Rwanda” will be held on Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the Dicke Forum. The movie follows one man’s experience saving his family and others during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. After the movie, there will be a question-and-answer session with two people present during the genocide and its aftermath: Jean-Marie Kamatali, ONU assistant professor of law, and Kofi Nsia-Pepra, ONU assistant professor of political science.

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Nearly 3 inches of rain in first week of April

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, April 9, 2014

April showers bring May flowers. If the first week of April is any indication of the rest of the month, it will be a wet month. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, 2.68 inches of rain fell in the Icon viewer area during April 1-7.

For a complete daily weather summary, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Sideline 'Dogs

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Finally, the weather cooperated allowing Ada HS baseball and softball games to be played on Tuesday. Here's a shot of the baseball squad prior to the opening pitch against McComb.

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