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Ohio Northern University celebrates Homecoming 2012 Oct. 5-7

Ohio Northern University will celebrate Homecoming 2012 from Oct. 5-7. All alumni, friends, family, faculty and students are welcome to attend.

With its “Where in the World’s Klondike?” theme, Homecoming weekend will kick off on Friday, Oct. 5. The Pettit College of Law will host various sessions throughout the day, including the dedication of the Rare Book Collection room at 5 p.m. and a law donor recognition dinner to follow.

At 6:30 p.m., former athletes will be honored during the ONU Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet.

Bridge Home Health & Hospice offering 24th annual Living Through Loss Series

Bridge Home Health & Hospice is offering its 24th annual Living Through Loss educational series. The eight-month series will focus on the issues surrounding the death of a loved one. Sessions will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital, 1900 South Main Street, Findlay. Dates and topics include:

October 15: “The Journey Through Grief: What to Expect Along the Way”
Presented by Kathryn J. Foust of Lighthouse Counseling Services
November 19: “Facing the Holidays After a Loss”
Presented by the Bridge Hospice bereavement staff

Looking for something to do in October - check out this list from the Lima/Allen County Visitors Bureau

So much to do!
Upcoming events for Lima/Allen County
Contact the Lima/Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau for details!

Lima Lantern Tours offer an October diversion

Lima Lantern Tours are planned in October. Here's the details.

LIMA LANTERN TOURS
October 5-6 and 19-20, 2012
Historical Cemetery Tours
October 6 & 20, 2012

Each evening will feature a walking tour at 6:30 p.m. and a horse drawn wagon ride at 7:30 p.m.

Special October 19 & 20, 2012 7:30 p.m.: Horse Drawn Tours with James A. Willis author of Weird Ohio and Founder of the Ghosts of Ohio Paranormal Research Group! For more information on Weird Ohio and James Willis, visit www.ghostsofohio.org

Here's the list of area haunted events in October - there's one in Lafayette

The Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce announces that severa "haunted" events take place in the area in October. Here's their list:

Lafayette
Haunted Town Hall
101 High St.
www.hauntedtownhall.com

Open 7:30 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, from Sept. 21 through Oct. 31.

ONU presents Alice Tan Ridley in concert Oct. 6

 

The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents Alice Tan Ridley in concert with the ONU Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8:30 p.m. The ONU Symphony will be under the direction of Lloyd Butler.

Ridley, who began her career singing in the New York subways, gained acclaim through her YouTube videos and was nicknamed the “New York City Subway Idol.” In 2002, she won the Fox talent show “30 Seconds to Fame” with her soulful rendition of “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

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