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Virginia 45817

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 30, 2017

45817 is the zip code for Bluffton, Ohio, yet we discovered it on a Virginia license plate. It's a plate of Charles Hilty, former Bluffton resident who lives in Reston, Virginia.

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Red-hot Miller leads AE rally past Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, January 29, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD - Mustang senior Spencer Miller scored 26 of his 43 points in the second half to lead host Allen East to a second half comeback win over local rival Ada 72-65 in a Northwest Conference boys basketball shootout Friday night.

The Bulldogs fell to 3-12 and 0-5 in the NWC with the tough loss, while the Mustangs improved to 8-6 and 1-3 in the NWC with their first league victory.

Ada led 57-48 early in the fourth period when Miller led a game-changing 22-2 spurt. Mustang senior Caleb Smelcer reeled off eight points in a row to give AE its first lead since early in the game at 58-57 with 4:35 remaining.

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How do you plan 20,000 meals?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 29, 2017

ONU students packed 20,000 meals on Saturday.

Click here for more details.

It didn't just happen. It took planning, coordination and lots of volunteers to step forward.

The food packets go to the hungry: 1,000 meals to ReStore in Ada, 6,000 meals to the West Ohio Food Bank and the rest to the African nation of Lesotho.

Here's Kristina Flax (left) and with coordinator BrittanyToney, who put it all together.

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What's with the hairnets and disposable gloves?

It's all about 20,000 meals packed Saturday for three worthy causes
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 29, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Why do 100 ONU students wear hairnets and disposable gloves? It's for sanitary reasons for when the students packed 20,000 meals in McIntosh Center on Saturday afternoon.

The food packets go to the hungry: 1,000 meals to ReStore in Ada, 6,000 meals to the West Ohio Food Bank and the rest to the African nation of Lesotho.

The nutritious meals consisted of a blend of rice, soy, vegetables, vitamins and minerals.

The meals will be given to those suffering from hunger and malnutrition. Ingredients cost about 27 cents a meal.

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Taking a break

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 29, 2017

Sometimes you've just gotta take a break. These youngsters pitched in to help about 100 ONU students pack 20,000 meals in McIntosh Center on Saturday afternoon.  The reward for them: a brief rest and cookies....and knowing people who need food will get some. See below for more about the event. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Mr. Entertainer, Mr. Energy, Mr. Stamina

Ada audience would say he's all three wrapped into one person
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 29, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Mr. Entertainer, Mr. Energy, Mr. Stamina...take your pick at what you want to call Ben Vereen, but most in the audience Saturday would say he is all three wrapped up in one person.

Vereen gave a two-hour show of song, dance, and humor at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts, earning two standing ovations at the conclusion.
He and three musicians kept the audience entertained with familiar and more recent songs for two hours without intermission.

His experience in acting showed when he could change his expression and emotion from happy to sad in an instant.

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