Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19, at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St.
Donors have the opportunity to get a buy-one-get-one free ticket offer from the Columbus Blue Jackets and also to enter a drawing for a team prize pack and Zamboni ride.
To schedule an appointment to donate blood on Sept. 19 call 419-634-1333. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Hardin County's next Economic & Community Development Committee meeting on at 8 a.m., Friday, Sept. 16, at Henry's Restaurant in Kenton.
Jon Cross said, "We are excited introduce and welcome to the community, Dr. John C. Navin, the new Dean of Ohio Northern University's Dicke College of Business Administration. Please join us to meet Dean Navin and welcome him to Hardin County."
The guest presenter is Nate Green, Director of Economic Development for the Montrose Group, LLC. He will provide details about Ohio House Bill 233, Downtown Redevelopment Districts (DRD) and how it can be enacted via local municipal legislation.
Robert and Myrna McCurdy celebrated their 50 anniversary recently with a family gathering in Pittsburgh.
Robert McCurdy and the former Myrna Woodward were married Aug. 6, 1966, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Orrville, by the Revs. Carter and Bailey.
They are the parents of two children, Chris McCurdy, of Oxford, Mississippi, and Lisa Retherford, of Kenosha, Wisconsin. They have three grandchildren.
McCurdy is employed at Ohio Northern University. His wife is retired from Lima schools and Ohio Northern University.
The Ohio Northern men's cross country team is ranked No. 33 in the preseason United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III poll on Wednesday.
The Polar Bears received 35 points in the voting after being unranked in the final 2015 poll.
ONU was ranked as high as No. 19 last season, in which they won the OAC Championships title and finished with a 138-9 record.
North Central (Ill.) in the top spot with 275 points and five first place votes, Geneseo State (N.Y.) is second with 270 points and the two first place votes and Williams (Mass.) is third with 268 points and the final first place vote.
