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A Columbus Crew SC Camp will take place Monday, Feb. 16, at BFR Sports & Fitness, Bluffton, according to Jeremy Parkins, Bluffton native and senior director, soccer business development for the Crew.

The camp is from 2 to 5 p.m., for youth ages 6 to 14. The cost is $75 per player.

"Crew SC winter camps series focus on player development through a core foundation of soccer skills in a challenging and fun learning environment. Each camper is sure to walk away with a positive experience and high quality training from the only professional soccer club in the region," said Parkins.

Carey (Wurgler) Smith, president of Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., will be the featured speaker for the Ohio Northern University Spotts Lecture in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m.

Smith’s speech, “Protecting Our Homeland: Past, Present and Future,” is free and open to the public.

 Last Week at Ohio Northern:

    Men's Basketball - Lost 61-80 at Wilmington; Lost 79-86 H v Mount Union
    Women's Basketball - Won 73-42 H v Wilmington; Won 58-42 at Mount Union
    Wrestling - Won 22-18 at John Carroll
    Men's Swimming & Diving - Idle
    Women's Swimming & Diving - Idle
    Men's Indoor Track & Field - 1st of 11 H w/Joe Banks Invitational
    Women's Indoor Track & Field - 1st of 12 H w/Joe Banks Invitational
 This Week's Schedule:

Viva Maria’s Italian Restaurant, 124 E. Buckeye Ave., Ada, is offering a specialty buffet for Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14.

The $13.95 buffet includes:
• Tricolor tortellini in Alfredo sauce
• Spaghetti with meat sauce
• Salad with Dominic’s Italian-Ranch dressing
• Bruschetta
• Fried dough with cannoli cream and chocolate drizzle
• Cream puffs

Also on the menu are eight additional dishes. The evening special is pasta carbonara.

Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St., Bluffton, announces a day full of romance on Saturday, Feb. 14.  A Champagne Brunch is available 10-3 and a Candlelight Dinner for Two will be offered 5-8.

Champagne Brunch ($25 per person)
●Bellini or Mimosa (alcoholic or non)
●Goat Cheese Crostini with Strawberry Compote
●Baked Egg with tomatoes, herbs & cream
●Brie, Bacon & Walnut Flatbread with drizzled honey
●Crème Brulee French Toast

What do you do with 1,000 roses? You sell them. Carol Slane Florist in Ada is preparing for The Big Day on Saturday, Shannon Brown (left), owner and Tanya Sutton (center) and Sandy Turner hold some of the many flowers they will distribute as arrangements or wrapped as cut flowers for customers. Shannon's mother, Carol Slane, began the business in 1986. Shannon became owner in 1998. Both Tanya and Sandy have been with the flower shop since 1998. In Ada, Valentine's is the biggest flower holiday of the year due to many ONU students residing here in February.

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