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There's a purse with $100 tucked away at Tuesday's auction/raffle

Several events are on the Ada Music Booster and school music organization’s calendars in the next few weeks.

May 14 jewelry and purse auction/raffle
The boosters will hold a jewelry and purse auction/raffle fundraiser at the Ada VFW Hall at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.), Tuesday, May 14.

Over $1,500 of jewelry and $3,000 of purses will be auctioned off or raffled off. One of the purses has $100 cash inside. There is also a silent auction with products such as lia Sophia jewelry, Yankee Candles, Pampered Chef, handbags and similar items.

Hey, I know that tune!

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY

It was music on the lawn Friday night in Ada. Richard Gainey took these photos of members of the ONU band performing outdoors.

Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center has new cancer treatment system

The Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center (BVRCC) has added new equipment to aide in the fight against cancer. The new cancer treatment system, called TrueBeam™, offers advanced radiation therapy for some of the most complex cancers.

The TrueBeam system is designed to deliver more powerful cancer treatments with accuracy and precision. In addition, the system integrates new imaging technologies to complete treatments more quickly while monitoring the motion of tumors.

ONU undergraduate commencement on May 12

Ohio Northern University will celebrate its 2013 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony in the Sports Center on Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m. in the Sports Center. About 550 students will be awarded degrees.

Robert Manning, Mars Exploration Program chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., will address the graduating students as the guest speaker and receive an honorary degree from the University. Oscar J. and Judith D. (Jacobs) Mifsud also will receive honorary degrees.

Courtney Hetrick, graduating electrical engineering major from Frazeysburg, Ohio, will serve as the student speaker.

Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance calendar of events

Here's the latest list of activities from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance:

Ada ReStore and Food Pantry benefit from ONU "Don't Throw It Out" program

This year, as part of a campus recycling effort, Bill Kent, manager Mail Center and Recyling at Ohio Northern University implemented a program called, "When You Move Out, Don't Throw It Out."

It works like this, according to Kent: "As the ONU students prepare to move out for the summer, the campus dumpsters are usually full of items that could be used by someone.

"So, instead of filling the dumpsters, student will bring items in good condition to the ONU Distribution Center (old bowling alley)."

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