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Two youth performance training programs offered in December

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

Bluffton Family Recreation offers two performance-training programs of eight sessions each in December lead by Jared Krout, BFR sports coordinator.

A Developmental Program, for youth ages 12 to 14, offers an introduction to performance training and adds a sport-specific component. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Dec. 1 to Dec. 24.

A Prep Program, for youth ages 15 to 18, offers a high-performance training program covering all aspects of athletic performance. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Dec. 1 to Dec. 24.

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What exactly are we looking at?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
This is another photo in our series What Are These? 

Can you identify them?

Hint, you heard them in Presser Hall.

Answer:
These are instruments used by the Percussion Ensemble in concert recently with three other ensembles.

Pictured are (clockwise from upper left) temple block, cricket call, another type of temple block, African double bell, Chinese player bowl.

If you got them all right, you earn an A+.

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Beatrice "Bea" Bolen was retired from Wilson Sporting Goods

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

Beatrice “Bea” Bolen, 88, died on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at 1:10 a.m. at Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Kenton.         

She was born June 5, 1927, in Hardin County, Ohio, to Tom and Stella (Wright) Puckett who preceded her in death. On Aug. 20, 1946, she married Tivis Bolen who died on July 20, 1999.          

Bea retired after working 30 years for Wilson Sporting Goods, Ada . She attended the Alger Baptist Church.    

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Robert Sopher was a LaFayette-Jackson High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

Robert R. Sopher, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at 7:18 a.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center. Robert was born to Rev. Joseph F. Sopher and EmmaBelle (Forrest) Sopher on Feb. 25, 1936 in Rushsylvania, Ohio.

Robert graduated from LaFayette-Jackson High School in 1954, where he participated in high school choruses, high school band and class plays. He was also active in sports, where his favorite was playing football. He was on the starting lineup and earned his Varsity “L” letters.

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Kiwanis Club Christmas dinner/auction Dec. 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Ada Kiwanis Club's annual Christmas dinner/auction  is Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Community Health Professionals. Members are asked to bring 1-2 items for the auction.

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Public Relations Student Society chapter recognized at national conference

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Ohio Northern University’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter received individual and chapter awards at the annual national PRSSA Conference in Atlanta from Nov. 6-10.

Ohio Northern’s PRSSA chapter was awarded the Star Chapter Award and is one of only two schools to receive the award since its inception in 2009. The award was created to recognize PRSSA chapters that have outstanding programming and relationship-building opportunities for students.

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