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ONU Law SBA invites you to its Haunted Hayride Oct. 31

Anyone up for a haunted hayride?

The Ohio Northern University Law Student Bar Association will hold such an event on Saturday, Oct. 31, War Memorial Park, Ada.

The event is a fundraiser for the organizaton, according to Kathleen Plumer.

A kid friendly event is from 6 to 7 p.m.
Haunted event is from 7 to 10 p.m.

Admission is:
• Adults (above 18) $3
• Children (under 18) $2

Freed Center present electro hip-hop violinist Svet on Oct. 31

The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present electro hip-hop violinist Svet on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m.

Svet, an “America’s Got Talent” finalist, brings his blend of music and fun to the Freed Center stage. Bulgarian-native Svet is an Eastman School of Music classically trained violinist, but when he discovered the fascinating world of hip-hop, he began doing something extraordinary.

September's scant rainfall means you'd better water your trees and shrubs

By Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Educator

September, and so far in October, was dry in Ada and Liberty Township. The local area received less than half the usual rainfall. October is stacking up to be worse.

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Trees and shrubs should go into winter with moisture around their roots. Growing tip: Water them.

During September, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 1.57 inches of rain.  The most rain for this month, 2.80 inches, fell in Hale Township, as measured by Tim Ramsey. 

Kiwanis serve 300 satisfied customers

About 300 diners left the Kiwanis Club annual spaghetti dinner with full bellies Thursday evening at the school.

Serving bread sticks are (from left) Matt Crawford, Heather Cox and Harold Friesner. Profits go to service projects. (Monty Siekerman photo)

University professor to speak on ‘Entrepreneurship in New Industries: American Revival of Craft Spirits’

Karen Powell, Ohio Northern University assistant professor of law, will speak about “Entrepreneurship in New Industries: American Revival of Craft Spirits” in the Dicke Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m.

Prior to joining the faculty at the ONU Pettit College of Law, Powell founded Triple Divide Spirits, a craft distillery in Montana that produced locally sourced vodka, gin and rum with an onsite tasting room. She’ll speak to the process of entrepreneurship in new industries, challenges of a highly regulated field, and the learning curve of craft spirits, agricultural connections and regulators.

Goo Crew activities available to Hardin pre-schoolers

Here is the fall-winter schedule of Goo Crew events open to all Hardin County residents. Goo Crew is open to preschool children accompanied by an adult over the age of 18.

These take place at the Mary Lou Johnson Library, Kenton, from 10-11 a.m. unless a different location is noted. This update is provided by Jami Dellifield, who recently became extention educator with the Hardin County Extension Office.                      

• October 28        The Four Seasons
We will make a book together about the seasons.         

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