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ONU multicultural fair, March 28

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, March 13, 2014

Ohio Northern University will hold its annual Multicultural Fair in the McIntosh Center Activities Room on Friday, March 28, at 5 p.m. This event is a collaboration of ONU’s International Services, ONU Student Senate and seven multicultural student organizations.

Additionally, international students from Bluffton University, the University of Findlay, the University of Toledo and Tiffin University have been invited to attend and participate. The event is free and open to the public.

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Betty Wirt operated the "Cubby Hole" in Ada

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, March 13, 2014

Betty Kathryn Wirt, 87, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 9:05 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on April 2, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to William and Elizabeth (Hasson) Knox and they preceded her in death. On May 15, 1946 she married Merle E. Wirt and he died on November 1, 2010.

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Coming soon to an observatory near you (ONU) - "Asteroids and Occultations"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Several events are scheduled at the Ohio Northern University observatory this spring.

On Friday, March 21, from 8 to 10 p.m. is a public event titled " "Asteroids and Occultations."

The observatory website notes that on the morning of Tuesday, April 15, there will be a total lunar eclipse. No observatory event is planned because of the late hour. Totality begins around 3:06 a.m. EDT and continues until 4:24 EDT. It should be a beautiful sight, with Saturn, Mars and Spica all within 23 degrees of the Moon.

• Friday, April 18,  9-11 p.m.. - Public Event.  "Mars near opposition."

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Reading with Rover offered Friday at the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Ada Public LIbrary's Reading with Rover Program begins Friday, according to Amanda Bennett, library director.

"Youth from Kindergarten through sixth grade can come and read to Snickerdoodle, a certified therapy dog! Studies show that reading to a pooch just might increase literacy in your little ones," said Bennett.

She added that the library still has three spots open for kids. Registration is required, so please call and sign-up for one of these spots:
3:30 p.m.
3:50 p.m.
4:10 p.m.

Ada Library: 419-634-5246

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Familiar tune

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Hunter Wells warms up on his flute during an Ada sixth grade band practice.

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Ohio Northern University student awarded USITT scholarship

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Ohio Northern University student Anne Wright Liddick, a junior international theatre production major from Greenville, Ind., was awarded the 2014 United State Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) Ohio Valley National Conference Scholarship.

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