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Community antique show and appraisal Jan. 23 at Richland Manor

Ann Stratton will offer antique appraisals during a community antique show from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Richland Manor, Swaney Road, Bluffton.

Food and beverages will be served and the event is open to the public.

Lima Locomotive Works topic of program at Allen County Museum Jan. 27

Scott Trostel, nationally noted railroad historian, will present at program on the Lima Locomotive Works at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Allen County Museum, Lima. The presentation takes place at the museum at 620 W. Market St., Lima.

His presentation will follow the Allen County Historical Society’s 105th annual membership meeting, according to Dick Boehr of Bluffton, who is a board member of the museum.

Ready, Set, Grow Pre-School enrolling for summer and fall sessions

Registration is now open for Pre-School summer session and fall 2013 -2014, according to Jami Dellifield of Ready, Set, Grow Preschool. 

Ready, Set, Grow offers rolling enrollment and will accept new students anytime during their school year as long as there are openings.

Of note:

  • The pre-school accepts students who are ages 3 (and potty-trained) through age 5 (Pre-Kindergarten) for their school year educational program.
  • Ohio ECC swipe cards issued through ODJFS are accepted for payment.

Fall School Year 

Hey, Mom, I'm on the Ada honor roll

The following students were named to the second quarter Ada school honor roll for 2012-13.

All "A" honor roll:

12TH Grade:
Bailey Bowers, Jaden Castle, Josie Corwin, Trista Douce, Erica Kier, Levi Klingler, Zoe Laird, Madeleine Lomax Vogt, Jonathen Robey, Morgan Rouch, Michael Savino, McKenzie Shaw, Nichole Van Atta Reynolds, Taylor Willeke, Suzanne Young. 

11TH Grade:  
Austin Dumbaugh, Cory Kellum, Annabel Pinkney, Elijah Rayl, Matthew Wilcox. 

10TH Grade:  
Alexis Amburgey, Noah Beach, Allison Howard, Terra Hunter, Gabriella Linnon, Caralee Stover, Victoria Wyss. 

Django Unchained starts Friday at Ada Theatre

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained is Rated R and runs from Friday, Jan. 18 through Thursday, January 24.

Showtimes on Friday and Saturday are at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. 

Daily shows are at 7 p.m.

The story: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. (IMDb)  It stars Jaime Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Christoph Waltz.

Click here for official movie trailer.

ONU law professor attends, participates in international conference

Michael W. Lewis, professor of law at Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, attended and participated in a conference titled “The Boundaries of Battlefield: A Critical Look at the Legal Paradigms and Rules of Countering Terrorism” at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) - The Hague in The Netherlands from Jan. 10-11.

The two-day conference was hosted by the T.M.C. Asser Institute in cooperation with the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the Municipality of The Hague.

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