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Weather cooperates for trick-or-treat night

As dinosaurs, bats, cats and lots more hit the streets
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 26, 2018

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
A dinosaur, a giant bat, and even The Cat in a Hat enjoyed Halloween in Ada on Thursday evening.

Nice weather drew a large crowd of trick or treaters downtown and door-to-door throughout the community. There was popcorn at ReStore, pizza and cookies at the library, hotdogs at the fire department and Tavern 101, and big candy bars at the police station for the beggars, large and small.

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Mercy Health expands its Shawnee Family Medicine practice

Posted by LizGH on Friday, October 26, 2018

Mercy Health is pleased to announce the expansion of its Shawnee Family Medicine team with the addition of Mark T. Mueller, MD, Jamie Reindel CNP, Jessica Kaufman CNP and Timothy Mosher CNP.

Mark T. Mueller received his Doctor of Medicine from University of Toledo College of Medicine. He has been a Physician for Mercy Health for seven years. Dr. Mueller did his residency at Fairview General Hospital in the Cleveland Clinic Health System.

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OSU Extension in Hardin County seeks renewal

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, October 25, 2018

OSU Extension in Hardin County is seeking the renewal of a 0.35 mill, 5-year tax levy on the Nov. 6 ballot to continue existing programs in 4H, agriculture, and family consumer science. This will generate $192,000 annually for the county programs.This costs the average homeowner $20 per year.

Some of the newer programs offered through the Extension include:
* 4H Tech Wizards, which provides weekly technology classes to Ada and Kenton students after school;
* Mental health first aid programs in Ada and Kenton with Upper Scioto Valley to join soon.

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Mystic India on Freed stage

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 25, 2018

The Department of Theatre Arts of Ohio Northern University will present ‘Mystic India: The World Tour’ with the ONU Dance Company at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 in the Freed Center. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, and $5 for students and children; they are available at the Freed Center box office during business hours. Contact the box office at 419-772-1900 or www.freedcenter.com.
 

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Chuck sings and Anna Mae dances

To the delight of an appreciative Vancrest audience
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 25, 2018

MORE PHOTOS BELOW -
By Monty Siekerman
Chuck Summers, whose mellow voice just finished singing “Blue Moon,” invites Anna Mae Spallinger to take a bow...and she does.

During his singing, Anna Mae exited her chair, walked to the front, and began to dance along to his singing the 1934 ballad, pleasing the 50 Vancrest residents who came to hear Chuck sing and play the sax.

Sommers appeared at Vancrest for the first time on Wednesday performing old songs, gospel, and toe-tapping music.

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500+ Halloweeners + a polar bear + Santa Claus

ONU knows how to put on a trick-or-treat party
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 25, 2018

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The trick or treat event at ONU on Tuesday evening drew an estimated 500 Halloweeners and their parents to campus.

After registering in McIntosh Center, the children were led in small groups to the residence halls to collect candy before returning to McIntosh for a dinner and costume contest.

The popular annual event is coordinated by the Office of Residence Life with the dinner provided by Sodexo dining service.

As the evening wound down, a full, orange moon arose on the eastern horizon, a beautiful conclusion to this year’s campus trick or treat held in shirtsleeve weather.

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