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Icon dog of the week - Abby

Meet Abby. Abby is a 2 year old female lab mix. She weighs 65 pounds. Can you give Abby her forever home?

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

Varsity Singers to give free performance April 4

The Varsity Singers annual, free concert for the community will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, in the school auditorium. “Fire” has been the theme of this year’s show which saw the group perform at the county fair, Ada Music Feast, and in six competitions.

Alex Morgan, Alex Waugh, Reece Evans, and Heather Wells won best performer awards at several contests.

The Varsity Singers are composed of 30 singer/dancers, 11 band members, and 5 stage crew members.

Scott Henning directs the singer/dancers while Jonathan Lischak directs the band.

Birchaven Village hosting educational series for seniors

Birchaven Village will host “Talk About It Tuesdays,” an educational series for active seniors. The presentations will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Hatfield Dining Room at Birchaven Village, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. Event dates and topics include:

•  Tuesday, April 3 – Downsize & Simplify
 Reannon Hayes, Professional Organizer

• Tuesday, April 10 – Elder Law 101
Marissa Fitzpatrick, Elder Law Attorney

*  Tuesday, April 17 – Medicare 101
David Painter, Ohio Department of Insurance

• Tuesday, April 24 – Guided Tours: A Safe Way to Explore the World
Pat Garlock, President of AAA Findlay

ONU softball wins twice by wide margins

The Ohio Northern softball team put on an offensive clinic on Monday afternoon as it defeated Capital 9-1, 9-0 in a twinbill at the ONU Softball Field.

 

Northern stretches its winning streak to six games and improves to 17-3 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while Capital drops to 6-14, 2-2.

Softball Players of the Week

Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) and Jenna Hollar (Lima/Bath) swept the Ohio Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week honors for their efforts last week during ONU's perfect 4-0 week.

The Polar Bears (15-3 overall) swept Hanover (Ind.) before sweeping Wooster to move to 4-0 last week.

Lightel had another spectacular week, winning her seventh and eighth games in the pitchers circle. Her eight wins are tied for the best mark in the OAC, while her 66 K's are also tied for first in the OAC.

ONU athlete named Player of the Week

ONU junior Andrew Markell of Missouri City, Tex. has been named the Men's Lacrosse Ohio Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Markell led the Polar Bears (8-1 overall) to a convincing 10-2 victory over OAC-foe Mount Union.

He started in the goal for the first time this season and led a defensive gem for Northern.

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