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ONU College of Pharmacy grant

Provides hepatitis C virus screening for Hardin residents

The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy has been awarded a 2017 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation Excellence in Pharmacy Education Scholarship.

The $20,000 grant will support a two-year program to utilize the college’s Mobile Health Clinic to screen 1,000 underserved patients in Hardin County for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

The Mobile Health Clinic improves access to health care services for the county’s rural residents. The NACDS Foundation grant will expand those services to include testing for HCV, which will begin July 1.

Five Polar Bears named All-OAC in Men's Lacrosse for 2017

By Tim Glon

ADA — Five Ohio Northern players were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men's lacrosse for 2017 in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.

Sophomores Anthony Pavone (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and Andrew Fox (Solon) and freshman Cameron Marous (Brecksville) were named Second Team All-Conference.

Sophomore Jackson Pfister (Upper Arlington) and freshman Logan Krogman (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) were Honorable Mention All-OAC honorees.

Marous was also named the OAC Freshman of the Year.

Pavone is now a two-time Second Team All-OAC honoree as an attacker.

26 inducted into Ada HS NHS

Twenty-six members were inducted into the Ada High School National Honor Society during a May 5 ceremony, according to Sarah Davis, advisor.

The membership of the Ada High School Chapter of the National Honor Society has been earned by the effective demonstration of the four qualities held in high esteem by the Society:
• Scholarship
• Leadership
• Service
• Character

Village Voice: 36th year for village; 7th year for ONU

Tree City USA award again!

The Village of Ada Tree Commission was honored to accept the Tree City USA award in a ceremony hosted by the community of Lakeside on May 3. The Village has earned the Tree City Award for 36 years.

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The Village of Ada Tree Commission would also like to congratulate the work of Terry Keiser and Mark Bricker of Ohio Northern University for earning the Tree Campus USA for the 7th year.

The awards were presented by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Forestry.

The Division of Forestry acts as a guiding hand in helping communities become qualified as a Tree City USA.

Louis W Harrod 1922 - 2017

Louis W. Harrod, age 94, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30a.m. at The Wyngate, Lima.

          He was born August 20, 1922 in Harrod, Ohio to Earl P. and Hazel (May) Harrod who preceded him in death. On September 8, 1944 Louis married Mary Lee Hathaway and she survives in Lima.

          Louis was a veterinarian. He was a member of the Harrod Christian Church. Louis was a US Army and Air Force veteran.

          Also surviving are a son, Jim (Susan) Harrod of Harrod; three daughters: Teresa (Michael) Hall of Dundee, OR, Kathleen (Diane) Monroe of East Norriton, PA and Elaine Goldsmith of Pittsburgh, PA; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Three friends

Next time you drive north on Liberty Township Road 25 watch for these three very good friends. You'll see them on the west side of the road.

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