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Lent: a season of changing habits and developing new ones 

Lent provides a chance to take inventory of our attitudes
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 9, 2017

Lent, the six-week prelude to Easter, is traditionally a time for sacrifices but can also be a season for making gains, says the Rev. David MacDonald, ONU chaplain.

“Many individuals focus on the aspect of self-denial by giving up something such as a favorite food item,” MacDonald said. “While there is nothing wrong with that practice, Lent can be a season of longer-lasting, more practical impact.”

Rather than merely ditching candy bars for six weeks, Lent provides more meaningful opportunities.

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Here's the weekend Division III basketball pairings

ONU faces Geneseo State Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 9, 2017

No. 5-ranked Ohio Northern will host the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Sectionals this weekend. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for ONU students, seniors and children.

Here's the schedule:

5:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Hope (Michigan) vs. Christopher Newport (Virginia)

7:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Ohio Northern University vs. Geneseo State (New York)

8 p.m. - Saturday, March 11
Title game - winner advances to Division III Final 4

 

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Bad day for ONU sports

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 9, 2017

ONU sports teams were on the short end of the stick on Tuesday's competitions in the South during spring break. Maybe it was because the Polar Bears were out of their  northern environment. Briefly, here are the results, if you care to read doom and gloom:
Men's tennis falls to Drew, 7-2, in Hilton Head, S.C.
Men's golf trails Thomas More (Ky.) after the first day of dual match play in Charleston, S.C.
Women's lacrosse looses 18-0 to Kean (N.Y.) in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Men's lacrosse beaten 12-7 by Guilford (N.C.) In Greensboro, N.C.
Baseball. drops 10-5 to St. John's Fisher (N.Y.) in Auburndale, Fla

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Meeting set to describe receiving college credit while in high school

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 9, 2017

Want to receive college credit while in high school?

There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, in the Ada Schools auditorium for junior and senior high school students and their parents interested in College Credit Plus and Credit Flex programs, which have been passed by the state legislature.

The College Plus program allows high school students to enroll in college courses while enrolled in high school, if the student meets eligibility requirements set by the college or university.  

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Kosovo ambassador to talk at law school

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 9, 2017

Ambassador Teuta Sahatqija from Kosovo will speak on “The Leadership Roles of Women in Transitional States” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 at the law school. The talk is free and open to the public.

 

Sahatqija is head of the Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Kosovo in New York City, where she is in charge of the Kosovo Consulate and liaison with the United Nations.

She is a well-known activist for women’s economic and political empowerment and her work has been documented in many international publications.

 

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Terry Lee Dyer, 02/15/1947 - 03/08/2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 9, 2017

Terry L. Dyer, age 70, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at 1:25pm at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, Ohio.

He was born on February 15, 1947 in Lima, Ohio to Edwin A. and Edith M. (Furnish) Dyer, who preceded him in death.

On March 29, 1968, Terry married Sandra G. Campbell and she survives in Alger, Ohio.

Terry retired after 25 years as a N.C. lathe operator for Teledyne Ohio Steel, Lima, Ohio.

Terry was a 1966 graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1967.

He was a member of the McGuffey Conservation Club, a former member of the Upper Scioto Valley Lions Club.

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