The presentation of the sixth Excellence in Entrepreneurship award sponsored by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will take place on Tuesday, April 8 at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Columbus. The award will be presented during the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Legislative Reception, which begins at 3:30 p.m. As in years past, the award winner will receive a check for $25,000 and the local chamber that nominated the winner will receive $1,000.
I am Libbie Milks, 15, and a state award and clock trophy recipient for the Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H club for my Alcohol and Drug Abuse project.
The reason I selected this topic is that my father has always relayed his lessons of pharmacology and immunology with me, thus sparking my interest. Within the syllabus of the project book provided, I was encouraged to read sections that would enrich my knowledge on the subject.
I spent my time learning about the effects of alcohol on the brain or how drugs can distress the lives of those under the influence. I was also able to complete different experiments that aided my understanding.
Jim Evans, director of the Ohio office of the Children of the Nations (COTN), was this past week's Ada Kiwanis Club speaker. In January, the organization opened an office in Kenton.
Evans gave an overview the organization that currently supports a consistent partnership with 13 different villages in five different countries.
Children of the Nations focuses on ministering to orphaned and destitute children, raising them to transform nations. The organization uses only 10 percent of its donations for overhead expenses.
An Evening for the Arts is planned Saturday, March 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at The Freed Center at Ohio Northern University. A "behind the curtain" open house event showcases the music, fine arts, and performing arts departments at Ohio Northern University.
An Evening for the Arts will feature showcases and displays from fine arts students, instrumental and vocal performances from music students, technical theater portfolios on display, monologues, scenes, musical duets, and dance performances from students in the performing arts department.
Of the five finalists in the Ada District Spelling Bee who exhausted the prepared 80-word list on March 13, it took an additional 62 words to crown a champion with the word "anonymity."
This year's winner is Nathan Hurtig, a sixth grader. Second is Olivia Reed, also a sixth grader. Third place is Kade Cortez, an eighth grader.
Also competing in the top five were Luci Wall, fourth grade and Riley Ferguson, fourth grade.
WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY AS THE CONTESTANTS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
After nine rounds and 80 words there were only five standing in the Ada elementary and junior high spelling bee held March 13. The bee concludes on March 14.
After using all of the words in this year's competition, the bee stopped and five contestants remained. The five finalists are Kade Cortez, eighth grade; Luci Wall, fourth grade; Riley Ferguson, fourth grade; Nathan Hurtig, sixth grade and Olivia Reed, sixth grade.
On March 14 the five will be presented new words and a first, second and third place winner will be named.
Donavin D. "Don" Zimmerly, 79, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 2:10 a.m. at his residence in Ada.
He was born on April 1, 1934 in Lima, Ohio to Glenn L. and Helen J. (Allstetter) Zimmerly and they preceded him in death. On September 20, 1953 he married Dorothy L. Jump and she survives in Ada.
Ohio Northern University will hold its annual Multicultural Fair in the McIntosh Center Activities Room on Friday, March 28, at 5 p.m. This event is a collaboration of ONU’s International Services, ONU Student Senate and seven multicultural student organizations.
Additionally, international students from Bluffton University, the University of Findlay, the University of Toledo and Tiffin University have been invited to attend and participate. The event is free and open to the public.
Betty Kathryn Wirt, 87, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 9:05 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born on April 2, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to William and Elizabeth (Hasson) Knox and they preceded her in death. On May 15, 1946 she married Merle E. Wirt and he died on November 1, 2010.
Several events are scheduled at the Ohio Northern University observatory this spring.
On Friday, March 21, from 8 to 10 p.m. is a public event titled " "Asteroids and Occultations."
The observatory website notes that on the morning of Tuesday, April 15, there will be a total lunar eclipse. No observatory event is planned because of the late hour. Totality begins around 3:06 a.m. EDT and continues until 4:24 EDT. It should be a beautiful sight, with Saturn, Mars and Spica all within 23 degrees of the Moon.
• Friday, April 18, 9-11 p.m.. - Public Event. "Mars near opposition."
