Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
For the third year, the Lima Symphony Orchestra entertained hundreds on the sculpture mall at Ohio Northern.
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The Saturday evening patriotic pops concert, always held near the Fourth of July, began with the Ada VFW Post 9381 Color Guard presenting the colors. The crowd stood, putting their hands over their heart, as Kirsten Osbun-Manley sang, with gusto, the "Star Spangled Banner."
The Lima Symphony Orchestra will again celebrate Independence Day with a “Patriotic Pops” concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 1 on the ONU campus. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center between Presser and Weber halls.
The fun-filled family event will feature patriotic music, movie musical selections, popular tunes and a tribute to our armed forces.
The Hardin County Airport in Kenton has received a $215,000 grant to make the facility more safe and efficient. Funds come from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration and will be administered by the county commissioners and airport authority.
(Dave Devier, Ph.D., attended ONU and lived in and around the community for 45 years. He taught at Northern for 15 years. Currently, he is President of Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Mich. While in the Ada area, he and his wife Patty collected Ada/ONU memorabilia. He will write an occasional column for the Ada Icon describing some of their "finds" that pertain to the town and gown.)
By David H. Devier
This is the fourth installment of the history of Ada and ONU as depicted through the collectable pieces of memorabilia.
The Polar Bears finished the indoor season with a 52-9 mark and posted an outstanding 78-4 record during the outdoor season.
Northern finished second at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships during the indoor portion of the season, before returning to claim the outdoor title.
At the indoor OAC Championships, six athletes were crowned OAC Champions in at least one event.
Seniors Kelsey Commager (Maumee), Allie Gast (Grandville, Mich.) and Rebecca Olashuk (Defiance/Tinora), junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and sophomores Maddy Reed (Lucasville/Piketon) and Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) all earned OAC titles.
Another drug raid in Kenton on Thursday found illegal narcotics and resulted in charges pending against a man and a women who have been taken to the Multi-County Correctional Center. Two children were in the residence, removed, and placed with family members.
The Hardin County Task Force, assisted by the Sheriff's Office, Kenton Police, BKP Ambulance, Children's Services, and Prosecutor's Office, found heroin, pills, and drug abuse instruments after serving a search warrant at 398 E. Forest Rd., apartment 46, in Kenton.
