Photos by Monty Siekerman
School's out for the summer. Monty Siekerman captured some scenes that tell the story.
• Courtney McLaughlin (left) high fives Bella East as they exit Ada Schools on Tuesday. Both will be sophomores in the fall.
• "Smile for Grandma." Vickie Gillen snaps a photo of her grandkids on Tuesday. This fall, Emily Thaxton will be in 1st grade, Jacob in 9th grade, and Josh in 4th grade.
Group piano offers a fantastic opportunity to be involved in music-making that develops overall musicianship while learning basic piano skills, according to Vicki Mills of Miss Vicki's Music Studio, Ada.
She adds: "7 and 8 year olds love to sing, move, create, and play... all aspects of a group piano setting that capitalizes on the sense of joy experienced in a social situation while learning how to move those fingers on a piano in a meaningful way!"
Group piano offers a fantastic opportunity to be involved in music-making that develops overall musicianship while learning basic piano skills, says Vicki Mills of Miss Vicki's Music Studio. Here are some of Mills' students working on their own keyboards. MORE DETAILS HERE.
Thirty-four works in various media by Ohio artist Chris Leeper will be displayed in the Ellen Nelson Gallery of ArtSpace/Lima beginning Friday, June 9, according to Bill Sullivan.
The exhibit will run through Saturday, July 22. There will be a reception for the artist on Sunday, July 16, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Leeper is a prominent Ohio painter and watercolorist and resident in Canfield. He is a member of the adjunct faculty in the Department of Art at Youngstown State University.
The Ohio Northern wrestling team will open its 2017-18 season on Nov. 11 at the Mount Union Invitational under 30th-year head coach Ron Beaschler.
The Polar Bears will open the home portion of their schedule with an Ohio Athletic Conference dual match against defending OAC champion Baldwin Wallace on Nov. 28 at the ONU Sports Center.
Northern will host the 37th annual ONU Invitational on Dec. 2 and will also host OAC dual meets with Otterbein on Jan. 30 and Muskingum on Feb. 6.
ONU will travel to Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois for tournaments during the season.
Ohio Northern won the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's All-Sports Trophy for the 2016-17 season.
This marks the second consecutive title and the 11th crown overall for the Polar Bear women's teams.
ONU edged Mount Union on the strength of OAC titles in volleyball, soccer, basketball and outdoor track and field.
Northern also finished second in tennis and indoor track and field and was third in golf and swimming and diving.
The cross country team was fourth and the softball team finished fifth, giving ONU upper-division finishes in 10 of the 11 OAC sponsored sports in 2016-17.
