ONU senior women's basketball standout Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) has been named first team academic all-district by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the 2017-18 season.
CoSIDA recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
The Ladies Luncheon group will host a gathering on Saturday, March 3 at the Ada Visiting Nurses, 1200 S. State Route 235 in Ada. The event is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The group includes local direct sales consultants who represent well-known companies, featuring personalized bags & totes, skincare and makeup, kitchen and household products, essential oils, jewelry and clothing, self-defense, home décor and health and wellbeing.
The Ohio Northern University Wind Orchestra will present a concert, “The Life of the City” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 1 in the Freed Center.
Paris, New York, Prague, Rome, and Las Vegas are the inspirational cities for the compositions featured in this program. The ensemble will be under the direction of Dr. Thomas A. Hunt. Composers include Eric Whitacre, David Holsinger, Luigi Zaninelli, Martin Ellerby, and Karel Husa.
On Feb. 22 23 new members were inducted into the Ada Junior Beta Club. Current second-year 8th grade members were also recognized. Club membership is based upon several aspects of school including high academic achievement. (More photos on Ada Bulldog Facebook)
About 900 people are expected to attend the annual Conservation Tillage Conference to be held in McIntosh Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7. Sixty presenters are scheduled to talk. And, many agribusiness exhibitors will be on hand.
Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy (AHEAD), a local citizen advocacy group, will hold its one-year anniversary celebration from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, in the Bluffton town hall.
"Over the past year, AHEAD has helped elect candidates, organized rallies, advocated for redistricting reform, and recruited hundreds of members," according to Maya Fischhoff of the organization.
The event is open to the public. It will include a presentation from Perry Bush, Bluffton University faculty member, who will speak about the role of citizen advocacy groups in the present political context.
