Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
A crowd, estimated at 1,000 people, observed the Fourth of July with a Lima Symphony Orchestra performance of patriot popular tunes on the ONU campus Saturday evening.

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Crafton Beck conducted the orchestra. The patriotic pops concert featured American classics, popular movie and Broadway tunes and patriotic songs. The men and women who served in the armed forces were asked to stand and be recognized with applause when the song of their service was played.

Ada’s own Kirsten Osbun-Manley was a featured guest soloist. She has taught music at ONU for many years and has sung with the Lima Symphony Orchestra several times.

The concert was a wonderful evening of music with perfect weather under giant shade trees made for a pleasant evening for hundreds who attended.