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The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents an instrumental ensembles concert in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Sunday, April 10, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature several instrumental ensembles in a wide variety of music. To open the program, Dale Laukhuf, low brass instructor at ONU, will present the ONU Brass Ensemble performing excerpts from Elijah, composed by Felix Mendelssohn. 

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Fourteen painters honed their skills on Tuesday evening during the monthly PaintINN at The Inn. Here, instructor Marilyn Reed gives pointers to local residents Linda Staley (left) and Tammy Bryan. This month's picture featured a spring basket, which went with last month's two smaller paintings. Anyone can join the group anytime. The next meeting is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. The art students also will meet during the summer. The cost of each lesson is $38, which includes all of the art supplies, a buffet dinner, and dessert bar.

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Story and photo by Monty Siekerman
"A Voice in the Dark: A Salem Story" is this spring's play put on by the Ada Drama Association at the high school auditorium. Curtain time is 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 15-17.

Told through the eyes of a teenager, the two-act play is a thrilling and poignant tale of one of the darkest eras in American history, the time of the witch trials in Salem, Mass., in the 1690s.

Peg Gordon, the director, called the 90-minute play "challenging" for the cast, which is composed of junior and senior high students. Amy Stover is assistant director.

The play was written by Elizabeth Downing.

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Dorothy L. O’Brien, 86, died on Wednesday, April 06, 2016, at Glenbrook Rehab & Nursing, Ft. Wayne, Ind.    

She was born on June 30, 1929 in Ada, Ohio, to Archy and Alice (Kuhn) Staley who preceded her in death. On April 17, 1954, she married Norman E. O’Brien who preceded her in death on Oct. 21, 1992. 

Dorothy was a homemaker. 

She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca (Steve) Post of New Haven, Ind.; and four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. 

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Here is the third quarter grading period honor roll for Ada schools.

4th Grade

All A:  Abdallah Al-Olimat, Autumn Andreasen, Jackson Brown, Olivia Burkhart, Kylee Kober, Luke Limer, Ashlyn Madison, Ella Marshall, Josie Phillips, Mason Selover, Kiya Tabler and Danielle Vassil-Horse.

A – B:  Owen Arnett, Jack Baumgartner, Draven Boutwell, Makenna Conaway,  Carson Gossard, Dakota Gossman, Karmen Hall, Josie Harris, Grant Hunnaman, Brayden Hunsicker, Abid Khan, Mariah King, Grace Mosher, SaraLynn Myers, Tara Pitts, Lucas Tarr, Filip Vasileski and Kailey Wager

5th Grade

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Spots are still available for the Ada Public Library's "Computer Basics," class to be taught by the Library's Guiding Ohio Online/Americorps volunteer, Max Gauthier; the class is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12th, 5:30-6:30p.m.

Some of the items Max will be covering include:

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