Best chance for tickets at The Freed Center -
Thursday evening & Saturday matinee
Call box office 419-772-1900
By Monty Siekerman
Something old, something new--that's this year's ONU Holiday Spectacular which opens Thursday with one of 4 performances at the Freed Center followed the next weekend with 4 performances at the Civic Center in Lima.
Holiday Spectacular performers rehearse with the orchestra (bottom of picture) on Tuesday evening at the Freed Center. Emily Estep (far left), a musical theatre major from Fresno, Calif., sings O Holy Night, while the chorus gives backup to her. The chorus is dressed in a hodgepodge of costumes during this rehearsal, the outfits being worn corresponding to other songs the singers/dancers are in. O Holy Night annually is one of the goosebumps songs with beautiful staging, leading up to the songstress hitting the high notes in a moment of spine-tingling beauty.
Hanson-Neely Funeral Homes will hold its 14th annual remembrance service at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, at its Ada chapel, 311 E. Lima Ave., according to Bruce Neely.
Persons attending may arrive anytime between 2 and 3 p.m. Upon arrival, a personalized ornament will be given to the family to place on a Christmas tree. Call ahead (419-634-2936) so the ornament can be personalized in memory of someone from the family attending.
A short memorial service will take place at 3 p.m. A time of sharing and light refreshments will follow.
No. 3 Wittenberg rode the momentum of a tight Set 1 win to a 27-25, 25-14, 25-10 victory over No. 20-ranked Ohio Northern in the Regional Finals of the NCAA Div. III Volleyball Tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Rike Center.
The Polar Bears end their season at 29-6 overall, while the Tigers improve to 24-2.
The No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern men's cross country team received an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA III Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Elsah, Ill.
The Polar Bears (113-19 overall) finished third in the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday and were led by junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls), senior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./De La Salle) and senior Bobby Borger (Perrysburg) who all earned USFTCCCA Great Lakes All-Region honors by finishing in the top 35.
McVey, the individual winner of OAC Championships and All-Ohio Championships, became the first men's runner in school history to win the regional meet.
