By Monty Siekerman
One hundred music campers arrived on the ONU campus Sunday and will conclude their week of study and practice with concerts on Thursday and Friday in the Freed Center.
Ensemble concerts are set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The next evening the full choir, band, and orchestras perform at 8 p.m. The public is invited.
The camp, for students in grades 7-12, draws aspiring musicians from several states and Germany.
A full day of activity begins with breakfast at 7:15 a.m. and concludes with lights out at 10 p.m.
Lacey Wagner colors a cross during craft time at Riley Creek Baptist Church. The church, located between Ada and Bluffton had 11 children enrolled at VBS on Tuesday. Ocean Commotion, Diving into Noah's Flood, was the theme of the four-day program this year. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Ada students are Ashley Breidenbach and Jacob Park.
Five Hardin County seniors are delegates in their respective Buckeye Boys and Girls State programs this week. The students were selected by Ada American Legion Post 185.
Ashley Breidenbach, Ada High School, is a Girls State delegate.
She is the daughter of Travis and Tracy Breidenbach. Ashley is active in cheerleading, Varsity Singers, Drama Club, FFA, Student Council, and was Junior Class president.
Two major musical events of the summer in Ada take place the same evening and both are free and open to the public.
• The Cadets perform at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, in the stadium.
• The University Singers will conclude their national tour ONU with a home concert at 8 p.m. on Monday in the Freed Center.
For those who may wish to see both programs, one could view The Cadets during dress rehearsal at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in the stadium, then have Monday free to attend the University Singers at the Freed Center.
• Need training on how to manage a nonprofit organization?
• Want to understand how to garner resources to make a nonprofit fiscally function?
• Interested in social entrepreneurship?
Mark your calendar for a 1 p.m., Thursday, June 30, program that will address these issues. The session is at Henry's Restaurant banquet room, 995 N. Detroit St., Kenton.
Join Hardin Leadership Inc. and the Hardin Leadership 2016 participants to attend a training opportunity focused on the Nonprofit Sector.
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY) returned to Ad last week.
HOBY is a four-day leadership seminar for over 200 high school sophomores from northern and western Ohio held June 9-12 at Ohio Northern University, according to Katie Ferren, co-director of Community Service.
The HOBY program inspires students to recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in their homes, schools, workplaces and communities.
