ReStore Community Center served 8,662 meals last year and distributed 122 emergency food packages. The free meals include those served at noon four days a week and during at Crockpot Tuesday at the center, and the 1,500 lunches served to children at War Memorial Park during the summer.
Did you catch the ONU commercial on Super Bowl weekend? Titled Go Somewhere Unexpected!, the video played in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Ft. Wayne, Lima and Toledo. The commercial and full-length versions are now available on the ONU website and social media channels.
By Monty Siekerman
Again this year, taxpayers can receive free income tax assistance from ONU business students through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).
The service is available from 5-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings beginning Feb. 14 at the business college.
Eda from Ada sells raffle tickets during the Ada Rotary Club fundraiser held at Norada Lanes on Tuesday night. Eda (pronounced Ada) Tanriverdi was an exchange student from Turkey last year. This year, her mother and sister have moved to Ada while Eda completes her senior year at Ada High School. She recently was accepted into the ONU pharmacy program. Her sister, Gizem, is an AHS junior this year. The Rotary fundraiser supports the club's projects in Hardin County. (Photo by Monty Siekerman)
The inductees in the 2017 class are Ed Chessar, a 1993 pharmacy graduate and football player from Hudson, Ohio; Kristen Hancock, a 1989 electrical engineering graduate and basketball player from Aurora, Ill.; Dave King, a 1974 health and physical education graduate and baseball as well as cross-country athlete from Sidney, Ohio; and Megan (Earley) Sargent, a 2004 pharmacy graduate and volleyball player from Jamestown, Ohio.
