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The Ada Liberty Belles and Boys 4H Club members will present their projects at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, at the Ada Presbyterian Church prior to county judging later this month. The public is welcome to attend.

ONU is hosting 66 middle school girls this week for Camp GEMS to learn about careers in engineering, math, and science through workshops with faculty and ONU students.

Neil Williams is back in the flower business. Here, he shows a collection of old boots and shoes filled with cacti. Dried and silk arrangements sit on the table. Neil, who had a flower shop on Main Street for many years, calls his new venture Black Walnut Florist and Gifts/Flowers by Neil. His phone: 419-634-2811. (Monty Siekerman photo)
 

Improvements made this summer

Ohio Northern students and athletes will return to campus in August and be greeted with new and improved weight room equipment in the ONU Sports Center.

The free weights, supplied by Legend Fitness Company, are available to students, faculty and staff during normal Sports Center hours.

"We are very excited about the improvements that were made to the weight room this summer," ONU director of athletics Tom Simmons said. "We believe they will better serve the need of the campus community and our student/athletes."

He's a former Findlay police chief

By Monty Siekerman
Greg Horne, former chief of police for the City of Findlay, began his duties as director of the ONU department of public safety in January.

He was with the Findlay department for 32 years, the last 8 as chief. Since heading ONU security, he has instituted several changes and plans more.

"God Knows About Sacrifice" by Lynne Scott

God Knows About Sacrifice

By Lynne Scott, Alger, Ohio. Published on This I Believe on NPR.

At age twenty-five, I said, “I do” to the vow of “in sickness and in health.” I remember looking at my soon-to-be-husband, Darren, and thinking, “no problem.” He had been a national champion wrestler in college and still was in prime athletic form. When he carried me over the threshold on our honeymoon, I had no idea that in twelve years, I’d be carrying him on my back up the stairs of our home.

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