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The ONU English Reading Series will welcome poet and professor Kristin LaFollette to campus for its spring presentation at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4.

She will read alongside creative writing student Dakari Ward in the Elzay Gallery of Art, 503 S Gilbert St. The reading will be followed by a Q & A and book signing.

This event is co-sponsored with the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Free and open to the public, this reading is supported with a generous gift from Phil Oleson, BSPh '66, and Mary (Montswil) Oleson, BSPh '70.

LaFollette is a writer, artist, and scholar from the Midwest. She is the author of Hematology. winner of the 2021 Harbor Editions Laureate Prize, and Body Parts, winner of the 2017 GFT Press Chapbook Prize.

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Morris Sponsler, Jr., age 69, of Lima, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 8:18 PM at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

He was born on October 12, 1953, in Lima, Ohio to the late Morris and Maudie (Wireman) Sponsler, Sr. Morris married Karen Asher on July 2, 1970 and she survives in Lima.

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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, Ohio Northern University has shared the stories of some iconic female athletes who competed as Polar Bears in winter and spring sports.

Track and field star developed mental toughness
Jackie Dight, BA ’03, still holds several ONU school records in track and field. She is number one in the indoor 300m dash and outdoor 400m hurdle. And she holds the top position in the outdoor 100m hurdle tied with two other ONU athletes.

Loops include routes through and rest stops in Ada and Rawson

The ninth Annual Ride to Remember, a Bluffton Lions fundraising event for cyclists of all ages and abilities, is now taking registrations for the Saturday, July 15 event. (Register HERE.)

The in-person ride will take cyclists through the villages of Bluffton, Ada, Rawson and the surrounding countryside. Routes include four marked loops. Distances range from 11-124 miles.

The first 275 registered riders to check in will receive a cinch sack filled with items from local businesses and a lunch coupon. In 2022, the cinch sack value was close to $200. A commemorative T-shirt will be offered for purchase during registration.

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The 11-mile Fun Loop is great for young families and new cyclists; portions use Bluffton’s bicycle paths. 

The Rawson Loop, with a rest stop in Rawson, is 24 miles.

The 37-mile Ada Loop passes through the villages of Lafayette and Ada, with a rest stop on the Ohio Northern campus.

The full Main Loop is 63 miles with cut-offs provided at 23, 46 and 56 miles. Main Loop rest stops are at 16, 31 and 46 miles.

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Ruth Evelyn Hutchinson, age 84, of Alger, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 1:13 p.m. at her residence, surrounded by her family.  

She was born on September 5, 1938 in Wyandot County, Ohio to the late Frank and Emma J. (Whitaker) Spradlin. On June 14, Ruth married Richard Hutchinson and he preceded her in death on January 3, 1993.

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