Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The ONU men's lacrosse team volunteered at Viva Maria's on Monday evening when a portion of the restaurant's sales were given to the Hardin County United Way.
Here is Alex Pizzaro, junior, civil engineering, volunteering as a server.
A number of diners also wore t-shirts with the United Way theme "Live United."
The restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine. The lacrosse team members helped at the restaurant in several ways as a community service project to support the local United Way.
A large number of people were on hand knowing that a portion of their tab would be donated to a good cause.
Dr. Stephen G. Hoag, 73, who served as pharmacy dean here from 1987-1993, died Oct. 16 in Duluth, Minn.
He was instrumental in expanding the clinical experiences in the region and in setting the stage for the PharmD degree at ONU. Under his watch, ONU became the first college in Ohio to offer the PharmD degree.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday in Duluth.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jill, two sons, two grandchildren, two brothers, and a sister.
FABrehab Services, located in the Community Health Professionals building, will change its ownership and name on Nov. 1.
The outpatient clinic located in the CHP-Ada building will change its name to Ada Physical Therapy as part of Hometown Therapy Group, LLC.
The clinic in Wapakoneta will be named Wapak Physical Therapy. Office managers, Amy Cousino and Deanna Ferguson, will still be working in the clinic after the transition, as well as Jarret Webb (PTA) in the Wapakoneta clinic, Tony Thorpe (PTA, Massage Therapist) in the Ada clinic, and Nicole Wenzlick (MPT) in the Wapakoneta clinic.
Ada Kiwanis Club members want to share their Halloween candy with you on Thursday. Due to the cancellation of the Halloween parade on Monday, the club will hand out candy in front of ReStore during trick-or-treat hours on Thursdeay.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is in search of seasonal employees for the upcoming winter season and will hold a winter seasonal career fair Friday, Oct. 27. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ODOT’s Hardin County maintenance facility, located at 13052 U.S. 68 in Kenton.
Career fair attendees will be able to apply for a winter seasonal position, have a driving record check completed, take a required physical abilities test, and interview for a position.
Community service is an important component of the ONU College of Pharmacy experience. During the 2016-17 academic year, the college’s 14 student organizations implemented 198 events, with 71 percent of those in the Hardin County community. These included 648 hours of service and reached 8,542 patients. Pharmacy students performed 2,090 health screenings, which resulted in 302 referrals for further treatment.
