Gene Parker, on the jazz faculty at ONU jazz player in Toledo has been making his efforts to spread jazz to ONU.
At 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, in Presser Hall, he performs with his son Ray Parker, Nitzan Gavrieli and Anthony Pinciotti from New York City. This is free and open to the public.
Ada School students will be collecting Pennies for Patients for the next three weeks with a goal of raising $2,000 for leukemia and lymphoma research and patience assistance.
Speaking at a kickoff assembly on Monday, Julie Thaxton, (pictured), junior high math teacher and Beta Club advisor, encouraged junior high students to raise funds for the project. The Beta Club, an honor society, is heading up the project.
Last year 1,300 schools in the area raised nearly $500,000. It was noted that those diagnosed in the 1960s had a 10 percent chance of living, when today the odds are 95 percent, so research is important.
Emily Jay, an Ohio Northern adjunct professor in art, recently had three works selected for ImageOHIO 17.
The exhibited opened last week and runs through Feb. 24, at the Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery located in Columbus. An artist reception and panel discussion is scheduled for this coming Friday at 1p.m.
ImageOHIO 17 is a juried exhibition of the best photographic, video, and new media art. Juror Drew Sawyer selected the exhibiting artists. He is an associate curator of photography at the Columbus Museum of Art, as well as the arts editor at Document Journal.
If you love chocolate, then you’re going to love our Tuesday, Feb. 21 PaintINN. All supplies, food and a beverage are included. Join us for a very special night of indulging in this rich treat. Call 419.772.2500 for reservations.
Suzanne Hardesty, coordinator of the Ada Schools geography bee, and Jacob Morgan, a contestant, prepare for the annual bee on Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium. The Ada Icon will have photos of the winners tomorrow.
A state official of the FFA (Future Farmers of America) met with students at the Ada Schools on Tuesday afternoon. Pictured are (from left) Braelynn Dodge, Abbie James, Kameron Rinehart, and Tony Dyer. Kameron, state vice president of FFA, described the activities of the organization and encouraged the students to get involved in FFA. Tony has taught agricultural education for 28 years.
