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The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy has received a Walgreens Diversity Grant of $10,000 to promote increasing diversity among student pharmacists and to assist minority students with financial aid.

The grant includes $2,000 for the development of a Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Award, which will be given to a student who embraces diversity and promotes diversity and inclusion initiatives on campus. A Walgreens Diversity Scholarship, totaling $3,000, also will be awarded to one student of an underrepresented minority group with an interest in community pharmacy.

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

  Men's Cross Country - No Team Scoring at NCAA III Championships
  Men's Basketball - Won 72-60 H v Adrian (Mich.)
  Women's Basketball - Won 66-46 H v Kenyon; Won 87-80 (ot) at Adrian (Mich.)
  Wrestling - Won 21-13 at Davidson (N.C.)

This Week's Schedule:

Tueesday
  Women's Basketball -  H v Defiance, 5:30
  Men's Basketball -  H v Defiance, 7:30

A visit from Santa,
 a Christmas sing-along,  
  a jazz band concert,
   book discussion groups,
    plenty of potlucks,
     a chance to create a gingerbread house, 
      plus several interesting performances at The Freed Center.

That's just a glimpse of events taking place in Ada during December and January. The Icon's Ada Highlights calendar covering all the events we could find in December and January is now posted on The Icon.

We've provided Icon viewers a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

The dirt is moving on State Route 81 west of Ada. Construction is now underway for a 55,000-square-foot retirement community across from Ada schools. Once completed, the facility will have 50 beds. Construction is taking place on an 18.5 acre site.

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Twenty-five school years ago, 1989-90 school year to be exact, these were the  Ada High School Student Council officers.

From left: Matt Heister, president; Troy Hazelton, treasurer; Sharon Guy, corresponding secretary; Amy Reese, recording secretary; Colby Dearth, vice president; and David Lusk, advisor.

The Hardin County American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University.

To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-Red-Cross (1-800-733-2767 or go online to www.redcrossblood.org. Eligibility rules for giving blood are also noted on the website.

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