Travis Jürgens, ONU assistant professor of music and Ohio Northern Symphony music director, served as guest artistic director and conductor for the Lima Symphony Orchestra's patriotic pops concert in the ONU field house on July 6. Watch the Icon this week for many more photos of the evening.
First Baptist Church, Ada, will hold a back-to-school bash from 4 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 4.
Free backpacks and school supplies will be provided for children who are in need in Kindergarten through fourth grade. Parents and caregivers must show proof of Ada residency.
The evening includes food, games, crafts, face-painting, an inflatable slide, free backpacks and free school supplies.
Many alfalfa and forage stands across the state took a beating this winter and the wet spring has added insult to injury, according to Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County.
Forage stands were damaged this past winter, and the wet spring has further deteriorated stands that appeared they might recover. So what are the options to assuring a forage supply for the future?
A Forages for the Future Program will be held Thursday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the St. Henry High School Commons, 391 E. Columbus St. in St. Henry.
Now, more than a year later, the final phases of construction are underway.
The 105,000-square-foot facility will be nearly twice the size of the current 55,000-square-foot Biggs Engineering Building and will feature space for collaboration, class projects and community-building, helping ONU remain on the cutting edge of educating engineers who make a difference.
By Cort Reynolds
On Sunday, July 7 Ada's Lily Baumgartner met a long-term goal by qualifying for the national AAA swim meet in the 50 butterfly.
She will now compete in Wisconsin on Aug. 1, at the highest level she can in the nation for her age group in USA Swimming.
Baumgartner, an incoming seventh grader at Ada Schools, is 12 years old and will be a part of the State of Ohio Team which will compete in the Central Zone championships.
The USA Central Zone Swim Championships is an All-Star format held each August where athletes represent their Local Swimming Chapters (LSCs).
