A ladies day out including a "shop and sip" takes place in the Ada dept from 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23.
All attendees over 21 will be offered a free glass of Rose Acres Wine while shopping and enjoying free samples of products with friends.
Merchants participating:
• Dear Darling Boutique
• The Mercantile on Main
• Marlene’s Cookies
• The Inn at ONU
• Whispering Pines Gift Shop
• Rodan + Fields by Lindsay Conley
• Paparazzi Jewelry
• Mary Kay Beauty by Miriam Jueckstock.
Area youth are invited to a cookies with a cop event from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30 at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada.
Children are welcome to come and share cookies and chat with a member of the Ada Police Department. They will also learn about the equipment police officers carry in the police cruiser.
The Community Health Professionals Home Care and Hospice annual Beacon of Hope dinner and charity auction is set for April. The event takes place in CHP's Community Room.
The event includes a 6 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. auction on Thursday, April 4. Also included is a 50/50 drawing, several door prizes and a live auction.
Tavern 101 caters the dinner and tickets are $20 each. RSVP prior to Monday, March 25, by contacting CHP, 1200 S. Main St., Ada, or call 419-634-7443.
Grace Gospel Church, 321 N. Gilbert St., Ada, will celebrate the completion of its new fellowship hall later this month, according to Trent Boedicker, pastor.
The celebration is Sunday, Feb. 24. A special worship service is at 10:30 a.m. Following the service will be an open house with a tour of the new facility.
ONU men’s and women’s cross country teams received all-academic honors this season. The story follows:
Women’s team
The Ohio Northern women's cross country program has secured its 14th consecutive United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic accolade for their classroom performance during the 2018 season, the national office announced Thursday.
To be considered for the award, teams must post a 3.10 cumulative grade point average or higher on a 4.0 grading scale and register a team score at an NCAA Division III regional competition.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present a cello recital at 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, in the Presser Hall recital hall at ONU. The event is free and open to the public.
The recital features cellist Alan Smith accompanied by Pamela Ashmore on piano. Smith is an ONU instructor of cello, and Ashmore is an ONU instructor of piano. The program will include an eclectic mix of classic and contemporary pieces, from composers such as Bach, Granados, Fauré, Rachmaninov, Brahms and Mexican composer Emmanuel Arias y Lunas.
