Members of the tree commission prepare red maples seedlings to hand out on two occasions. They scoop "elephant snot" into a plastic bag, drop in the tree, then tie up the bag.
"Elephant snot" (that"s what it looks like) is actually a compound that retains a large amount of water, thus if the tree is left in the bag for several days, the plant continues to live.
Twenty seedlings were given out at the Chamber Spring Fair in War Memorial Park on in mid-April, and 60 of the small trees were distributed to third graders on Arbor Day, April 24.
Senior Michelle Tuma clinched the match with a win at No. 1 doubles as Ohio Northern defeated John Carroll 5-2 in the championship match of the 2015 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Lindner Tennis Center.
The top-seeded Polar Bears improve to 20-3, while the second-seeded Blue Streaks end their season at 15-7.
ONU earns the OAC's automatic bid into the NCAA III Tournament next week. The date, site and opponent will be announced by the NCAA on Monday evening.
The tournament title was the sixth overall and the third in the last four seasons for the Polar Bears.
Ernest E. “Ernie” Click, age 68, died on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 10:40 a.m. at Baton Rogue Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on October 13, 1946, in Four Mile, Kentucky, to Earl and Ruth (Lawson) Click and they preceded him in death. On July 31, 1965 he married Carolyn Ann Johnson and she died on Oct. 13, 2006.
Ernie retired from Trinity Industries of Lima after working for 43 years. He attended Alger High School.
Luana Penn, 81, died on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 2:40 a.m.at her residence in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
She was born on July 14, 1933 in Hardin County, Ohio to William T. and Ella Marie (Sheldon) Lamb, and they preceded her in death. Luana first married Kenneth L. Longbrake and he is deceased. She later married Carl Penn and he is deceased.
Luana previously worked as a waitress and was a longtime member of the Indian Lake Eagles Post #3615. She was a member of the Victory Chapel of Praise, Roundhead.
Ohio Northern University will celebrate its 131st Raabe College of Pharmacy Commencement Ceremony in the Sports Center on Sunday, May 10, at 9 a.m.
To commemorate the event, Ohio Sen. Dave Burke, a 1990 ONU pharmacy graduate, will deliver the commencement address for the pharmacy program and receive an honorary degree. Lydia (Weaver) Bailey, a graduating sixth-year pharmacy major from Columbus, Ohio, will deliver the student address.
