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Mayor Dave Retterer recently discussed the painting and repair of the 1941 Pennsylvania caboose located in the Ada Railroad Park. He spoke at a joint meeting of the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs.
Mayor Retterer said the idea to improve the caboose was discussed last fall when he was approached by Charles Van Dyne of the Kiwanis Club, asking if something could be done to spruce up the aging caboose.
Retterer noted that after an inspection and assessment by village personnel, it was determined that repairs were needed.
ONU engineering students were engaged, under the supervision of their professors, to help draw up plans for the repairs.
The Ohio Northern University Gospel Ensemble, with special guests the Philippian Missionary Baptist Church Choir of Lima and the Toledo Youth Choir, will perform its annual spring concert in the Bear Cave in McIntosh Center on Sunday, April 12, at 4 p.m.
The concert is free and open to the public. The primary purpose of the ONU Gospel Ensemble is to spread the word of God through song, and its mission is “Winning souls to Christ with a melody.” The Ensemble was formed in 1987 by a group of African-American students who wanted to share their heritage through gospel music.
Ohio Northern University student Steven Blake, a fourth-year pharmacy major, has been selected to receive a Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Michael Potter, a senior earning a dual degree in mechanical engineering and applied physics with minors in exercise physiology and astronomy, has received honorable mention accolades.
