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Here's the latest Hardin County calendar from the Hardin Chamber and Business Alliance

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2013

Here's the latest update of Hardin County activities from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance. 

HCCBA Newsletter Insert
The April/May Edition of the “Alliance All Access” will be going out soon to over 450 people! Your business or organization may place an insert in the newsletter for a nominal fee of $50. If you would like to be included in this edition contact the Alliance by May 7 at 419.673.4131 or [email protected].

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ONU undergraduate commencement on May 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2013

 

Ohio Northern University will celebrate its 2013 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony in the Sports Center on Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m. in the Sports Center. About 550 students will be awarded degrees.

Robert Manning, Mars Exploration Program chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., will address the graduating students as the guest speaker and receive an honorary degree from the University. Oscar J. and Judith D. (Jacobs) Mifsud also will receive honorary degrees.

Courtney Hetrick, graduating electrical engineering major from Frazeysburg, Ohio, will serve as the student speaker.

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Ohio Northern University among best in Ohio bar passage rate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2013

 

One hundred percent of Ohio Northern University’s December law graduates passed Ohio’s February 2013 bar examination on their first attempt, and 82 percent of all ONU law graduates passed. ONU’s Pettit College of Law ranks second among Ohio law schools in overall passage rate and first in the passage rate of first-time takers.

The 100 percent passage rate by ONU law students ranked first, along with the University of Cincinnati, among Ohio schools for the first-time test takers for the month of February. ONU’s perfect passage rate by first-time bar exam participants ranks 20 percent higher than the state average of 80 percent for first-time takers.

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From from ONU on All-Ohio Athletic Conference softball squad

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2013

Four Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in softball for 2013 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Juniors Colleen Baliga and Christin Miller were First Team All-OAC honorees, freshman Anne Dreher was a Second Team pick and senior Michelle Sweet was named Honorable Mention All-OAC.

Baliga moved to third base in 2013 and had a breakout year, finishing second on the team in batting with a .362 average.

She also had three home runs and 11 RBI while scoring 20 runs while committing only four errors in the field all year.

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Bridge Hospice Bereavement camp for youth in Findlay

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2013

Bridge Hospice Bereavement Services will be hosting its annual bereavement camp for children, Camp S.T.A.R., June 10-12 from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brugeman Lodge at Riverbend Park in Findlay.

Camp S.T.A.R., which stands for Special Times Always Remembered, is a three-day bereavement camp for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Campers participate in fun, traditional camp activities combined with grief and loss education. Together, campers realize they are not alone with some of the questions and feeling they have been facing.

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Helping students who have learning disorders become more socialized

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 5, 2013

May is “better hearing and speech month.” The Icon took this opportunity to talk with Sherry Miller, Ada schools speech language pathologist.

The interview coincided with a fire drill. Miller was with a pre-schooler at the time. She thought it was best that she walked with the student and stayed with her during the drill so the student wouldn’t become scared.

I agreed and followed the two outside. All the while Miller assured the pre-schooler that everything was going to be okay and not to worry, “We will all take care of you,” she said, referring to the teachers and students standing outside.

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