Matthew Kroenig will discuss “The United States/North Korea Nuclear Weapons Impasse: The Way Forward” at 7 p.m. on March 21 in Dicke Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Kroenig provides regular commentary for major media outlets such as PBS Newshour, Fareed Zakaria GPS, NPR, BBC, CNN, CBS, Fox News and C-SPAN.
Virgil O. "Shelly" Shellenbarger, age 96, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 9:33 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
He was born on December 3, 1921 in Continental, Ohio to the late Lewis and Martha (Shafer) Shellenbarger. On September 20, 1946 Shelly married Ruth E. Rettig and she preceded him in death on January 18, 2009.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served during WWII from September 25, 1942 to February 17, 1946 in the South Pacific. Shelly and his wife Ruth were charter members of the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kenton. He was also an avid golfer.
Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) has once again been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM. This is the sixth time the organization has been recognized with this honor. BVHS received this distinction in 2005, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 and now in 2018.
Formerly known as the Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals, this study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the United States based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.
The Ohio Northern University SAE Aero design team is in Lakeland, Florida, for the Aero East competition. Yesterday, the team received tech inspection approval (as designated by the Skunkworks sticker on the airplane). They also completed the oral design presentation. More photos on the ONU College of Engineering Facebook.
By Monty Siekerman
The 112th Interclass Competition will be held at Ada Schools auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Not many Ada organizations or events have that long a lifespan. Zach Beaschler, Student Council President, will be emcee. Council sponsors the contest. Chanda Smith is advisor. This year’s participants are:
By Monty Siekerman
Pharmacy students hold a musical therapy session with residents of Vancrest on Tuesday afternoon.
Several members of the American Society of Pharmacy Consultants travel to Vancrest twice a week to talk with residents, which offers socialization.
They also bring small drums, triangles, mariachis, and other instruments to engage the senses. ASPC advisors are Kelly Reilly Kroutos and Kristen Finley Sobota. Co-chairs of the project are students Kayla Nagy and Yeri Noh.
Photo, from left: Abdulrahman Almajki, Janet Manns, and Emma Spradlin.
