Ziggy, Aivas and Roslin, 4 Paws for Ability puppies in training at Ohio Northern University, spent their Tuesday morning with Mrs. Boehm’s, Miss Harmon’s, Mrs. Preston’s, and Miss Whitsel’s second grade classes at Ada Elementary.
Matthew Sutton, University Program Coordinator/puppy raiser, along with Michael Hackelman, Program Executive/puppy raiser, and Kately Avers, puppy raiser, spoke with the students about different ways the puppies have been trained.
Students were then given the chance to ask questions about how the puppies have been trained, which breeds are best to become a service dog, and how they get to be so smart.
Louise Miller places an ornament on a tree during a remembrance service on Saturday afternoon at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home in Ada.
Her husband, Dr. George Miller, passed away during the past year. More than 100 people attended the remembrance service which was for anyone who lost a loved one no matter how long ago.
Pastor Mary Jo Yeakle gave the devotions. Pastor Randy Davis also participated. This was the 12th annual remembrance service sponsored by Hanson-Neely. (Monty Siekerman photo)
John Hohn, director of economic development for Hardin County, will be honored at an open house retirement party later this week.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18, at the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, 225 S. Detroit St., Kenton. A noon lunch is open for persons who rsvp to 419-673-4131.
Nancy Glick of Arlington played the harp for the remembrance service on Saturday afternoon at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home in Ada. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Virtual reality is a valuable tool for simulating environments as NASA astronauts prepare for space missions. They also train underwater to get a feel for what it’s like to be in space.
Two Embry-Riddle students are looking to merge those worlds.
One of the students is Matt Meyers, a 2011 Ada High School graduate.
Human Factors students Nathan Sonnenfeld and Meyers have used a 3-D printer in the Game-based Education & Advanced Research Simulations (GEARS) Lab to make a plastic headset that uses wireless technology to create virtual environments, similar to Oculus Rift goggles.
