Road work? Currently this stretch of County Road 110 south of nearby McGuffey resembles more a canal than a road. The photos look east from State Route 195 to the Scioto River bridge. (Ken Collins photos)
The Ohio Northern University Astronomy Club hosts a public viewing event called "Mars in the Lagoon," from 8 to 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, according to Dr. Jason Pinkney, of the ONU Observatory.
The main attraction will be Mars, which has been moving through the constellation Sagittarius.
On Friday night, Mars will pass close to the Lagoon Nebula in the sky. This nebula is huge glowing cloud of gas and young stars about 5,000 light years away.
Mars will be about 9 light minutes away.
Other targets will include Saturn and the Trifid Nebula. The program is open to the public.
Jennifer Nelson, Vice President of Lending at Quest Federal Credit Union (right) and Matthew Phillips, Assistant Professor of Accounting at Ohio Northern University (left), both of Ada, representing the United Way of Hardin County, stand in the Railroad Park beside the United Way campaign thermometer.
Ten percent of the (2017) campaign's goal of $220,000 has been pledged or received to-date.
By Monty Siekerman
They come from all around for the bargains at the Wilson garage sale.
More than 300 people were in line at 8 a.m. on Saturday, waiting in the parking lot of the football factory so they could be among the first to go through bin after bin of sports equipment.
Some buy for their grandkids' birthdays or Christmas, others to resell on the internet for a tidy profit. Some actually buy Wilson-labeled equipment to play a sport.
