Bonfire set to kick off home football season
LIMA — Lima Senior High School will kick off its home football season with a bonfire at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3, on the east side of Spartan Stadium.
The bonfire, which has become a tradition, will feature the Spartan Marching Pride, Spartan cheerleaders, Lima Senior athletes and coaches. The Spartan volleyball team and boys soccer are both in action at home prior to the pep rally. Varsity volleyball begins at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium and soccer begins at 7 p.m. in Spartan Stadium.
Lima Senior football will open at home against Marion Harding at 7 p.m. Sept. 4.
UF sponsors first Habitat for Humanity home
FINDLAY — A public Raise the Wall Ceremony for The University of Findlay’s Oiler Build, the first Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by UF, took place Aug. 22. This project represents the 34th home build and the second one built locally this year that involves Habitat for Humanity of Findlay/Hancock County, which is partnering with the university on the project.
The ceremony celebrated the first wall of the home being built and raised. The selected partner family, along with representatives from both UF and Habitat, were on hand to celebrate the milestone.
The partner family includes single mother Julie Merrin and her 9-year-old daughter, Rachel, who were selected this spring to be the beneficiaries. Habitat builds and repairs simple, decent houses alongside homeowner (partner) families. The organization is not a giveaway program; Merrin will pay a down payment and a monthly mortgage payment at zero percent interest, which will cycle back into Habitat programs to serve more families in the future.
Auditions set for OSU Lima fall production
LIMA —The Department of Theatre at The Ohio State University at Lima will hold auditions for the autumn production of “The Cat That Walked by Himself,” adapted from the short story by Rudyard Kipling, at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Martha W. Farmer Theatre for the Performing Arts.
“The Cat That Walked by Himself” is part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Theatre for Young Audiences program at Ohio State-Lima. Dr. Maria Ignatieva, associate professor of theatre and founder of the Theatre for Young Audiences program, will direct.
Auditions are open to Ohio State and Rhodes State students and community members. Auditioners should come prepared to share a memorized monologue or poem, and be dressed for movement. For details, contact Dr. Maria Ignatieva at [email protected].
Lima schools not in session Sept. 4
LIMA — Students at Lima schools will not have classes Sept. 4. School will be closed so staff can take part in professional development training.
There is also no school Sept. 7, in recognition of the Labor Day holiday. School will resume Sept. 8.
ONU student awarded Order of the Sphinx
ADA — Ohio Northern University student Anthony Ginella, a senior pharmaceutical business major from Canal Fulton, was awarded the Order of the Sphinx at the Delta Sigma Phi National Convention in New Orleans in July.
Ginella, president of the Alpha Eta chapter of Delta Sigma Phi at ONU, was recognized for his contributions to Ohio Northern University, his chapter and the fraternity. The award is given annually to undergraduates nominated by their chapter or national officer for their efforts throughout the year. Ginella was an initiate of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity in 2012.
Tri Star to build facility near Wright State Lake Campus
CELINA — Tri Star Career Compact and Wright State University-Lake Campus signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow Tri Star Career Compact to build a facility at or near the campus. The project would consolidate all Tri Star programs into one location, which are currently located in six buildings. The agreement also will allow the two entities to provide educational experience for students and assist local companies and businesses, according to a news release.
Sen. Keith Faber worked with the Ohio School Facilities Commission to secure partial funding for the cost of the building and assisted in writing the language that would allow Tri Star to run a levy.
For details, contact the Tri Star office at 419-586-7060 or [email protected].
