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It's Girl Scout cookie time

Through March 17, local Girl Scouts will be participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, selling nine varieties of fan-favorite cookies across northwest Ohio. The annual event is the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls.   

  • February 16, 2024: cookie booths open
  • February 16, 2024: order online from a nearby troop
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Ottawa River Coalition honors outstanding volunteers

LIMA__Three outstanding volunteers were honored at the annual meeting of the Ottawa River Coalition.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Dr. Lesley Riley, Ohio Northern University

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PHOTO STORY Sixth graders explore the sciences at Bluffton University

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Sixth graders from Bluffton Middle School enjoyed a wide-ranging science studies experience at Bluffton University on January 11. 
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PHOTO STORY Cory-Rawson STEM camp

Many of the Cory-Rawson fourth and fifth grade students spent their Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at STEM camp. 

Preservice teachers from Bowling Green State University worked alongside Cory-Rawson staff to host the event that included a day of challenges related to mathematics, science, and engineering.

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Cory-Rawson will induct three into Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame 

Cory-Rawson Local Schools will induct the inaugural class of its Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday, February 9, 2024. The purpose of the district’s Hall of Fame is to recognize graduates of Cory-Rawson, Mount Cory, or Rawson High Schools whose achievements have impacted the region, state, nation, and world. The three 2024 inductees include Melana A. Maxie (Class of 1983), Jason E. Searfoss (Class of 1990), and Tara C. Welch Smith (Class of 1994). 

The induction events include an assembly introducing the inductees to the high school students and staff and a presentation during halftime of the high school varsity basketball game that evening. The generosity of various donors made the Hall of Fame possible. 

Melana A. Maxie graduated from Purdue University in 1987 with a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Her career in the aerospace defense industry focused on structural analysis, store certification, and weapons integration on the F-16 and F-35 aircrafts. When Melana retired in 2017 she was the F-35 Weapons Integration and Certification Manager, where she ensured all required data was gathered and submitted to the U.S. Government to support certification that all weapons could be safely loaded, carried, and employed on all three variants of the F-35. 

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Ada roots, world travels feed Rose Previte’s entrepreneurism

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Creator of a Michelin-starred restaurant. World traveler who has researched the cuisines of the Middle East and North Africa. Entrepreneur from Ada, Ohio. That’s Rose Previte, daughter of Jeanne and Peter Previte.

Rose is making news these days with her first cookbook, Maydān: Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond. Having established three restaurants in the Washington D.C. area, she is now sharing favorite recipes with home cooks. Her recent book tour included stops on network news as well as at Greenhorn restaurant in Bluffton.

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