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Building my own backyard mini golf course  

Posted by Staff on July 7, 2023 - 6:00am

The yard course is more reminiscent of the British Open than Augusta

By Cort Reynolds

ADA–Having been a lifelong athlete and gamesman, I was looking for something constructive and fun to do this summer to help fill some of my sports void.

The regular basketball game at ONU that I organized and played in for years came to a screeching halt during the pandemic and has yet to be resuscitated despite my so-far fruitless efforts to start it back up.

I decided to put an idea that had been gestating for over a year in my head into action and create something the area lacks, something which used to be a fixture in many towns. An activity to add to my backyard basketball hoop and croquet set-up that would sharpen concentration skills.

Armed with a small spade, my imagination and determination to make up something fun and challenging, I created my own backyard miniature golf course this past month. 

I was only going to make 18 holes, but I am up to 22 and counting, although I am starting to run out of good real estate spots despite the fun of creating them. I might get to 27 holes, but not 36.

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July 18 native plants program at Kendrick Woods

Posted by Staff on July 6, 2023 - 9:08am

Join Ohio State University Extension Allen County for a free morning program to learn about native plants at the Kiracofe Prairie at Kendrick Woods, 971 North Defiance Trail, Spencerville, OH 45887.

The program will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 8:30-9:30 AM. The speaker and guide and will be recent high school graduate, Cadence. Cadence has done extensive work with native plants with the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District as well as at her own home.

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JAMPD in July: ventriloquism, Irish music and bee houses

Posted by Staff on July 6, 2023 - 8:45am

Check out these early July programs with Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District:

MIKE HEMMELGARN - OTTAWA METRO PARK AMPHITHEATER
July 8 - 7:00-8:00 p.m.
2632 Ada Rd., Lima 

Mike has been fascinated with the art of ventriloquism since the age of eight and juggling since the age of sixteen. His love of entertaining developed into a full-blown career that allows him to travel across the Tri-State area performing for audiences of all ages.

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103 Bluffton Sardines to compete at WOAL Championships

Posted by Paula Scott on July 6, 2023 - 7:00am

CORRECTION: Bluffton Community Pool will close at 6:00 p.m. on Friday July 7 due to lifeguard involvement at the swim meet. Saturday hours will be as usual.

The Bluffton Sardines will swim their last event for the summer of 2023 at the 40th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and WOAL League Championship in Kenton on July 7-8. Of the 148 swimmers on the Sardines team, 104 will be competing at Champs and will be the largest team there.

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The same, but different

Posted by Staff on July 6, 2023 - 6:54am

By Dylan McWilliams, Student Pharmacist
With Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The idiom known as “the same, but different” is a saying commonly used in Southeast Asian countries and especially in Thai culture. The meaning indicates there is a fundamental difference, but with the slightest similarity.

Generic drug medications are actually the opposite of this idiom, being fundamentally similar with some slight differences. These differences could be in the inactive ingredients or the color or shape of the pills, which do not alter the therapeutic effect of the drug. Generic drugs are considered small molecule entities, but new biosimilar drugs entering the market are very large molecules in comparison. 

The United States is full of competition and this is something that does not stop with drug manufacturers. When the first large molecule drugs were approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), drug companies wanted to duplicate this process similar to a generic drug.

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Hand and Foot card games at Senior Center

Posted by Staff on July 5, 2023 - 12:00pm

The Senior Center is now hosting a weekly Hand and Foot card game on Fridays at 9:30 a.m.

The game is played with multiple decks of cards and the players make “sets” with the cards in their hand. When they deplete their hand, they play the cards in their foot (a second hand of cards).

Come and learn this fun card game at the center, 132 N. Main St. 

See the July 2023 Golden Age News for more events.

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