Owens Community College News
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- Luckey teen wins Blade spelling bee (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 19, 2010 at 08:17:11 am
BLADE STAFF The winner of the 2010 Blade Northwest Ohio Championship Spelling Bee is Lucas Liner, 13, of Luckey, Ohio. Lucas, a student at Eastwood Middle School, clinched the championship Thursday night at Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township with his correct spelling of “suasible” — capable of being induced into some mental position. He will receive a trip to the National Spelling ... - Owens campus studying Albom (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 12:33:31 pm
By CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT BLADE STAFF WRITER Owens Community College students and interested members of the public will have a chance to immerse themselves in all things Mitch Albom over the next few months. Between now and May, the college is hosting a variety of activities related to the well-known author, sports journalist, and playwright. The events complement a collegewide read of Mr. Albom's ... - Train for law enforcement career at Owens (Port Clinton News Herald)
posted on March 16, 2010 at 12:46:15 pm
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP -- Students considering a career in law enforcement can enroll in the Basic Peace Officer Academy Training Program at the Owens Community College Toledo-area campus. - Owens student contracts MRSA (FOX Toledo)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 10:16:34 pm
Owens Community College officials in Perrysburg said Monday that a student has contracted a case of the Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) bacterial infection. - Train for law enforcement career with peace officer class at Owens (Fremont News-Messenger)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 12:42:29 pm
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP -- Students considering a career in law enforcement can enroll in the Basic Peace Officer Academy Training Program at the Owens Community College Toledo-area campus. - Explore new career choices at free workshops (NBC 24 Toledo)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 11:25:46 am
If you're thinking about exploring new career options, Owens Community College is giving you the chance to discover them. - Weekend: Get Out! Your guide to fun in our area (The Findlay Courier)
posted on March 14, 2010 at 05:30:31 am
Family - What's on: East (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 02:35:40 pm
Oregon •Toledo East Women's Connection luncheon and program, "Handbags Galore," is at noon March 11 at Bayside Boardwalk, 2759 Seaman St. Music, speaker, program on handcrafted purses. Cost, $10.50. Reservations required: 419-691-9611. •Chili Cook-Off and Silent Auction will be at Christ United Methodist Church, 5757 Starr Ave., 4 to 7 p.m. March 13. Admission, $5. Proceeds benefit cystic ... - What's on: West (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 02:20:35 pm
Point Place Elvis Show, Friendship Park Community Center, 2930 131st St., 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 12. Dress in ’60s or modern attire. $10 or $9 with membership card. Includes pizza, beverages, snacks. 419-936-3079. A Musicians Jam Night, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, VFW Post 3265, 5416 North Summit St. West Toledo Master Gardener Lecture series about soils and lawns, first in lecture series, Toledo ... - Visit more than 100 schools on College Preview Night (NBC 24 Toledo)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 12:25:31 pm
Students and their parents looking toward college can visit more than 100 schools, all in one night. - Local solar workers see bright future (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 9, 2010 at 11:39:27 am
By JOE VARDON BLADE PROJECTS EDITOR - Owens students spend spring break volunteering in LA (WTOL 11 Toledo)
posted on March 6, 2010 at 05:50:39 pm
A group of Owens students left Saturday to spend their spring break rebuilding houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005. - Baseball, bowling, high school basketball (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 5, 2010 at 10:29:30 am
BASEBALL Exhibition American League W L Pct Texas 1 0 1.000 Baltimore 1 1 .500 Detroit 1 1 .500 New York 1 1 .500 Seattle 1 1 .500 Tampa Bay 1 1 .500 Toronto 1 1 .500 Boston 0 0 .000 Chicago 0 0 .000 Cleveland 0 0 .000 Los Angeles 0 0 .000 Minnesota 0 0 .000 Kansas City 0 1 .000 Oakland 0 1 .000 National League W L Pct Chicago 1 0 1.000 Colorado 1 0 1.000 Florida 1 0 1.000 Houston 1 0 1.000 ... - Village Players presents thought-provoking 'Third' (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 4, 2010 at 12:10:27 pm
By NANCIANN CHERRY BLADE STAFF WRITER Wendy Wasserstein explored such topics as feminism, family, and pop culture in her plays, which include The Heidi Chronicles, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize. She died of lymphoma in 2006, the year after her final play, Third, was published. Third gets its local premiere when the Village Players opens the show tomorrow in its Upton Avenue theater. The ... - Deadline nears for new OCC president (FOX Toledo)
posted on March 3, 2010 at 05:12:23 pm
Owens Community College has received eight applications but more are expected as the March 15 deadline for candidates for president approaches. - Blood drive Tuesday at Owens Community College (NBC 24 Toledo)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 12:25:31 pm
Area residents can help save the lives of their neighbors Tuesday. - Owens blood drive set in Perrysburg Township (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 1, 2010 at 10:34:01 am
Owens Community College and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday on the college’s Perrysburg Township campus. The drive will be in rooms 125-128 in Owens’ Audio/Visual Classroom Center. Donors must be at least 17, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in generally good health, and not have given blood in 56 days. - Eagles send 'Fab 4' to state, Edison, St. Paul show well (The Morning Journal)
posted on February 28, 2010 at 06:29:15 am
PERRYSBURG — Monroeville dominated at the District Tournament at Owens Community College sending five wrestlers to next weeks' state tournament in Columbus. - Homeowners are urged to have plan for toxins' escape (The Toledo Blade)
posted on February 27, 2010 at 04:33:07 pm
By DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER Countless shipments of toxic chemicals travel the highways and railways of metropolitan Toledo every day, but these chemicals often are ingredients in products that support Americans' standard of living and conveniences, a hazardous-materials safety expert told several dozen people during a lecture this week at Perrysburg's Way Library. Michael Cornell, director ... - Kerry Clark to perform in Pemberville, Sylvania (The Toledo Blade)
posted on February 25, 2010 at 01:04:01 pm
Toledo singer-songwriter Kerry Clark has two performances scheduled in the region over the next few weeks. He will be performing a one-man show at 7:30 p.m. March 6 in the Pemberville Opera House's "Live In The House" Concert Series. Tickets, $10, are available at Beeker's General Store, 226 East Front St., Pemberville; by calling 419-287-4848; or by contacting Carol Bailey at [[[SHIFTOUT ... - Toledo Idol: House of Adonis Dancers (FOX Toledo)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 04:50:46 am
Most Toledo Idols have the dream of making it in the music business by singing, or playing an instrument. The House of Adonis Dancers have a different talent -- dance. - FFA contest to test students' knowledge of tractor repair (Port Clinton News Herald)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 12:09:50 pm
Area high school students will put their knowledge of tractors to the test as they compete in the 17th annual FFA District I Agricultural and Industrial Diagnostics Contest Feb. 26, at Owens Community College. - Trooper headed Walbridge post (The Toledo Blade)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 10:33:01 am
By JIM SIELICKI BLADE STAFF WRITER Merlyn Dallas Bush, a former commander of the Walbridge post of the Ohio Highway Patrol who went on to serve in the Wood County Sheriff's Office and to teach at Owens Community College after retiring, died Saturday at Avon of Perrysburg. Mr. Bush, 67, retired from the patrol as lieutenant in early 1988, shortly after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis ... - Beltz, Wheeler win sectional (Mount Vernon News)
posted on February 22, 2010 at 04:22:54 pm
UTICA -- East Knox's Josh Beltz and Utica's Dylan Wheeler head the list of area wrestlers who will be moving on to next weekend's district tournament after each finished first in Saturday's Division III Sectionals at Utica High School. - Progress Edition: Owens College weathers a storm (The Findlay Courier)
posted on February 21, 2010 at 05:13:08 am
Owens Community College spent several months at the end of 2009 in a state of rapid flux: Students began to find out the college's two-year nursing program had lost its national accreditation and a furor ensued. - Museum to open show of prints by James Whistler (The Toledo Blade)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 12:54:39 pm
Prints by James Whistler (1834 to 1903) will be displayed Feb. 26 through May 30 in the lower-level Works on Paper Galleries in the Toledo Museum of Art. Whistler: Influences, Friends, and the Not-So-Friendly, will compare the American artist with his contemporaries through 120 prints. In addition to being a painter, Whistler, who spent most of his life in London, was also a master etcher and ... - Owens offering courses in wind technology (NBC 24 Toledo)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 12:10:31 am
Owens Community College is now offering a program in wind turbine installation. The 80-hour course is being taught at the new OCC campus at Arrowhead Park in Maumee. - Concert to feature 'Dreamgirls' music (Fremont News-Messenger)
posted on February 17, 2010 at 01:33:46 pm
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP -- Take a trip back in time to the sounds of the 1960s, '70s and '80s made famous by such internationally-known female artists as Tina Turner and Diana Ross as performer Karen Durrant brings to life their classic songs Feb. 19 at Owens Community College's Center for Fine and Performing Arts. - Free-tuition program at Owens expanding (The Toledo Blade)
posted on February 17, 2010 at 10:55:53 am
By MEGHAN GILBERT-CUNNINGHAM BLADE STAFF WRITER Owens Community College has received a grant that will help it expand its free-tuition program. The $15,000 challenge grant from the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation will aid Owens in its effort to expand the Owens Success program to all of Hancock County. The grant will be matched by the Owens Foundation for a total $30,000 investment ... - Owens to hold 'College Goal' financial aid event Sunday (WTOL 11 Toledo)
posted on February 12, 2010 at 01:35:49 pm
Area residents interested in information about financial aid can attend a free workshop with financial aid representatives from colleges and universities across northwest Ohio