By Cole Hatcher
Ohio Wesleyan’s Perkins Observatory continues virtual skywatches and lectures in April. Call the observatory for tickets to the online events.
(Photo by Paul Molitor)
DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University today announced its April 2021 lineup of public events. Nearly all events will be virtual. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free. For the latest OWU event information, visit owu.edu/calendar or “like” OhioWesleyanUniversityNews on Facebook. For Battling Bishop athletics events, visit www.battlingbishops.com.
Now through April 8 – Ohio Wesleyan’s Richard M. Ross Art Museum presents exhibits connected by the theme “Cityscape/Landscape.” The Kuhlman Gallery features “Pattern Drift: Cityscape,” a collection of art by Philadelphia-based printmaker Amze Emmons, a 1996 Ohio Wesleyan graduate and associate professor at Tyler School of Art at Temple University. The West Gallery features “Landscape through the Lens: Responses to William Henr
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“We’re less than 20 miles as the crow flies, and while many of my friends in the valley say, ‘You should see our view of Mt Hood.’ I chuckle because you really should see it from this side too. It really shines from up here.”
Above the nearby small burg of Tygh Valley, an overlook provides a peek to the namesake White River and marks a route that pioneers followed in the great migration across Oregon to reach the Willamette Valley.
There are several lakes and ponds but a short cast away, where boating and fishing can be enjoyed.
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Although members of the public said they wanted more transparency from Newton officers during the latest Police Reform Task Force meeting on Dec. 22, there was no discussion about what law enforcement is and is not allowed to do in regard to releasing information.
Strategy Matters, consultants that “work with mission-driven organizations to develop creative solutions to complex problems, and to help them meet their goals,” according to its website, is being paid $200,000 to help the task force with its work.
Liz O’Connor, founder and principal of the company, told participants they could go into Zoom “breakout rooms” to discuss various topics, including overcoming systemic racism, policing and community priorities, addressing public health concerns, and nuisance concerns. There was no discussion ahead of time about laws, union rules or other factors that could limit what reform suggestions may or may not be feasible.