August 2012

Pharmacy student awarded Partners in Pharmacy scholarship

Ohio Northern University student Cortney Phillips, a sixth-year pharmacy major from Akron, Ohio, was awarded the Partners In Pharmacy scholarship from the National Community Pharmacy Foundation Association (NCPA).

Phillips was recognized for her exemplary academic performance, community service, and demonstrated commitment to independent pharmacy. She will receive $2,000 and will be recognized at the national NCPA convention in October.

By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is ranked No. 12 in the 2012 Continental Tire/NSCAA Women's Division III preseason poll in voting conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The Polar Bears were ranked No. 13 in the final 2011 NSCAA poll.

Messiah (Pa.) is ranked No. 1 after winning the 2011 NCAA III Tournament crown, William Smith (N.Y.) is second and Messiah (Pa.) was third.

Northern will open its 2012 campaign at home against Grove City (Pa.) on Aug. 31 at 4 pm and will host No. 17-ranked Case Western Reserve on Sept. 2 at 1 pm at the ONU Soccer Field.

By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern was selected to finish fourth in both the coaches and media polls at the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Media Day Wednesday afternoon at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel.

The Polar Bears received 234 votes from 31 media members in attendance to finish fourth in the media poll and received 54 points in the coaches poll.

Coaches could not vote for their own team in their poll.

Mount Union was voted atop both each poll, receiving 81 points and nine first place votes in the coaches poll and 309 points and 30 first place votes in the media poll.

It's the mother of all garage sales. Lincoln Highway's Main Street America Buy-Way Yard Sale is underway Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9-10-11.

NOTE: A COMPLETE LIST OF 50 GARAGE SALE LOCATIONS IN ADA IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

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