October 2012

PRE-SALE TICKETS: There are pre-sale tickets available in the Ada High School office for Friday’s varsity football game with Waynesfield-Goshen at Lima Stadium.

The game starts at 8 p.. All tickets are $7. All tickets at the game will be $9. Ada is the home team and will sit in the home bleachers. The gates will open at 7 p.m.

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team received votes in the D3hoops.com Preseason poll.

Ohio Northern received 36 votes in voting conducted by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country.

Calvin (Mich.) was ranked No. 1 with 592 points, followed by Geroge Fox (Ore.) with 560 points and St. Thomas (Minn.) with 536 points.

Fellow OAC foe and defending OAC Tournament Mount Union was ranked No. 6 with 395 points.

President Myrna McCurdy called the fifth meeting (October 30th) of the 2012–2013 Kiwanis Year to order at 12:00 noon at McIntosh Center, ONU.

The following guests were introduced: Arlene Allison, guest of Scott Allison; Robert Sprague; and Dave Reese, program speaker.

The birthdays of Mark Shull (October 31) and Bill Fuller (November 4th were celebrated in song.

Joe Ferguson was thanked for his efforts on the Halloween Parade, even though the event was cancelled due to inclement weather.

In business:
-Members heard an updated financial report from Treasurer Bryan Marshall.

 

By Tim Glon

High winds, heavy rains and snow from Hurricane Sandy have forced several changes in the Ohio Athletic Conference Volleyball and Men's Soccer Tournament schedules this week.

The No. 3-seeded Ohio Northern volleyball team's quarterfinal match with Baldwin Wallace, scheduled for Tuesday night at 7 pm, has been postponed until Wednesday at 7 pm at the ONU Sports Center.

The semifinals and finals remain scheduled for Friday and Saturday, as previously planned.

 

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present “Classical Jam” as part of the ongoing Studio Series in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Classical Jam (CJ) is committed to presenting engaging, lively, and high-caliber performances to audiences of diverse ages, cultures and social backgrounds through concerts, workshops and outreach programs. CJ unites acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians for performances that delight both new and established audiences of classical music.

 

Jayme Jarrett, financial aid counselor at Ohio Northern University, was named the Outstanding New Professional at the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA) annual conference in Milwaukee, Wis., from Oct. 14-17. 

MASFAA includes financial aid professionals from colleges and universities in nine states. This award is given annually to recognize the outstanding contribution of one new professional to the financial aid profession. The recipient must have been in the profession for less than five years and made outstanding contributions at the institutional, state, regional or national levels.

Ohio Northern University will celebrate the contributions of American service members with a number of activities beginning Nov. 5 and leading up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11.

On Nov. 5 and 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be an Army National Guard display on the Tundra (behind English Chapel).

On Nov. 7, there will be a military-appreciation table in McIntosh Center. ONU community members are invite to sign cards, which then will be sent to active-duty military personnel.

The following Ada students attending Apollo achieved the 3.0 to 3.9 Honor Roll:

SENIORS:
Makenzie Rayl, Sommer Cooper, Haley Dearth

JUNIORS:
Sean Bailey, Shelby Bailey, Mary Donnal, Gene Geer, Ashley Windle.

 

 Ohio Northern University junior Lauren Stahl, a communication arts/public relations major from Belle Center, Ohio, was awarded the Altschul Champions for PRSSA Outstanding Internship Award at the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Conference on Oct. 15.

 

Ohio Northern University’s Office of Gift Planning and the Claude W. Pettit College of Law will host the 18th annual Estate, Business and Estate Planning Seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

With its theme of “Conquering the Challenges of the Complex and Confusing Estate Planning Environment,” the seminar is designed for estate planning professionals and offers continuing education credit.

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