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September 2014

Where are they from? Here's a first-year ONU student profile

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 9, 2014

By Torie Wright 

Note: This is the first in a series of interviews with ONU students, simply answering the question: "Where are they from?"

I was at the end of a line of cars the other day, which got me to thinking. Ada’s population seemingly doubles when ONU is in session. For the first time in my nearly 22 years living here, I wondered where the people I share this town with come from. I decided to find out.

I wandered around ONU’s campus and found 18-year-old freshman Psychology major Tessa Duffy, who sat down with me to talk.

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Ohio Northern University ranked No. 2 by U.S. News & World Report

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Ohio Northern University has been ranked No. 2 among Midwest regional colleges in “Best Colleges 2015,” which is published annually by U.S. News & World Report.

Ohio Northern has appeared in the top 10 of the publication’s Regional College Midwest Rankings for the past 23 years and in the top five for the past 10 out of 11 years.

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Lincoln Highway chapter meets Sept. 16

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, September 9, 2014

The September meeting of the Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Van Wert County Historical Museum, 602 N. Washington St., Van Wert.

After dinner at 6 p.m., a history of the museum will be presented and guests will tour the collection.  Suggested donation for the dinner is $6.00. The public is invited.

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15 minutes with Hannah Gamble, now in Chicago: “I miss the quiet”

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 8, 2014

By Torie Wright

Note: The Icon welcomes Torie Wright as a fall intern. She attends OSU-Lima where she is an English major. Torie is a 2011 Ada High School grad and will be contributing several stories to the Icon.

To start things off, tell us the name of your college, what your major is, and what year you are.

I go to VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. I am a flute major here and will go on to be a music teacher. I am currently starting my senior year here.

What was the hardest part about first moving from Ada to Chicago?

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University announces the establishment of the Buster Rozier Jr. Nursing Incentive Scholarship for Minority Students Endowed Fund

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 8, 2014

Ohio Northern University has announced the establishment of the Buster Rozier Jr. Nursing Incentive Scholarship for Minority Students Endowed Fund.

The scholarship, totaling approximately $30,000, will financially assist minority students pursuing nursing degrees at ONU. The scholarship was created thanks to the generosity of retired ONU professor Dr. Patricia Freeman and the support of Rozier's son Steven Washington.

Freeman said, “This is also a tribute to the wonderful nurses who cared for Buster when he was a patient at Lima Memorial Health System, St. Rita’s Medical Center and Kindred Hospital.”

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Here's how the Polar Bears did last week; and who they play this week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 8, 2014

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Football - Won 31-24 at Washington (Mo.).
   Volleyball - at Illinois Wesleyan Classic; Lost 1-3 v #21 Coe (Iowa); Lost 1-3 at Illinois Wesleyan; Won 3-0 v Benedictine (Ill.); Won 3-0 v Blackburn (Ill.)
   #14 Men's Soccer - at Berrg (Ga.) Invitational, Sat.-Sun.; Lost 0-3 v #24 Emory (Ga.); Won 5-0 at Berry (Ga.)
   Women's Soccer - Lost 1-2 at Xavier
   Men's Cross Country - 1st of 7 at Taylor (Ind.) Invitational
   Women's Cross Country - 4th of 9 at Taylor (Ind.) Invitational
   Men's Golf - 6th of 6 at Tiffin Invitational
   Women's Golf - 9th of 16 at Denison Invitational

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Ada police call logs Aug. 25-31

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 8, 2014

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, provided the Icon with the Ada police call logs from Aug. 25 to 31.

They are on the attachments at the bottom of this story.

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Icon's Methodist steeple story and photos reach over 8,000 persons

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

Raise a 9-ton steeple 54 feet in the air in Ada and you are bound to have an audience.

The steeple story, videos and photos was the largest single viewed story ever posted on the Ada Icon.

Wait until you read the size of the audience. Thanks to Google Analytics (which records viewer information) and the power of social media, here’s how the Ada Icon spread the word about the steeple project to former Ada residents around the globe.

INTERSTED IN READING THE STORY, OR VIEWING THE VIDEOS AND PHOTOS? CLICK HERE.

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Welcome to 109 North Main Street, Ada - past and present

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

This is the view of the storefront of 109 North Main Street. In the past photo, the storefront held the Welsh Drug Store. Today, you can stop in for lunch at Jalapeno’s Mexican Grill. This location has housed many other groups and businesses in the years between, such as J. J. Breck’s massage therapy office, the Ada Area Senior Citizens Center, the Gallery Café, the Bluebird Knoll gift shop, and the local American Legion post.

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Football: Bearcats blank Bulldogs in NWC contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

By Dusty Donley

A dominating 29 second half points on a weather delayed Saturday night sealed the victory for Spencerville, as the Bearcats defeated the visiting Ada Bulldogs 42-0.

The loss drops the defending NWC champion Bulldogs to 0-1 in the conference and 1-1 overall.
    
Lightning postponed the game just after halftime on Friday night with Spencerville leading the Bulldogs 13-0. The game resumed Saturday at 6 p.m. and the Bearcats continued their offensive onslaught, scoring 14 points in the third and 15 points in the fourth en route to their second shut-out in consecutive weeks.

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