December 2014

Beacon Realty's home of the week is a listing at 4371 County Road 20, Ada, according to Becky Neville.

The four-bedroom home has 1 1/2 bath and its list price is $139,000. For more details on the residence open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St., Bluffton, will be offering dinner features in December, in addition to the regular menu.   An extensive wine and beer list is available.  Call for more information:  567-226-1120. 

Dinner:
*Seafood Risotto with littleneck clams, fresh mussels, shrimp & scallops
*Lobster Ravioli with crabmeat cream sauce
*Porchetta with roasted fingerling potatoes, broccolini & mushrooms with sauce

Salad:  Poached Pear over spinach & arugula with prosciutto, pecans, parmesan and red raspberry vinaigrette

Ohio Northern University presents
‘Something for Everyone’

The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents an eclectic evening of music, “Something for Everyone,” in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature several ONU seniors, Elizabeth Druesedow, a music performance major from Sharon Center, Ohio; Brandon Guillen, a mathematical statistics major from Lima, Ohio; and Nicole Wells, a music performance major from Germantown, Ohio, in a chamber-music setting.

Dec. 6 was a a day of mixed emotions for students in the Ohio Northern University College of Engineering, but a good day for 4 Paws For Ability.

This fall ONU students in the College of Engineering became involved in training Viking, a now nine-month-old golden retriever.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

Viking graduated from the program on Friday, and according to the department’s Facebook, “We had to say goodbye to Viking. One of his handlers, civil engineering student Matt Stroh, brought Viking to the Dean's Office for some final goodbyes.”

Viking is now on a journey to become a service dog for disabled child.

Vicky Gilbert recently joined Liberty National Bank as vice president/branch manager and loan officer in the Ada office, according to Ronald L. Zimmerly, Jr., president and CEO of the bank.

She has worked in banking since 1978 with 18 of those years at Liberty National Bank. She rejoined Liberty National Bank on Dec. 1. Throughout her career, she held many banking positions and learned about the banking industry with each different role, such as bookkeeping, teller, loan administrator, loan officer and branch manager.

This Thursday, 6p.m.-7:30p.m. and Friday, 3:30p.m.-4:30p.m. families will again be able to create Gingerbread Houses at the Ada Public Library!

All materials are provided by the library and the program is FREE, the library only requests that you stop in or call (419-634-5246) to sign-up.

There are still spots available for both days, but space is filling up fast!

 

 

Here's how the Polar Bears did last week and who they face this week.

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Men's Basketball - Won 78-67 H v Otterbein; Lost 70-77 at Mount Union
   Women's Basketball - Won 84-52 at Otterbein; Won 73-70 H v John Carroll
   #19 Wrestling - 7th of 15 H w/34th Annual ONU Invitational
   M.Swimming - 2nd of 9 at Wooster Invitational
   W.Swimming - 7th of 10 at Wooster Invitational

This Week's Schedule:

Here are the Ada police call logs from Nov. 24 to Nov. 30, provided by Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief.

Open the attachment at the bottom for the logs.

CLICK TO ENLARGE

Were you a student at Ada High School in 2000-01? If so, then you know who these students are - who have their heads together.

They are the senior captains of the Ada High School girls’ soccer team during the 2000-01 school year.

Captains are Megan Preston, Kelly Vermillion, Alison Hopson, Liane Hall, Susanna Lehman and Kim McMillen

Michael James Royle, 81, died Dec. 5, 2014, at his home in Ada, Ohio with his family by his side.

Mr. Royle was born April 23, 1933, in Manchester, England, to Sydney and Margaret Royle. After schooling, he joined the British Army for four years. He then traveled to America where he joined the United States Navy. He spent 20 years in the Naval Submarine Service, becoming a Chief before retiring in 1984 as a veteran. He then worked as a Civil Service employee on nuclear submarines.

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