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January 2015

University present ‘Choreographers’ Showcase’ spring dance performance

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 19, 2015

The Ohio Northern University Department of Theatre presents the ONU Spring Dance Concert, “Choreographers’ Showcase,” on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

Approximately 40 ONU dancers will participate in the performance, which features the work of student and guest choreographers and works by guest artists, Thom Cobb, current president of The National Dance Education Organization and Bobby Wesner, Artistic Director of Neos Dance Theatre. This is the third time that the Spring Dance Concert has featured the choreography of ONU students.

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What a winter: Hoar frost almost makes you like it

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 18, 2015

Ada residents awoke to a rare hoar frost last Tuesday. Several Icon viewers sent us photos of the outdoor results.

Here's some photos taken by Darlene Bowers. Click on the first image for all images to enlarge.

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Ada Elementary News: Once upon a time students took apples to teachers; now teachers give Apple (iPads) to students

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 18, 2015

Did you know that each kindergarten through second grade classroom in Ada Elementary is now equipped with four Apple iPads?

Want to catch up on more Ada Elementary School news like that? It’s all in the current elementary newsletter, which is linked at the bottom of this story and is available on the school website.

Readers will learn all about Blizzard Bags and video instructions on accessing lessons via ProgressBook. Also, there’s news of the Ohio new assessments, a technology update and lots of calendar information.

Click here to ready elementary newsletter.

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Polar Bears clinch share of 9th consecutive OAC regular season title

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 18, 2015

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving clinched at least a a share of its 9th consecutive OAC Regular Season title on Senior Day with a 180-39 victory over Baldwin Wallace Saturday at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-1 overall and finish 4-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet action, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 3-7, 0-3.

ONU has now won seven straight and is 9-2 in the Golden Kickboard trophy series with Baldwin Wallace, which began in 2005.

The Polar Bears won 11 of the 12 events, led by sophomore John Raker.

Raker won the 200 I.M. in 2:03.70 and won the 500 free in 5:00.07.

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They took your photo in 1988

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 16, 2015

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

Check out that camera, lens and flash unit. Do you support they shot with Plus X or Tri X film?

Here's the photo staff of the Ada High School yearbook in 1988 - 27 yearbooks ago.

Front from left, Josie Aronhalt, Jenny Hawkins, Lori Scott, Staci Robinson, and head photographer, Deyonka Holbrook.

Top row from left, Tracie Lewis, Michelle Hall, Kelly Podojil, Natalie Curtis.

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ONU cheer clinic Jan. 31

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Friday, January 16, 2015

ONU Cheerleading will be hosting a clinic on January 31 from noon-2:15 p.m. at the King Horn Sports Center. Participants will perform at halftime at the ONU Men's Basketball game against John Carroll (game at 3 p.m.). Cost is $20 and includes a clinic T-shirt.

Below is the link to the Facebook event page that has pictures of the T-shirt and optional $10 bow.

https://www.facebook.com/events/335136040015718/?ref_dashboard_filter=up...

Click on the attachment below to open the registration form.

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Baby, it's cold outside

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Friday, January 16, 2015

With the highest temperature reading in the past seven days at 32 and the highest “low” reading at 21, there’s lots of reasons for school delays and bundling up extra tight this month.

Here’s the January daily weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Open the attachment to this story for the weather summary.

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Tara Griffith named school board president; Ron Fleming vice president

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 15, 2015

Ada’s school board reorganized for 2015 on Jan. 8. It was the 154th reorganizational meeting for the board, making it one of the longest continual annual Ada events.

The following appointments took place:
• Tara Griffith, board president
• Ron Fleming, vice president

The board set the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. as its regular monthly meeting. Those meetings take place in the board of education office of the 1971 school wing.

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Dairy scholarship and princess applications being accepted

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Hardin County Dairy Service Unit will be awarding a scholarship at their annual banquet on February 21, 2015.  Funds raised from the association’s semi-annual cheese sale are used to support higher education with this scholarship program.  Eligible students must live on a dairy farm, have grown up on a dairy farm, work on a dairy farm, be pursuing a dairy related education, or have shown a dairy heifer or dairy cow project at the Hardin County Fair.

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Kiwanis Club hears about Community Health Professionals

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Ada Club met on Tuesday January 13, 2015 at 12:00 noon at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada President Kiwanis John Berg called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon.

The Kiwanis anniversary of member Scott Allison (January 16, 2006) was noted.

The birthday of member Tom Kier (January 24th) was also noted.

In business:

-Members heard an updated report on club finances.

-The satellite club met last week. They will meet tomorrow at 6:00 pm at the Community Health Professionals Building.

-ONU Circle will meet the last week of January

-Pancake Day flyers have been prepared and will start being distributed.

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