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February 2016

Attention next year's Ada Kindergarteners: tell you parents to register you

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 21, 2016

Attention next school year's Ada Kindergartners.

Tell your parents and caregivers that next year's Kindergarten registration takes place from March 7 to 11. Registration times are from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day during the week in the Ada elementary school office.

On Tuesday, March 8, the office will remain open from 5 to 7 p.m. for parents who can't attend during the day. 

According to school officials it is not necessary to bring your child with you when registering. During registration you may set up a time for the Kindergarten screening to take place. Screen is Monday and Tuesday, May 9-10.

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Lacrosse comes to ONU - inaugural men's and women's games on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 21, 2016

There's a new sport in Ada and the first game will be played next Saturday.

The Ohio Northern men's and women's lacrosse teams will open their inaugural seasons with a double header on Saturday, Feb. 27,  at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bear men, under the guidance of Nat St. Laurent, will play the first-ever game in program history at 1 p.m. against Franciscan.

The Polar Bear women will follow with their first-ever contest at 4 p.m. against Olivet (Mich.) under head coach Beth Hemminger.

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Kewpee High School Art Invitation opens Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 20, 2016

ArtSpace/Lima will host the 28th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational from Feb. 26 to April 9.

The exhibition, which will feature cash awards, includes works in various categories, including sculpture, photography, painting, digital media, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, and drawing.   The Kewpee Exhibit is sponsored by Kewpee Restaurants of Lima.

Approximately 20 area high schools, including Ada, are expected to exhibit their students’ work in the show.

Jurors for the exhibit are Jim Fultz, Assistant Professor of Art at Bluffton University and Joe Bonifas, retired art teach at Shawnee High School.

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Delay the Disease program seeks volunteer helpers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 20, 2016

Volunteers are needed for assisting participants in the ‘Delay the Disease’ Parkinson’s program at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

MMH offers this free exercise program to those in the Bluffton community dealing with the effects of Parkinson’s as a means to ‘Delay the Disease’ through movement, flexibility and mobility.

Volunteers will be under the guidance of certified ‘Delay the Disease’ instructors at all times.  Help is needed on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. The sessions last about an hour.

If interested in this volunteering position, call Mary Ann Ring, volunteer coordinator at  419-358-1015, extension 248.

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The winds of March are on the way

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 20, 2016

Ada has experienced a week of wind. One way to demonstrate this is to look at the flags waving in the Ada park. Ken Collins took this windy flag photo earlier this week.

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Observations, insights and sightings: What the Ada Icon means to Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 20, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
As I see it, Fred Steiner is an Innovator.

He began The Ada Icon a mere four years ago. In that short time, his efforts at founding this online means of communication garnered him and his wife Mary the award Business of the Year in Ada.

He accomplished that feat without being here 50 or 100 years. It took less than four years. Why?

Because The Ada Icon (and The Bluffton Icon, too) are effective in many ways.

The Icons build a sense of community in a village. People often report to me, "I didn't know all of that was happening in Ada."

This village is only about one square mile in size, but much goes on here.

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Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club sign up March 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 20, 2016

Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club sign-up is underway according to Amy Spar. The club celebrates its 80th 4-H year this year.

4-H is open to youth 8 years of age and in the 3rd grade. Liberty Belles and Boys will hold their sign-up meeting Tuesday, March 1, from 7-8 p.m. at the Ada First Presbyterian Church. 

Regular club meetings will be held the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of the month March 15 through July 19 at the church.

To review 4-H project options ahead of time go to http://ohio4h.org/projectcentral.

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Century 21 Sunway Realty has four Sunday open houses

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 19, 2016

PHOTOS OF THE HOUSES ARE BELOW

Century 21 Sunway Realty, Ada, has four open houses on Sunday, Feb. 21. Each event is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Four hosts are Doug Carmean, Darla Crownhart, Becky Reed and Lisa Clark.

Here are the locations and the hosts:

• 23913 TR 52, Ada, host: Doug Carmean, 567-674-8688
• 0917 TR 25, Ada,  host: Darla Crownhart, 567-674-0765
• 5489 SR 235, Ada, host: Becky Reed, 419-679-6091
• 767 N. Main St., Ada, host: Lisa Clark, 567-674-9210

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ONU's doctor of pharmacy degree program re-accredited

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 19, 2016

Ohio Northern University’s doctor of pharmacy degree program has been re-accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) for a full cycle of eight years. This is the maximum length of re-accreditation bestowed upon pharmacy degree programs in the United States.

ACPE requires the programs it accredits to meet the rigor of 30 accreditation standards. Ohio Northern University’s pharmacy program was evaluated in October 2015 and found fully compliant in all 30 standards. ACPE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy.

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All Brahms chamber recital Feb. 22 in Presser Hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 19, 2016

The Ohio Northern University Music Department presents an All Brahms Chamber Music recital in the Snyder Recital Hall of Presser Hall on Monday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m.  The concert is free and open to the public.

ONU faculty members, Thomas Hunt and Kristen Jürgens, along with well-known Toledo violinist Cecilia Johnson, presents a program of Johannes Brahms’ chamber music including the Violin Sonata in G Major Opus 78, the first movement of the E minor Cello Sonata Opus 38 (in an arrangement for horn and piano by Scott Brubaker), and renowned Opus 40 Trio for piano, horn, and violin.

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