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Ada mayor and police chief make special presentation to 5 Celina band members

Recognizing their quick action as a result of a Pitbull attack this summer
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 23, 2016

Ada police chief and mayor made a special trip to Celina on Saturday night.

They made a presentation to five Celina band members prior to Celina High School's football game as a result of quick thinking made by the five Celina students during a summer band camp practice at ONU.

Michael Harnishfeger, police chief, and David Retterer, Ada mayor, made the presentation on the Celina football field.

Here's announcement that was read at the pre-game:

To: Joshua Hole, Gabriella Posada, Conner Ewing, Daycie Hatfield and Marie Zehringer.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

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What's homecoming without a parade!

And the ONU parade is a great one to watch
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 23, 2016

Homecoming at Ohio Northern University.

That means lots of things. Let's focus on one of those: a parade. Let's see, you need a polar bear, bands, cheerleaders, floats and a large crowd.

Saturday in downtown Ada had all those elements. Monty Siekerman captured many of the parade highlights and the Icon shares his photos with viewers.

(Watch the Icon this week for more homecoming photos)

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Football: Four-game win streak ends

as Delphos Jefferson blanks Bulldogs
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 23, 2016

By Dusty Donley
The Ada footballers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end Friday night, as the powerful Delphos Jefferson Wildcats came to town and blanked the Bulldogs, 44-0. 

The loss eliminates Ada from NWC title contention and drops the Dogs to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the league.

The Wildcats racked up 38 first half points behind a menacing ground game powered by senior Hunter Binkley, enroute to the 44 point shutout.  DJ has beaten Ada in three straight, the last two by a combined score of 95-7.

The Bulldogs will attempt to start a new win streak this Friday night when they take the show on the road to Allen East. 

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Gary Nelson was a 1967 Ada High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 23, 2016

Gary D. Nelson, 68, died on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at 4:25 a.m. at his residence in Lima, Ohio.

He was born on Jan. 31, 1948, in Lima, Ohio, to Ralph M. and Freda L. (Curl) Nelson and they preceded him in death. On June 6, 1969, Gary married Marilyn E. Tarr and she survives in Lima.

Gary worked for the Shawnee Township Road Department. He retired after 30 years as superintendent. He was a 1967 graduate of Ada High School. He was a Vietnam War veteran having served in the US Army from 1967-1969. Gary was life member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 and a former member of the Indian Lake Lodge #1533 Loyal Order of Moose. He enjoyed drawing and woodworking.

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Ada harriers run at district event

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, October 22, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY - The Ada cross country teams competed in the Div. III district meet at Findlay Saturday afternoon.

The Ada boys ended up 12th out of 13 full squads. The Lady Bulldogs, missing injured top runner Abbie James, finished eighth out of eight full teams represented.

Ada senior Eric Armbrecht finished 51st in a field of 90 runners field to pace the Bulldog boys. Senior Larry Zembower came in 57th and classmate Andrew Ross ended up 64th.

Ada seniors Seth Evans and Keaton Kipker finished 77th and 81st, respectively.

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L-B eliminates Ada girls' soccer team in tourney

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, October 22, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY - Top-seeded host Liberty-Benton knocked off the Ada girls soccer
team 7-0 in second round tournament action Saturday afternoon.

The district quarterfinal defeat ended the Lady Bulldog season at 6-11-1,
their best record in years.

Ada, seeded 10th, also won the first tournament game in program history
over Otsego after a double overtime tie necessitated a shootout.

"We didn't play particularly well," said Ada head coach Jeff Hunt of the
loss to L-B, which outscored the Bulldogs 15-1 in two wins this month.

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Football: Nice way to finish a homecoming weekend

It's ONU 44 Muskingum 3
Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, October 22, 2016

By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern celebrated its Homecoming Weekend with a 44-3 Ohio Athletic Conference football victory over Muskingum on Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears (3-4 overall, 3-3 OAC) dominated from the outset, leading 14-0 after the first period and 31-3 at halftime.

Senior tight end Logan Ray (Van Wert) caught eight passes for 86 yards and three touchdowns and sophomore kicker Joe French (Elgin, Ill./Saint Edward Central Catholic) set a school single-season record with 11 field goals on the year to lead Ohio Northern.

The Muskies fall to 3-4, 2-4.

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Ag, language, pathogens chat

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, October 22, 2016

Three ONU professors spoke at Ada Chats on Thursday at Heterick Library. The Chat series is a cooperative effort of Heterick and the Ada Public Library. From left are David Kinder, who spoke about agriculture; Bill Tradeau, language; and Steve Leonard, pathogens.

(Monty Siekerman photo)

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ONU prof helping Yellowstone stay dark

Bryan Boulanger remembers when he saw, really saw, the night sky
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 21, 2016

Story and photos by Amy Eddings
Bryan Boulanger remembers when he saw, really saw, the night sky.

It was October 2007. Boulanger was camping with two friends in the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, where he had just started teaching civil engineering at Texas A&M University. He was 31 years old.

“We slept on the ground, and the night sky was amazing,” he said. “It was so fantastic, it was hard to fall asleep.”

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Concert by Another Round highlights ONU rock ‘n’ roll class

Monday, Oct. 24, McIntosh Bear Cave, 8 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 21, 2016

The group Another Round will headline a concert at 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, in the McIntosh Center Bear Cave at Ohio Northern University. The concert is part of the “History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the 1960s” course this fall, which explores history through the lens of rock music. The concert is free and open to the public.
 
Faculty members Tom Hunt, Rebecca Casey and Ray Schuck, along with vocal group Opus 4, will perform prior to Another Round taking the stage.
 

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