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December 2017

ONU Men 84, Volunteer State 64

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, December 29, 2017

GALLATIN, Tenn. — Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored 28 points and senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) added 20 points to lead Ohio Northern to an 84-64 men's basketball victory at the Music City Classic on Friday afternoon at Volunteer State (Tenn.) Community College's Pickel Field House.

The Polar Bears (7-3 overall) also got 17 points and a career-high nine rebounds from freshman Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) and a career-high 10 points from sophomore Austin Allemeier (Elida).

The are Hornets (5-5).

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Ada girls beat Tigers in semis

It's Ada vs Allen East in Saturday finals
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 29, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

WAYNESFIELD - Ada defeated host Waynesfield-Goshen 45-38 in the semifinals of the inaugural Border Battle girls' basketball  tournament Thursday evening.

The Lady Bulldogs advance to the finals and improved to 2-6 with the victory, while the Lady Tigers fell to 2-7 and into the consolation game after the defeat.

Junior guard Raina England poured in a career-high 18 points to pace Ada to victory. The Bulldogs outscored W-G 27-16 over the middle quarters to provide the impetus to victory.

A 19-12 second quarter outburst gave Ada a 24-20 halftime edge, and they held onto the lead from there.

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We caught Ada smiling!

Nearly 40 smiling Ada faces in our photo collection
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 29, 2017

By Monty Siekerman

The Ada Icon caught the smiles of many people in 2017.

Here are just a few of them. We had to quit reviewing photos because there were just too many smiles... can there be too many smiles?

These photos extend from January to early March. The Ada Icon cam- era caught local residents and ONU students happy doing many things: serving others, winning at sports, having fun, even working.

Are you or your friends pictured?

Check out these pictures in the attachment  below to see who you recognize.

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Border Battle time changes

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, December 29, 2017

The tipoff times for the Border Battle boys basketball games tonight have been changed.

The USV vs Allen East game will begin at 5 p.m.
The Ada vs Waynesfield game will begin at 7 p.m.
The games will be played in Waynesfield. One ticket is good for admission to both games.

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Women's soccer good academically, too

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, December 28, 2017

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team excelled in the classroom during the Fall semester to cap off a successful 2017 campaign under 14th-year head coach Mark Batman.

The Polar Bears posted a cumulative team grade point average of 3.42.

Northern also saw 12 of its 26 players named to the Dean's List during the Fall semester.

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ONU law school host to Court of Appeals hearings

Jan. 9 - two cases on docket
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 28, 2017

The Ohio 3rd District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases at the law school  on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

The first case, Criminal, The State of Ohio vs. Nathan S. Brown (Hancock County), is an appeal involving a conviction and sentence of involuntary manslaughter and corrupting another with drugs.

The second case, Civil, Cintas Corporation vs. Findlay Chrysler Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Inc. (Hancock County) is an appeal involving a breach of contract, specifically under the liquidated damages clause.

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One more look at 2017 - part 2

A mix of news worthy and favorite photos - from July to December, 2017
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 28, 2017

Here's a selection of 2017 Ada Icon photos taken by Monty Siekerman, Ada Icon editor/writer/photographer. He chose one photo for each month because of its news worthiness or because he just liked the picture. January-June are shown today.

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Ricky Weyer estate and personal property auction postponed to Jan. 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 27, 2017

The Ricky Weyer estate and personal property auction originally scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 28, has been rescheduled.

The auction will now take place on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. Watch the Icon for additional details.

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Closed

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, December 27, 2017

The ada Flea Market will be closed from Sunday, Dec. 31 and reopen Thursday, Jan. 18.

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Brooks antique and collectibles auction Saturday

Preview is Friday at 5 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 27, 2017

An auction of antique and collectibles of Helen and the late Gerald Brooks, Bluffton, is scheduled at The Old Barn Auction, State Route 224, Findlay, this weekend.

A sale preview is Friday, Dec. 29, starting at 5 p.m. The auction starts at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 30.

A listing of auction items is on the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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