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January 2018

It's in the January elementary newsletter

Everything that takes place this month is part of the newsletter - posted here
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 7, 2018

Ada elementary's January newsletter was posted on the school website. Here is the information in the newsletter.

During the week of Jan. 8 we will be benchmarking our students' progress in reading and math by taking the Star Reading and Math assessments. This important data shows us and you how students have grown from the beginning of the school year. Look for results to come home with your student later this month.

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One-quarter million views

That's how many clicks Ada Icon received in 2017 - here's lots more stats
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 7, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
During the past year, the Ada Icon saw a significant increase in the number of stories viewed, more than a quarter of a million—272,327 to be exact. That’s an increase of 23 percent in the past year.

Truly, the Ada Icon lives up to its motto, “Where Ada gets its news.”

And, the Icon tries hard to meet the local news appetite. We posted more than 2,500 stories in 2017. Some weeks saw 70 or more local stories made available to readers. That's a lot of news, week after week, from a village that is only 2 square miles in size. 

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School board to meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, January 7, 2018

The Ada Schools reorganization meeting and regular board meeting for January will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the school.

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ONU Men 86, Marietta 90

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, January 7, 2018

MARIETTA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team battled a power outage and the Marietta men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon as it dropped a hard-fought 90-86 decision at Ban Johnson Arena.

The Polar Bears fall to 9-4 overall and 4-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers improve to 10-3, 4-2.

Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored a game-high 32 points to lead the way offensively, while senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) scored 25 points and senior Joey DiOrio (Columbus/Watterson) added an 18-point effort.

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ONU Women 72, Marietta 57

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, January 6, 2018

ONU senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) recorded her fifth consecutive double-double as the No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team snapped No. 18-ranked Marietta's 12-game winning streak in a battle of Ohio Athletic Conference unbeatens on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears posted their 12th consecutive victory and moved to 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the OAC, while the Pioneers fall to 12-1, 5-1.

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Here is the women’s tennis spring schedule

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, January 6, 2018

The Ohio Northern women's tennis team will open the spring portion of its schedule in the dead of winter with a night contest indoors at Kalamazoo (Mich.) on Feb. 16.

The Polar Bears, who are 2-0 on the season with victories over Defiance and Concordia (Mich.) in the fall, will then travel to Albion, Mich., for matches with Albion and Adrian (Mich.) on Feb. 17.

ONU will then play six matches during its Spring Break trip to Orlando, Fla., from March 5-8. While in Orlando, Ohio Northern will train at the new United States Tennis Association Training Center in Lake Nona, Fla.

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Appeals Court at ONU Jan. 9

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, January 6, 2018

The Ohio 3rd District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases at Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the Law College.

 

The event is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited.

 

The oral arguments will be held before a three-judge panel consisting of Judges Stephen R. Shaw, Vernon L. Preston, John R. Willamowski or William R. Zimmerman. Shaw, Willamowski and Zimmerman are Ohio Northern University law alumni. 

 

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Keeping roads safe

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

To keep Hardin County roads as safe as possible, ODOT reports they have driven twice as many miles this year compared to last year, which is no surprise considering how cold and snowy it has been this year. However, the amount of de-icer used this year is less because de-icer isn’t very effective at extremely low temperatures.

57 more tons of salt has been spread this year. That’s 114,000 pounds more.

Hardin County has 323 lane miles, which just about gets you from Ada to the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

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Betty Hauenstein, 1924 - 2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

 Betty Hauenstein, age 93 died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 7:24 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, Ohio.

            She was born on March 24, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA to Samuel and Marie Anna (Bastardi) Meringleo who preceded her in death.  On March 25, 1944 she married C. Wayne Hauenstein and he died on April 15, 1987. 

            Betty retired from Ohio Northern University where she worked in the maintenance department.  She was a member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 Women’s Auxiliary.  Betty enjoyed Polka dancing.  She was a member of the Senior Citizens Center of Bluffton.

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When Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at ONU

Historic event 50 years ago is subject of Jan. 18 commemoration
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 5, 2018

Those who were at the historic event will share their memories of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s talk at Ohio Northern University during a panel discussion at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18 in the Freed Center. The discussion will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s talk at ONU’s Taft Gymnasium on Jan. 11, 1968.
 
The panel discussion, which kicks off a series of events to honor the occasion, is free and open to the public. It will culminate with the unveiling of a statue of Dr. King on April 17 outside of Taft Hall.
 

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