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February 2018

Symphony to present “Black History and Brahms”

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 16, 2018

The Ohio Northern Symphony will present a concert, “Black History and Brahms,” at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25 in the Freed Center.

 

Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for ONU faculty and staff, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students. The Freed Center box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone orders are accepted with American Express, MasterCard, VISA or Discover by calling 419-772-1900. Tickets also are available online at ticketing.onu.edu.

 

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Politics

Hear what ONU communications professor has to say about it on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 16, 2018

Interested in politics?

Dr. Jennifer Walton, associate professor fo communication arts, Ohio Northern University, will address that subject at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Ada Public Library.

The program is free and open to the public.

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What about those prom dresses from previous years?

ReStore want to "ReUse" them
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 16, 2018

Have you started your prom outfit shopping? Or, have you decided to clean out the attic, and well, what do you know, there's several prom dresses stored there. What will you do with them?

ReStore, 210 N. Main St., invites former prom-attendees to consider donating those stored prom dresses to a good cause - to ReStore for resale.

Contact ReStore for more details at 419-558-1015. ReStore will offer various styles and colors of dresses this spring.

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Grove girls clinch NWC with win over Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 16, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE - Host Columbus Grove clinched the outright Northwest Conference girls basketball title with a convincing 82-23 win over Ada Thursday evening in the league season finale.

 

Ada finished its regular season 4-17 overall and 0-8 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, Grove improved to 12-8 and 7-1 in the NWC with the victory.

 

Abby Gladwell led Grove with 23 points.

 

Bulldog senior Maddie Gossard topped Ada with nine points while classate Anney Archer added eight. Raina England added six markers.

 

CG also won a shortened two-quarter JV game, 24-0.

 

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Halle breaks school record

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 16, 2018

AKRON — Sophomore Lauren Halle (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) won the 200 I.M. in school-record fashion to lead the Ohio Northern women on the first day of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium.

Halle edged John Carroll's Gwyn Ledrick in the 200 I.M. by just .42 of a second, winning in 2:08.26. Her time broke the previous mark of

Senior Sydney Veon (Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) earned All-OAC kudos in the 50 free, finishing third in :23.99.

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Huey breaks ONU and OAC records

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 16, 2018

AKRON — Sophomore Nolan Huey (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge) broke the school and OAC record in the 200 I.M. to lead the Ohio Northern men on the first day of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium.

Huey touched in 1:51.10, breaking the OAC and ONU record of 1:51.63, set in 2013 by Jordan Breitigam. His time also surpasses the NCAA "B" Cut of 1:51.98.

Ohio Northern is third in the team standings with 178 points.

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Ada's Gatekeepers at work

Student volunteers focus on mental health
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 15, 2018

Ada High School's newest organization "Gatekeepers" were busy this week. The group calls themselves Ada Mental Health Alliance.

Leading up to Valentine's Day, members placed positive hearts on all high school lockers.

The Partnership for Violence Free Families (PVFF) brought this program to Ada with training and facilitation assistance. Marlene Vermillion, school nurse, the the staff advisor.

Gatekeepers is open to freshmen through seniors. Its focus is on increasing mental health awareness, reduce the stigma of talking about life problems, and suicide prevention.

Gatekeepers intend to make a positive impact at school, with peers and the Ada community.

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ONU host to chamber and business alliance dinner meeting

RSVPs required by Friday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 15, 2018

Ada will host the 12th annual Hardin County Chamber and Businss Alliance annual awards presentation and membership dinner.

The event is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22, in McIntosh Center on the campus of Ohio Northern University.

The program includes a 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. awards program, 7:15 p.m. dinner and 7:45 p.m. business meeting.

Tickets are $25 per person with an RSVP required by Friday, Feb. 16. Contact the Alliance at 419-673-4131 or [email protected]. Payment may be made at the event.

Last year, Deb Curlis, earned the 2016 Citizens of the Year award at the event.

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Road clearing is more costly this winter

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, February 15, 2018

The cost of cleaning state roads in Hardin and 7 other nearby counties has more than doubled this year compared to last winter. A colder, snowier winter this year has cost the state more than $7 million since November compared to $3.7 million a year ago.

 

About twice as much salt has been spread and three times as much liquid de-icer has been used.  State trucks in the 8-county area have driven nearly 372,000 miles so far this winter to keep the roads as safe as possible.

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Women’s Basketball: Otterbein 64, ONU 56

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, February 15, 2018

ONU senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) tallied a career-high 30 points to lead the No. 21-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team as it fell to Otterbein 64-56 at the ONU Sports Center on Senior Night.

The Polar Bears fall to 20-4 overall, and 14-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals improve to 16-8, 12-5.

Northern recognized seniors Courtney Cramer (Arcadia), Cheyenne Raker(Columbus/Westerville South), Lindsey Black (Urbana/Graham), Alexis Kirkbride(Zanesville/Bishop Rosecrans) and Bullimore prior to the contest.

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