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March 2018

Preschool screening in Ada on Thursday

For 3-5-year-olds at Liberty Village Preschool
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 7, 2018

An Ada location is one of four in Hardin County offering preschool screening for the 2018-19 school year.

Liberty Village Preschool, 725 W. North Ave., Ada, will offer screening on Thursday, March 8.  The screening is through the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center.

Screening is for youth ages 3 to 5. Call Midwest Regional ESC to schedule an appointment at 937-599-5195, extension 3020 or email Penny Carrig at [email protected].

These screens help fill classrooms at Little River (USV), Victory Garden (Ridgemont), Northern Lights (Hardin Northern) and Liberty Village (Ada).

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Icon dog of the week - Brady

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Meet Brady. Brady is a 2 year old, neutered male boxer mix. He weighs 72 pounds. Brady is available now. Can you give him a forever home?

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

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ONU softball team playing in Florida, here’s the schedule

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 7, 2018

The Ohio Northern softball team currently is in Florida during spring break where it plays 12 games in Kissimmee, Fla., at the Sunkissed Games.

After returning home, ONU will open its home schedule at the ONU Softball Field on Mar. 14 as it welcomes Hanover (Ind.) for a double header at 2:30 pm.

Other non-conference doubles headers feature matchups against Alma (Mich.), Anderson (Ind.), Wooster, and Transylvania (Ky.).

The Polar Bears open conference play with a double header on the road at Heidelberg on Mar. 24.

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ONU baseball schedule, home opener March 20

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 7, 2018

The Polar Bears baseball team openers its season on March 4 as they begin their 10-game slate in Florida at the RussMatt Invitational with a double header against Nebraska Wesleyan.

Other double headers in Florida feature matchups with Wentworth (Mass.) and Mt. St. Joseph. The Polar Bears will also take on Albion (Mich.), Aurora (Ill.), RIT and Nichols (Mass.) during the Florida trip.

After returning home, Northern will travel to area-rival Bluffton on Mar. 13 before a 3-game series at Thomas More (Ky.) from Mar. 16-17.

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Menopause and your health, theme of March 29 program

Blanchard Valley Health System Live and Learn Series
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Blanchard Valley Health System will hold its next Live and Learn Series in late March.

The program’s focus is  “Menopause and Your Health.” It takes place from noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 29, in Marathon Auditorium of Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

Featured speakers are Dr. Miguel Jordan, Dr. Robert Schutz and Dr. Allison Westcott.

Persons interested in attending should RSVP to [email protected] or call 419-423-5551 by Wednesday, March 21. A boxed lunch will be provided.

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Ada’s Wills wins both matches in Florida match

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, March 6, 2018

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team swept St. Vincent (Pa.) 9-0 on Tuesday at Oak Street Park.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-2 overall and lost only nine games in the nine matches, while the Bearcats fall to 6-9.

Senior Lynn Kelly (Mason) and sophomore Jordan Dodson (Worthington) swept their singles matches, winning 6-0, 6-0 at Nos. 2 and 5, respectively.

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Men’s lacrosse wins 14-3

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, March 6, 2018

IMMACULATA, Pa. — Junior Max Weese (Columbus/Hilliard Darby) and sophomore Cameron Marous (Brecksville) each had hat tricks to lead the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to an impressive 14-3 victory at Immaculata (Pa.) on Tuesday.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-1 on the season, while the Mighty Macs fall to 1-4.

Weese picked up all three of his goals in the first half as ONU raced to an 8-1 halftime lead.

Marous finished his hat trick with back-to-back goals in the third period. His third gal at the 2:30 mark of the period extended ONU's lead to 11-1.

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Stardeath over Ada skies Friday

Hear all about it at the ONU Observatory
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Icon viewers are invited to the ONU Observatory on Friday, March 9, from 8-10 p.m. for a program titled "Stardeath: supernovae and their remnants."

According to Dr. Jason Pinkney,  professor of physics and astronomy and manger of the ONU Observatory, "Stars meet their death in a variety of ways which depends mostly on their mass.  Most massive stars end in spectacular explosions called supernovae.

"Those which occur in our Milky Way galaxy can outshine Venus for a month or more."

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Men’s tennis: 1 win, 1 loss

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, March 6, 2018

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team opened its Spring Break trip with a 9-0 win over Penn State-Harrisburg on Monday night at Hilton Head Beach & Tennis courts and a 6-2 loss to NAIA foe Spring Arbor (Mich.) on Monday morning at the Evian Tennis Center.

The Polar Bears move to 5-2, while the Lions fall to 1-6 and the Cougars improve to 9-4.

Freshman Hoang Do (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) picked up four victories on the day to lead ONU.

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