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March 2018

ONU engineering students become innovators

By completing training to join the University Innovation Fellows program
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 22, 2018

Four Ohio Northern students have completed training to join the University Innovation Fellows program, which is run by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.

The students, who are enrolled in ONU’s Smull College of Engineering, are Connor Hull of Algonquin, Ill.; Matthew Schweinefuss of Liberty Township, Ohio; Georgia Snelling of Findlay; and Matt Walker of Hilliard.

The program encourages student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and design thinking.

Students who are selected for this program are sponsored by faculty and administrators and selected through an application process twice annually.

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Another Bulldog soon to be a Polar Bear

Everhart, the hometown kid with a golden foot, chooses ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 22, 2018

By Grant Pepper
Bob Olwin laughed.

Those who know Olwin know that this is rare, especially in a football context. But the former Ada head coach, who just announced his retirement last week, was asked a question.

“Did Aaron Everhart ever get tired?”

Chuckles came in thick and heavy through the phone, and the response was delayed: “Sometimes.”

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Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center on 100 Top Hospital list

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, March 22, 2018

Mercy Health announces that the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals annual awards program has named St. Rita’s Medical Center as among the highest performing hospitals in the nation.

In addition to being listed among the top large community hospitals, St. Rita’s was also named as an Everest Award winner, which is an honor given to hospitals that have achieved both the highest current performance and the fastest long-term improvement over five years.

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Openings remain at Ada pool

Deadline for applications extended
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Village of Ada has extended its deadline for accepting applications openings at the Ada pool this summer.

Positions to be filled include:
• Manager and Assistant Manager  – deadline extended to Monday, March 26
• Lifeguard and Cashier applications due by Monday, April 2

CLICK HERE FOR AN APPLICATION

The pool will open May 26 and close Aug. 11. Applications may be sent to:
Village of Ada
Attn: Human Resources
PO Box 292
Ada, OH 45810

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Ada loves a parade

Here's your invitation to the 2018 Harvest and Herb parade
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Ada loves parades and here’s your chance to be part of one in September.

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce invites participants to join the 2018 Harvest and Herb Festival parade on Saturday, Sept. 15, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.

The parade forms at 9 a.m. in the Ada schools parking lot. The parade starts at 10 a.m.

Junior Weihrauch of Arlington is the parade director. Persons with questions may contact him at 419-365-5304 or 419-889-4315.

A parade application form is attached at the bottom of this story.

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Women’s basketball season wrap up.

Team wins 4th consecutive OAC title
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team posted its ninth consecutive winning season and claimed the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season crown in 2017-18 for the fourth consecutive season on its way to another successful campaign in 2017-18 under the guidance of 17th-year head coach Michele Durand.

After being ranked No. 7 in the preseason D3Hoops.com poll, the Polar Bears climbed as high as No. 10 in the D3Hoops.comregular season rankings.

Northern finished with an impressive 23-5 record, and claimed the OAC Regular Season title with a 15-3 mark in conference play.

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What Spring?

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Ken Collins’ camera caught some snow scenes this morning after a 3-inch snow fell on the first day of Spring. Slippery roads early this morning caused school cancellation. Ken’s photos catch a few robins hunkering down, probably wishing they stayed longer in the South. In the last photo the blue jay seems to be saying, “Why all the fuss, I live here year round.” Village employees and ONU personnel were out early clearing roadways and sidewalks.

(Photos by Ken Collins)

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Ada Icon owner named Bluffton citizen of the year

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Bluffton Lions Club selected Fred Steiner, owner of the Ada and Bluffton Icons, as the recipient of its Citizen of the Year award for 2017.

Steiner is the former director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs. he is a member of the Bluffton Community Assistance Board, the Bluffton Pathway Bicycle Board, the R.L. and Etta Triplett Memorial Foundation and the Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery board.

In 2009 he and his wife, Mary, created The Bluffton Icon, an online news source for news, photos and contacts. The Ada Icon was formed in 2012.

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Historical Society membership meeting set for May 7

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The first annual dinner and membership drive of the Ada Historical Society will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 7 at Viva Maria Pizza and Pasta Restaurant, 124 E. Buckeye. Those who attend and pay for a membership that evening will be charter members of the organization.

Several community members have been meeting monthly since last fall to organize the Society. Officers and bylaws are in place and incorporation papers have been approved by the state. A number of projects for Society members to undertake have been discussed. Kathleen Anspach has developed website which can be found at AdaOhioHS.com. 

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The Icons accepted into membership of Ohio News Media Association

One of the first web-based-only members
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Ada and Bluffton Icons are now members of the Ohio News Media Association (ONMA), according to Fred Steiner, Icon owner.

The Icons are one of the very first web-based-only community news sources to be accepted into membership.

Steiner said that several years ago the association, then known as the Ohio Newspaper Association, did not accept non-print members. With the name change the association has broaden its membership coverage.

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