December 2018

Ada scout achieves Star rank

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Boy scout Donald Waters achieved the Star rank at the recent Ada Troop 124 Court of Honor held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

Donald is an accomplished outdoor scouter and will now work on badges and service to the community, nation, and world to earn the coveted Life and Eagle scout ranks.

The badge was presented by Ada Boy Scouts of America Troop 124 Scoutmaster Donald Spar. (Carl Wilkerson photo)

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Fundraising buffet at Viva Maria's supports ONU Newman Club

15 students will participate in a four-day retreat in January

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
The Newman Club at ONU sponsored a fundraising buffet at Viva Maria’s Restaurant on Sunday afternoon.

Proceeds will go toward sponsoring 15 ONU students on a four-day retreat in January in Ohio. The retreat will include speakers, small group discussions, and fun activities.

The Newman Club, with Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Ada, serves the Catholic community at ONU. It’s a student-run organization built on Catholic Christian ideals designed to serve the Ohio Northern community through religious, social, service and educational activities.

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Men’s cross country recap

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

For the 16th successive season, the Ohio Northern men's cross country program registered an upper-division finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference while posting its 20th consecutive winning season in the 2018 campaign under the direction of 10th-year head coach Jason Maus.

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Moses honored for scholarship and soccer

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Ohio Northern junior midfielder Haley Moses (Mason) was named 2nd Team Scholar All-North/Central Region by the United Soccer Coaches in women's soccer.

Moses is also a two-time First Team All-Region honoree and is a three-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference award winner. The junior also earned OAC Midfielder of the Year kudos as a sophomore and was named CoSIDA Academic All-District this season.

She has started all 61 career matches at Ohio Northern and has eight career goals, five game-winners, 17 assists, and 33 points.

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Alger farmer is Ohio’s master shepherd

Dave Burkhart recognized at Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

By Mark Badertscher

Hardin County sheep producer Dave Burkhart was named the 2018 Charles Boyles Ohio Master Shepherd of the Year at the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium held Dec. 1 in Wooster.

He started his sheep production enterprise in 1987 when he purchased his farm near Alger. He built his flock up to 300 head of sheep, but has since decreased the size of his operation. Burkhart is a commercial sheep producer, raising crossbred Dorset white faced ewes, along with some Suffolk-Hampshire crossbred ewes. His ewes are bred each year with a couple of purebred Suffolk rams, a crossbred Hampshire and a white-faced ram that isn’t always a Dorset.

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Rhodes State College hosts career day for high school students

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Rhodes State College will host its annual Career Day on Friday, Dec. 14, from 9:50 a.m. – noon. This year, over 1,592 students from 32 area high schools are planning to be on campus.

Career Day is an annual half-day event that offers 11th grade students in northwest Ohio an opportunity to explore college and career-related sessions of personal interest.

Students register in advance to attend three different career sessions led by area professionals. Each 30-minute session provides an opportunity for students to learn first-hand about education and skills needed to enter and be successful in a specific career and/or industry from professionals.

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Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Women’s Wellness Center accreditation renewal

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Wellness Center was recently granted a renewal of its three-year/Full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.

Accreditation by the NAPBC is only given to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance.