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February 2021

9th annual Ada boosters purse raffle for a great cause

Tickets now on sale through March 4
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The Ada Academic Boosters and Music Boosters announce tickets are now on sale for this year's purse raffle fundraiser. This is the 9th annual event.

Details of the event follow:
Tickets may be purchased online here: https://9thannualpurseraffle.square.site/

You can buy as many tickets as you would like. Tickets are broken into categories to make purchasing easier, and gives you a discount if you buy more than one ticket. 

1 ticket for $10
3 tickets for $25
7 tickets for $50
12 tickets for $75
20 tickets for $100

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Let it snow

Here's how Ada Icon viewers will remember February's 9.5 inches of snow
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

More photos tomorrow -
The past few weeks haven’t been much fun as temperatures stayed below freezing for two weeks in tandem with the  heavy snowfall.

Despite that, Icon viewers answered the call for snow photos last week. We received nearly 20 photos and every one of them has a story to tell.

When 9.5 inches of snow covers the ground what else is there to do expect go outside and play – if you are a dog.

Or, you can take photos of the snow from inside your house or outside, especially after you’ve successfully cleared your drive way.

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ONU swimmer receives OAC honors

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Sophomore Calob Cope (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week for the week of Feb. 15-21.

Cope won three distance races in meets at Mount Union and John Carroll this weekend.

On Friday, he won the 500 free in 4:57.51 and was second in the 400 I.M. in 4:20.69 at Mount Union.

Cope swept the 1650 free (17:04.26) and the 500 free (4:57.32) at John Carroll on Saturday.

The Polar Bears will wrap up their abbreviated 2021 season March 25-27 with the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

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Conservation and Tillage conference virtual this spring

This conference is traditionally held at Ohio Northern University
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

This spring's Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference traditionally held on the Ohio Northern University campus is virtual this year. 

Four days of topic related programming will be provided March 9-12, (Tuesday-Friday). There is still time to register. Each day will start at 8 a.m. and will have five hours of programming, ending about 2 p.m.

That adds up to 20 hours of presentations on current topics important for farmers, crop consultants and educators.

Because the program is virtual and therefore travel is not an issue, the planning committee has put together a list of national experts from universities, agencies, industry professionals and others.

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Bulldog boys lose heartbreaking finale to late Temple run

Ada faces New Bremen Feb. 24 in opening tourney round
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
Results of Ada vs. Grove below - 
ADA - Visiting Lima Temple Christian finished with a 12-4 flurry to nip Ada 43-42 in a dramstic end to the boys basketball regular season finale Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs had three shots to win the non-conference battle in the final seconds. A driving shot rimmed off, as did a close tip-in try. LTC then batted the rebound out toward midcourt as the clock ticked down.

Senior Micah Cook made a lunging backward save to classmate Trent Ennis for a last-gasp shot, but his 38-footer fell short at the buzzer.

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9.5 inches of snow from Feb. 15 to Feb. 21

First reading above freezing since Feb. 4, recorded on Feb. 21
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The area received 9.5 inches of snow from Monday, Feb. 15, to Monday, Feb. 22, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The heaviest snowfall was 6.5 inches on Feb. 15.

Meanwhile temperatures hovered below freezing from Feb. 4 (high of 35) through Feb. 21 (high of 36).

During that same period daily lows reached minus 4 on Feb. 17. February’s daily weather summaries are in the chart below.

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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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A certain sign that spring is on the way

Bluffton farmers market vendor meeting set for March
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 22, 2021

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Here's a certain sign that spring is on the way.

The Bluffton farmers market vendor meeting is set for 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, according to Greg Probst, market manager.

The meeting will be via video and phone. Guidelines for the market will be reviewed and registration will begin. Vendors may participate with audio using a standard phone, or with video by computer, tablet, or smart phone.

As in past years, the market will open on the first Saturday in May in the Citizens National Bank parking lot.

RSVP to [email protected] to receive the Zoom link.

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Tough weekend for ONU basketball teams

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 22, 2021

Here's results from this past weekend's ONU men's and women's basketball games.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Sophomore Grant Heileman (Millersport/Sheridan) scored 14 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in a 72-57 loss to No. 15 Heidelberg on Saturday night at Seiberling Gymnasium.

ONU drops to 3-4 overall and 3-4 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while HU improves to 7-2, 7-2.

Northern had two other players score in double figures as sophomores C.J. Napier (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) scored 12 and Landen Long (Mason) added 11.

Junior Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) had a career-high seven assists.

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ONU winter sports team updates

Indoor track, swimming and diving, lacrosse
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 22, 2021

Here's the update on ONU athlete teams competing over the weekend.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team won the Capital Rick Meindl Invitational on Sunday at the Capital Center.

The Polar Bears (13-8 overall) edged Wilmington 98-84 with Capital finishing third with 40 points.

Ohio Northern won six of the 12 events in the tri-meet.

Junior Taylor Ellerbrock (Columbus Grove) and sophomore Lexi Neff (Northfield/Walsh Jesuit) finished 1-2 in the 800 in 2:24.46 and 2:25.87, respectively.

Junior Kayla Silva (Westerville/South) won the 400-meter dash in 1:01.63.

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