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April 2022

ApolloPalooza hosted on April 7

Apollo Career Center will hold its eighth annual ApolloPalooza on April 7, 2022, 5:30-7 p.m. ApolloPalooza will showcase both the high school and adult education programs, celebrate Apollo's partnerships with local businesses, highlight Career Tech opportunities, its students and instructors. The event is free and open to the public.

“Because Apollo is not a traditional high school or college, and because adults and high school students are being trained during the day and evening, Apollo is opening up the building for the public to see and experience what Apollo students learn every day,” said Dana Dukes-Norton, district communications manager.

Leiber Trust auction of personal property on April 16

At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2021, a public auction will take place at 10250 Hillville  Rd. Bluffton, OH.

Owner is Leiber Trust, Angela Palte, trustee. The auction will include furniture and household goods, as well as a pickup truck, automobile, boat, log splitter and hunting ammo.

The auction will be conducted by Siefker Real Estate & Auction Co. Ltd. of Ottawa, OH; Aaron Siefker, Auctioneer;  419-538-6184 Office * 419-235-0789 Cell. Tom & Eric & Cole Robbins, Dan Baker, Dan and Cole Limber, Assisting Auctioneers.  View online at  www.Siefkerauctions.com.

ONU Honors Day to be livestreamed

NEW: Link updated.

April 5, 2022 Honors Day activities at Ohio Northern University will be livestreamed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqTPd_3QRp8

A schedule of events is attached.

Park board will meet April 11

Rescheduled for the month of April

The park district board meeting has been moved to April 11 due to a scheduling conflict.

The board's meetings are one of many events and meetings listed at https://www.adaicon.com/calendar. 

To provide events of general community interest, updates and corrections, email [email protected]

Alert for commercial and backyard poultry owners

Mark A. Badertscher, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator for OSU Extension Hardin County reports that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in a backyard poultry flock in Franklin County. HPAI has also been confirmed in poultry flocks in Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, New York, Maine, Michigan and Delaware.  

HPAI spreads quickly and can be fatal to flocks and devastating to poultry owners. ODA is urging poultry owners to intensify biosecurity and best management practices: 

Burger leads Women's Golf to victory at Bluffton Spring Classic

Freshman Amelia Burger (Centerville) won Medalist honors and the Ohio Northern women's golf team won the team title of the Bluffton Spring Classic on Saturday and Sunday at Hidden Creek Golf Course.

The Polar Bears (60-12 overall) carded a 336-324—660 on the 5602-yard, par-72 course to defeat second place Bluffton by 16 strokes.

Six ONU golfers finished in the top 10 in the 44-women field, led by Burger with a 17-over par 82-79—161.

Women's golf leads field after first day of Bluffton Classic

By Tim Glon, onusports.com

The Ohio Northern women's golf team was in first place out of six teams after the first day of the Bluffton Spring Classic on Saturday at Hidden Creek Golf Course.

The Polar Bears (55-12 overall) carded a 336 on the 5602-yard, par-72 course and lead Mount Saint Joseph by eight strokes and Bluffton by 11 strokes.

Sophomore Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) and freshman Amelia Burger (Centerville) are tied for second out of 44 golfers with 10-over par 82s.

Ada track runs at W-G Relays

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School track and field squads competed at the eight-team Joe Rider Horn Tiger Relays hosted by Waynesfield-Goshen Saturday, April 2.

Indian Lake edged Spencerville to take won the girls team title, while Bath captured the boys team crown.

The Ada girls finished seventh at the event, while the Bulldog boys came in eighth.

Ada senior Lauren Mullins finished in a first-place tie as an individual in the pole vault. The Bulldog tandem of Mullins and Josie Phillips took first in the PV relay. 

The Ada boys shuttle relay quartet also came in first.

 

Top Ada finishers:

Photo-story: Ada girls best USV, fall to MC

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls softball team split a home twinbill vs. Upper Scioto Valley and Miller City on a chilly Saturday afternoon, April 2, at Ada War Memorial Park.

The Lady Bulldogs whipped the rival Rams 11-4 in the opener, but lost the nightcap 15-4 to MC to run their record to 1-2 this season.

"Against USV we kept it together and answered back," said new Lady Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. "We shut them down the last four innings and Jenna settled down."

Ada jumped on top with two runs in the home first vs. USV. Jenna Bassitt and Aidra Preston opened the game with consecutive singles and came in to score.

Ada baseball splits two with Rams

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School baseball team split a doubleheader with arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley Saturday afternoon, April 2, at Ada War Memorial Park.

Ada held on to win the opener 3-2, but a big Ram rally early in the nightcap paved the way for a 16-2 win. The Bulldogs ran their record to 2-1 with the split. USV is now 2-2.

In the first game, Ada held onto a 2-1 lead for most of the game after scoring two runs in the second.

The Bulldogs tacked on a crucial run in the bottom of the sixth.

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