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December 2022

Bulldog swimmers 2-1 at quad meet

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA – The Ada High School swim team competed well in a four-team meet against Bluffton, McComb and St. Henry at the Putnam County YMCA Monday evening, December 12.

The Bulldogs went 2-1 in the dual meet event. (Individual results.)

In the combined boys/girls scores Ada beat St. Henry 75-63, defeated McComb 84-8 and lost to Bluffton 95-58.

The Lady Bulldogs defeated St. Henry 47-44 and swept McComb 51-0. Bluffton edged the Ada girls, 45-38.

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Polar Bears compete with off-road vehicles and robots

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

SAE Baja
T.J. Smull College of Engineering's SAE Baja team took three vehicles to the Second Annual Baja Butler Bash hosted by Grove City College in October 22 and came home with first place overalll.

They were awarded a hefty trophy--it weighs about 52 pounds.

Car #18 completed 52 laps (1st place), car #54 completed 41 laps (4th place) and car #80 completed 35 laps (5th place). There were fifteen total vehicles in the race from six universities.

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ONU sports recap, December 7-10

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Men's Basketball vs. Wilmington
WILMINGTON — Senior C.J. Napier (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) scored 18 points in just 20 minutes to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 76-64 victory over Wilmington on Wednesday night at Raizk Arena.

The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they continue Ohio Athletic Conference play with a 2 p.m. contest at No. 6-ranked Mount Union as part of a men's-women's doubleheader at the McPherson Athletic Complex.

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USDA will survey Ohio farmers on well-being

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Beginning in late December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers  across Ohio, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2022 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). 

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New faculty at Ohio Northern, part 2

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, December 12, 2022

In November, the Icon reported on the introduction of new Ada community leaders. In collaboration with Ohio Northern's Office of Communication & Marketing, we are also introducing new faculty members. This is the second of several installments.

Kimberly Breedon is an Assistant Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University College of Law, where she teaches Property, Wills & Estates, and Legislation & Statutory Interpretation.

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Thomas W. Truman owned Hickory Farms store in Lima

Posted by Staff on Monday, December 12, 2022

Thomas W. “Tom” Truman, age 81, of Lima, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 7:07 p.m.

He was born on November 26, 1941, in Toledo, Ohio to the late Russell and Virginia (Miller) Truman.  On September 21, 1959, Thomas married Delores Wright and she preceded him in death on November 2, 2021.

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AHS swimmers open at Napoleon Invite

Posted by Staff on Monday, December 12, 2022

UPDATED with girls team scores and interview with new Ada coach Ashley Robey.

By Cort Reynolds

NAPOLEON--The Ada swim team dove into its season Saturday with a solid performance at the Napoleon Wildcat Invitational.

“For being our first meet of the season, I feel we did very well,” said new Ada swim coach Ashley Robey. “Especially being a swimmer short, which resulted in us only having one girls relay team for the relay events instead of two.”

Sophomore Lily Baumgartner won the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle events to pace the Lady Bulldogs.

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AHS grappler Bulerin 3rd at Clyde girls invite

Posted by Staff on Monday, December 12, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

CLYDE – Ada High School freshman wrestler Marley Bulerin finished a strong third in her weight class at the Clyde Invitational girls tournament on Sunday, December 11.

Bulerin was seeded seventh among 20 wrestlers in the 125 lbs. bracket. 

She finished the day with a 4-1 record and three pins.

She won her first round match by pin in just 40 seconds over sophomore Elizabeth Terry of Mogadore.

Bulerin then won her second round bout via pin in just 28 seconds over sophomore Angelina Myers of Marion Harding.

In the quarterfinals, Bulerin pinned Elyria senior Alexia Satterfield in 45 seconds.

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Bulldog boys fall at Perry

Posted by Staff on Sunday, December 11, 2022

The Bulldogs host Bluffton on Friday, Dec. 16. 

By Cort Reynolds

CRIDERSVILLE--The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team lost to Perry 56-43 in a non-conference contest Saturday night, December 10.

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Weekend Doctor: Care for chronic illness

Posted by Staff on Sunday, December 11, 2022

By Lindsey Buddelmeyer 
Leadership Education & Training Specialist, Human Resources – Blanchard Valley Health System

It was the last meaningful conversation that I would have with my grandfather. It involved a deeper level discussion about what it means to be a caregiver for a loved one facing Alzheimer’s disease. He looked at me with his pale blue eyes and said, “Now take our story and do something great. If anyone can take our pain and do something to help others, it is you.” As a granddaughter, educator and an occupational therapist, I have taken these words to heart. I think of my grandparents daily in the work that I do and the privilege I have had in serving others as a healthcare provider and educator. A critical and important part of health care I learned about during our journey with Alzheimer’s disease involved two different models of care: palliative and hospice care. While many believe palliative care and hospice to be the same, they are actually quite different.

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