November 2023

Burkhart, Poling, Sizemore earn honorable mention

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls soccer team placed four players on all-district teams in voting recently conducted by the Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.

Ada finished 8-7-3 overall to set a program mark for wins in a season. The Bulldogs advanced to the sectional finals before losing to top seed Van Buren.

Ada senior scoring ace forward Ella Marshall was voted first team all-district for Division III. 

Marshall broke her own Ada program single-season record with 22 goals, and set the mark for career goals with 51. She also tied the Lady Bulldog season assist record this year with 13.

She averaged 1.6 goals and 0.9 assists per game.

Unselfish senior forward Olivia Burkhart was voted honorable mention all-district. (Continues)

Ada Exempted Village Schools have announced the following 1st Quarter Honor Roll for 2023-2024 for grades 4-12.

Grade 4

All A:  Eli Anderson, Savannah Archer, Kalaya Artis, Cash Bryan, Amelia Clemons, Jillian Dotson, Norah Hollon, Bennett Kackler, Grace Kesselring, Lilly Klear, Braydn Mowery, Lily Raines, Hailey Rigsby, Ashlin Ritchie, Gabby Stanley, Quinn Wallace, Charlie Wile and Cam Zoladz

A - B:  Fox Alger, Lesleigh Amos, Wyatt Archer, Makenna Bolin, Tripp Brown, Nathan Brown, Kensley Carson, Lani Case, Brynn Christopher, Raye Collier, Devyn Fuqua, Leo Hazelton, Maverick Hughes, Taylor James, J’ayanna Johnson, Aubree Keckler, Paisly Kulak, Cooper Lambert, Audi Lawrence, Braden Lightner, Rett Ludwig, Madilyn Maris, Marley Mason, Emma Partin, Kinley Roberson, Marissa Simon, Jamarcus St. Laurent, Delilah Stauffer, Khian Titus, Kash Trombley, Sophia Warnement and Dallas Williams

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By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

Our House was recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and released on their Déjà Vu album in 1970.  Nash wrote the song after eating breakfast with Joni Mitchell and returning to her Los Angeles home. He went to Joni’s piano and the song just flowed in a short period of time.  The song has been used in various commercials, TV shows, and movies such as Kenmore appliances, My Girl 2, and How I Met Your Mother.

Our house is a very good place to measure blood pressure (BP) to reduce the risk of heart disease!

New ONU poll also finds strong dislike across party lines, deep concern about toxic state of politics

The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University has released the Northern Poll, a web-based poll of 668 registered voters in Ohio taken from October 16-19. The margin of error is +/-3.8%. Leading the project are Robert Alexander, Ph.D., political science professor and ICAPP director; and John Curiel, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science.

The following results and statements were issued from the poll: