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December 2023

Leadership class participants show businesses how to get Hardin County Connected

By Paula Scott

At the November meeting of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, two participants in the current Hardin County Leadership Project introduced members to an opportunity to put area businesses and organizations on a virtual map for the entire county.

Noteworthy Community Choir to perform on December 10

Noteworthy Community Choir has announced a December 10 performance at 3:00 p.m. of the concert Rise Up, and Follow!

The event will take place at Riley Creek Baptist Church, 4950 Orange Township Rd 27, Bluffton.

Enjoy a mix of sacred and secular Christmas music presented by members of the NCC and join  a sing-a-long of some familiar Christmas hymns.

Hardin SWCD taking tree orders for April delivery

The Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will be taking orders for tree seedlings and bare root transplants through February 23, 2024, while supplies last. 

The seedlings for sale are: River Birch, Sugar Maple, Northern Red Oak, Swamp White Oak, Arborvitae, Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce and Eastern White Pine.  Each species is sold in bundles of 10. 

ONU introduces "Lost Brothers" program

If you lose touch with your college fraternity brothers after graduation, do you: a) do nothing; b) try to reconnect with them via social media or a phone call after life slows down, or c) surprise them by showing up at their house unannounced 35 years later?

If “c” sounds like the craziest choice, meet three late ’80s Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers from Ohio Northern University.

By all accounts, Dan Meek, BSME ’88, Brian Newberg, BA ’89, and Brian Keckler, BSEE ’89, are decent individuals and reputable professionals—a venture capitalist, an attorney, and a quality manager, respectively.

When the three get together? Surprisingly (or perhaps unsurprisingly), the ONU fraternity brothers transform into jokesters and co-conspirators, reminiscent of their college-aged selves.

During one such gathering of the minds, on a golf course during a global pandemic, the three concocted their most harebrained scheme to date: “The Lost Brothers Project.”

AHS field trip provides a taste of OSU performances and facilities

The Ada High School Music Department had a delightful experience at the 29th annual Music Celebration Concert at The Ohio State University on Friday, December 1. The event featured jazz, opera, bands, choirs, strings and the OSU Marching Band.

A standout moment was the women's vocal ensemble, who wowed the audience with their performance of "Fire." The students couldn't help but express their appreciation through cheers and (respectful) stomps. The jazz band also earned praise, leaving a lasting impression on the young audience.

Following the concert, the students explored the brand-new Timashev Family Music Building. They got a peek into composition study rooms, high-tech music technology spaces, classrooms, practice rooms, recording booths and rehearsal spaces. The students even caught glimpses of different groups rehearsing, experiencing the diverse world of music.

ONU sports recap, November 28-December 2

Find full articles at www.onusports.com

Wrestling falls at Baldwin Wallace
(November 28) BEREA__No. 6 Baldwin Wallace defeated No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern 39-8 in an Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling dual meet on Tuesday evening at Ursprung Gymnasium.

Beatitudes gets busy with events and second location

Beatitudes community center and thrift store, 210 N Main St. in Ada, is hosting two special events in December 2023 and has announced a second location to open in 2024.

December 16
Community Christmas Dinner from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
Drive up in alley or eat together with friends inside. 

Paul Duane Howard worked for Ada Technologies Inc.

 Paul Duane Howard, age 64, of McGuffey, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at his residence. 

He was born on October 14, 1959, in Lima, Ohio to the late Charles and Mary (Conley) Howard.  

ONU Orchestra and University Singers perform December 7

The ONU Orchestra, directed by Dr. Sarah Waters, BM '87, along with the University Singers and Chamber Singers, directed by Shawn Stevens, BM '16, will perform a concert filled with holiday favorites at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, December 7.

Bulldog girls basketball downs HN, wins 3rd straight

By Cort Reynolds

DOLA__The Ada High School girls basketball team used a big second quarter run to methodically defeat county rival Hardin Northern 42-28 Tuesday night, December 5.

The game was tied after the first period, but the Bulldogs fashioned a 15-0 run to open the second stanza and take control of the game.

Ada never trailed again and went on to win their third consecutive contest to improve to 3-1 overall. HN fell to 0-2 with the defeat.

     1     2    3    4    F
ADA    9   15   11    7   42
HN    9    6    7    6   28

 

Bulldog senior southpaw Mariah King led all scorers with a season-high 12 points.

Classmate Autumn Andreasen also returned from a two-game absence and netted a season-best 10 points. Senior point guard Olivia Burkhart tallied nine markers, while junior guard Lexi Poling added seven.

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