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ONU women pick up one-point victory

By: Andrew Korba

Sophomore Carly Thomas made the game tying and go-ahead free throw with 3.6 seconds left, to give the Ohio Northern women's basketball team a 68-67 victory over No. 8 Wisconsin-Whitewater on Monday afternoon at the D3hoops.com Classic at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Polar Bears improve to 9-2 on the season, while the Warhawks fall to 8-3.

Junior Jordan Kimes finished with a game-high 20 points and seven rebounds.

Thomas added 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting and also pulled down a career-high six rebounds.

Buy Ada First Night

It's Buy Ada First Night on Wednesday, Jan. 22, during the ONU vs. Wilmington men's basketball game at the ONU Sports Center. Ada area businesses will have displays of their products and services to show basketball fans what the Ada community has to offer. Read the story below for more details on Buy Ada First.

Lots of activities on 2014 Buy Ada First calendar

This year will be an active one for the Buy Ada First committee. The ad hoc committee has several ideas for promoting Ada in 2014.

Among those includes:
• Buy Ada First Night at ONU Men’s Basketball vs. Wilmington – Jan. 22, 2014 

• Continuation of Ada’s “Cash Mob” – first one Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 (details coming)
• Expansion of “Music on Main” this summer
• Soup Cook-off this fall (in conjunction with the Halloween parade)

Tentative “Music on Main” dates are the Friday evenings of June 13 and July 11 at the Ada Depot.

“Details on these and other programs will be announced soon,” according to Heather Cox of the group.

Third District Court of Appeals to hold court at ONU Jan. 14

The Third District Court of Appeals of Ohio will hear oral arguments in two cases in the Celebrezze Moot Court Room of Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 10 a.m.
            
Judges Richard Rogers, Stephen Shaw, Vernon Preston and John Willamowski, sitting in panels of three, will hear oral arguments in two cases pending before the Third District. Rogers, Shaw and Willamowski are alumni of Ohio Northern’s College of Law.

Next Drive Time Driving Instruction class starts Feb. 2

Drive Time Driving Instruction will start its next class on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Bluffton.

Drive Time Driving Instruction offers in-depth driver's education in an environment that makes learning fun.

DTDI's goal:
To provide the necessary education for teens to become safe drivers - and to share some laughs along the way.

Two American Red Cross blood drives in Ada this month

Ada's first American Red Cross blood drive of the year is Monday, Jan. 13. The drive takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Ada Visiting Nurses and Hospice, 1200 S. Main St. Ada.

Double red cells who donate blood and enter to win free Kroger groceries for a year.

The second blood drive of the year is Monday, Jan. 20, at Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Center. The drive is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Double red cells who donate blood, receive a free t-shirt and enter to win free Kroger groceries for a year.

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