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No. 9 Men's Soccer remains perfect in OAC with victory over Otterbein

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

 

By Jake Schwerer

The No. 9 Ohio Northern men's soccer team remained undefeated in the OAC with a 2-0 victory over the Otterbein Cardinals Wednesday afternoon at the ONU Soccer Field.

The Polar Bears are now 13-2-0 overall and sit in first place in the OAC at 4-0, while the Cardinals fall to 4-7-1, 0-3-1.

The Polar Bears quickly got on the board in eighth minute when senior Nate Bascom passed the ball to fellow senior Cameron Johnson who fired a shot in the box to beat the goalie.

This was Johnson's ninth goal of the season.

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Allison Fye leads ONU's women golfers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

By Tim Glon

 Sophomore Allison Fye fired an 89 to lead the Ohio Northern women's golf team in a tri-match with Northwestern Ohio and Notre Dame (Ohio) on a cold and blustery Wednesday afternoon at Colonial Golfers Club.

The Polar Bears (12-15) finished third with 381 strokes. Notre Dame won the team title with a 365 and Northwestern Ohio was second with a 371.

Fye finished second of 15 golfers for ONU with her 89 on the par 72, 5876-yard course.

Sophomore Megan Conley tied for sixth with a 91, freshman Alex Manno was 11th with a 99 and freshman Courtney Knippen was 12th with a 102 for ONU.

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Ada Kiwanis has busy fall agenda

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

President Elect- Heather Cox called the 2nd meeting (October 9th) of the 2012–2013 Kiwanis year to order at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday October 9 at McIntosh Center, ONU.

The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress. 

The birthday of member Brian Myers (October 9th) was noted.

Member Accomplishments: Jeff Schulman was formally elected as Lt. Governor-Elect (Division 2) at the Ohio Kiwanis Governor’s visit Monday night in Bellefontaine. Jon Umphress was also in attendance.

In business:
-Members heard an updated financial report from Brian Marshall, club treasurer.

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Coming to Ada!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The Buy Ada First Committee has big plans for downtown Ada on Oct. 16. Check out the story elsewhere on The Icon's home page.

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The secret's out: Reichert’s host to Ada’s “cash mob” on Oct. 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The secret’s out. The Buy Ada First Committee, planning the community’s first-ever cash mob, this week announced the location of the event.

The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s most prominent retail businesses, Reichert’s, 111-113 S. Main St., from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16.

“Fred Reichert welcomed our invitation to host this first-ever event of its kind in Ada,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee. “We hope this will be the first of several more cash mobs held in Ada during the next 12 months.”

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"Ashfall" author Mike Mullin speaks at Ada High School during Teen Read Week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

 Author of the popular young adult book "Ashfall,"  Mike Mullin, will speak at Ada High School  on Tuesday, Oct. 16, during Teen Read Week.

According to Chanda Smith, high school media specialist, Mullin will speak in a high school assembly at 8:45 a.m. He will also visit with students in a high school science class.

Mullin wrote his first novel in elementary school and has been writing more or less non-stop ever since. "Ashfall" is his first published novel. He holds a black belt in Songahm Taekwondo. He lives in Indianapolis.

About Ashfall:

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