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ONU Polar Bear Classic robotics competition on Friday

The robots are coming to Ada.

It’s the ONU Polar Bear Classic,  all-day regional VEX Robotics Competition event in the ONU Sport Center/King Horn on Friday, Jan. 8.

The competition is open to middle and high school teams.  When the competition is completed four teams will advance to a state event.

The ONU classic will host teams from Bluffton High School, Tri-Rivers Career Center, Kenton Middle School, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Highland Heights and Team Comet Robotics Club. Each of these schools and clubs will enter several teams in the competition.

Here how the competition works:

Caution: High water area

Most Ada residents don't worry about living in a flood plain. However, Ada has flood-prone areas. Here are some photos of the work taking place by the village crew on the flood-prone section of North Simon Street in Ada. CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS (Ken Collins photos)

Taking care of "flood-prone" Ada

Here are some photos of the work taking place by the village crew on the "flood-prone" section of North Simon Street in Ada. (Ken Collins photos)

Nuts to you

Ken Collins took this photo of one of Ada's wildlife residents on New Year's Day. The squirrel is celebrating 2016 by chewing on one of its daily finds.

BFR hosts Columbus Crew camp Feb. 15

Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a Columbus Crew SC winter camp for youth ages 6 to 18 on Monday, Feb. 15. The camp takes place at BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Joseph Beagle, BFR director, said, “Crew SC winter camps series focus on player development through a core foundation of soccer skills in a challenging and fun learning environment. Each camper is sure to walk away with a positive experience and high quality training from the only professional soccer club in the region.”

Were you in AHS Pep Club?

Once upon a time - in an era before girls' athletics, in the early 1970s, there existed an Ada High School Pep Club.

Here are members from 1970-71 school year.

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