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Duane Bollenbacher wins Icon football contest week 3

Posted by Lindsay Steiner on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Duane Bollenbacher is the winner of Week 3 of The Icon Football Contest 2. He was declared the winner after Tie-Breaker #1 when he correctly picked Ohio State to win by 4-7 points. 

Other contestants:
13 points - John Clevidence.
11 points - Jim Dillman and Todd Fleharty.
10 points - Bill Edwards, Brandon Huber, Jay Wolber, Mike Burris, Nancy Armour and Rob Amstutz.
9 points - Adelyn Althaus, Kyle Gratz, Mark Sommers and Randy Stewart.
6 points - Joe Suter.
4 points - Renee Matthews.

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There's still time!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Although there is no leaf pick up this week in Ada, you still have a chance to get your leaves removed next week. Click for the schedule and map showing leaf pick up.

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Drew Keriazes named OAC men's Swimmer of the Week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 19, 2012

Ohio Northern senior Drew Keriazes was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week for the week of Nov. 12-18.

Keriazes won four events, leading the Polar Bears (4-0 overall) to a 190-108 victory over Wittenberg Friday night at the ONU Sports Center.

Keriazes swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 breast in :58.91 and the 200 breast in 2:10.79.

He also was a part of ONU's winning 200 medley and 200 free relay teams, which won in 1:40.02 and 1:27.23, respectively.

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BVHS earns Platinum Impact Award

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 19, 2012

Blanchard Valley Health System has been awarded the American Cancer Society’s Platinum Mission Impact Award. BVHS received this award for the East Central Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS), which includes Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The award was given for BVHS’ outstanding cancer connection, collaboration, prevention and research with the American Cancer Society.

Some of the BVHS/ACS collaboration over the past year includes:

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Smoke free toolkits available through the Allen County Health Department

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 19, 2012

The Creating Healthy Communities project of the Allen County Health Department has a new project initiative for smoke-free housing. 

The Allen County Smoke-Free Housing Project is geared towards tenants and landlords who want to make their housing units smoke free, whether it’s a single dwelling, duplex, six-building condominium complex, or multiple apartment complex. 

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Seven Polar Bears named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in football for 2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 19, 2012

Seven Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in football for 2012 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Seniors Tyler Joseph, Cody Kelly, Carter Paul and Justin Wilson and sophomore Steven Kenny were named Second Team All-OAC, while senior Kyle Smith and junior Sean Denson were named Honorable Mention All-Conference.

Joseph is now a two-time All-Conference honoree at right guard, earning Second Team honors in each of the past two seasons. He has started the last 32 games in the past three years and is also an Academic All-OAC honoree.

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