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As promised - photos of Heath Jackson in the MAC title game

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 16, 2013

Where are you going to be on Dec. 26? 

Heath Jackson and a host of BGSU football fans will be in Detroit at the Motor City Bowl watching the Falcons face Pitt.

CLICK HERE FOR A GAME SUMMARY OF BG VS. NIU.

To get to the Motor City Bowl, BGSU needed to pass a major hurdle - stop the number 14 team in the nation - Northern Illinois. The Falcons did so, and here's some photo highlights of the game played last week.

Donald Traxler took the photos and will follow the Falcons to Detroit.

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John Nelson 1944-2013

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 16, 2013

John R. Nelson, 69, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at 12:15 a.m. at his residence in Lima, Ohio.

He was born on Aug. 16, 1944, in Lima, Ohio, to Ralph and Freda (Curl) Nelson and they preceded him in death. He had been married to Sally Doda of Holgate. He then married Linda Sousley Roberts on Oct. 24, 2003, and she survives in Lima.

Heworked at Long's Marathon in Ada while in high school. After graduation he worked at Peerless Gas in Dunkirk and also at Lima Baldwin Hamilton. He then began his career in communications at United Telephone Service out of Lima. He retired in 2006 from Alltel Wireless in Maumee. He served in the Army National Guard from 1967-1973.

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Feels like Christmas

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 16, 2013

Here's a look at the display case in the Ada Public Library.

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Skyelar Raiti’s Opus

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 16, 2013

By Darlene Bowers
Photos by Bailey Bowers

It’s Sunday in Ada, Ohio. The typical church scene unfolds with gathering people and a sense of waiting for the Christmas celebrations to begin, waiting a bit longer for the adornments of poinsettias and candelabra, waiting for the greens and nativity set, and waiting for all the special touches that come once a year.

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Ada Lions display

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 15, 2013

Ada Lions light up a Main Street corner with their holiday display in the Hays Insurance lawn.

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Heath Jackson and BGSU Falcons soar over Northern Illinois

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 15, 2013

By Donald Traxler
Heath Jackson, Ada High School graduate and BGSU red-shirt junior wide receiver, scored one of BG's five touchdown receptions when the Falcons soared over the Northern Illinois Huskies 47-27.

The Falcons are the Mid American Conference Champions for the first time since 1992. This is their first-ever win in a MAC Championship game. It is the 11th MAC Championship for BG.

Northern Illinois entered the game ranked 14th in the nation and were on their way to a second BCS game in a row until they ran into a flock of Falcons who were determined to end a three-game losing streak to the Huskies.

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