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Junior Branden Rushton named OAC men's basketball Player of the Week

Ohio Northern junior guard Branden Rushton was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 19-25.

Rushton averaged 21.3 points per game in three games last week.

He scored 24 points in victories over Alma (Mich.) and Finlandia (Mich.) to lead the Polar Bears (4-1 overall) to the Alma Thanksgiving Classic title and scored 15 in a 69-64 loss to Defiance.

Rushton was named to the Alma All-Tournament Team. This season, Rushton leads the team in scoring at 18.4 ppg.

Ohio Northern will return to action Wednesday at 7:30 pm at home against No. 13-ranked Wooster at the ONU Sports Center.

Community dinner at St. Mark Lutheran on Nov. 28

St. Mark Lutheran Church will hold a community dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday Nov. 28. This week's menu is spaghetti. We plan to have this dinner the last Wednesday of each month. All are welcome. 

Written thanks and other basic rules for tax-deductible donations

Thanksgiving to New Year’s is a time for holiday generosity and tax-minimizing thrift.  Last year, about 25 percent of the Ohioans who filed federal individual tax returns claimed tax deductions for charitable donations, to the tune of $4.7 billion. 

Individuals have some basic rules to follow to claim the tax savings, but they’re not alone.  Charitable organizations benefiting from the generosity and thrift of Ohio ’s tax-savvy donors also have some basic rules to follow to ensure that their donors’ contributions qualify as tax-deductible. 

By following Internal Revenue Service rules and through mutual support, taxpayers and charitable organizations both benefit.

Festival of Trees

Here's some ornaments from the Hospice Tree of Hope at the 15th annual Ada Festival of Trees. Click for a video.

Ada police log for Nov. 19 - Nov. 25

Nov. 19

  • Traffic dop warning for speed & expired tags
  • Traffic :stop citation issued for speed
  • Handled alarm drop on S Main St
  • Handleril suspicious vehicle I person complaint on S Main St Assist EMS on W Lima Ave
  • Handled alarm drop on S Main St

Nov. 20

  • Handled suspicious person complaint on St Rt 81 Handled fight complaint on S Main St
  • Traffic stop warning for red light

Nov.  21

Year-end financial planning workshop Nov. 27

The Community Economic Development Center at Ohio Northern University will hold a year-end planning workshop titled "Tuning Your Future Requires Some Orchestration: Wealth Transfer and Estate Planning for Changing Times." The workshop is at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Dicke Forum on the ONU campus.

Lawrence Barrett, CLU, ChFC, is the presentor. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

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