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How's your spelling?

Ada fourth through eighth graders are preping for this year's spelling bee. It's at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the school auditorium.

Here are the contestants:

8th grade: Three of these seven students who are taking a tie-breaker spelling test:
Isaac, Nathan, Theo, Madison, Hunter, Ryley, Khyler
7th grade: Ryan, Jacob, Megan (Alt: Leona)
6th grade: Ireland, Eddy, Lauren (alt: Molly)
5th grade: Lily, Dale, Kayla (Alt: Robyn)
4th grade: Autumn, Abdallah, Kailey (Alt: Tara)

Zac Dysert (left) and Tom Simmons talk Florida at the ONU men's basketball game on Wednesday. Zac is now a Marlin, Tom worked in Florida prior to becoming Ohio Northern athletic director. (Monty Siekerman photo)

There are strange things done in King-Horn, but the strangest we ever did see was the night that a mackerel swallowed an opponent coach, head first. Read the story below for a swallow-by-swallow account and more photos, taken by Monty Siekerman. 

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Here, they are folks, giants in their fields:

• Tommy Laswordfish
• Kevin Duranteater
• Shaquille O'Seal

They (and one other who happened to eat a coach later) were on hand at halftime of the ONU men's basketball game on Wednesday evening at King-Horn.

Not a basketball shot scored, but the halftime entertainment scored many smiles from the spectators.

The giant inflatable characters danced, tumbled, then went into the audience with their antics.

There's lots of interesting fairy tale characters in Ada. For example, Sleeping Beauty showed up at the ONU Pre-school recently. This photo was taken during a play time at the pre-school.

The ninth annual Ohio Has Talent! competition returns to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert on Saturday, March 5, at 7 p.m.

The benefit show raises funds for Community Health Professionals Hospice patient care fund. This year’s show features 18 local and regional performers competing for $1,000, $500 and $250 prizes determined by audience votes.

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