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Women's Tennis defeats Occidental (Calif.) and Cal Tech in first two matches of spring trip

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, March 4, 2013

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its spring trip with an 8-1 victory over Occidental (Calif.) and 6-3 win over Cal Tech on Sunday.

The Polar Bears now stand at 8-1 on the season, while Occidental is 1-3 and Cal Tech falls to 3-2.

Against Occidental, Northern swept all three doubles courts by identical 8-2 scores.

Freshman Rachael Miller and junior Michelle Tuma won at No. 1 doubles, sophomores Kristin Cellentani and Brittany Miller won at the No. 2 position and freshman Meghan Letizia and junior Carly Olmstead were victorious at No. 3 doubles.

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Four Polar Bears earn bids to compete at NCAA III men's swimming & diving championships

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, March 4, 2013

By Tim Glon

Senior Marc Anderson, junior Jordan Breitigam, junior Christian Garlock and senior Drew Keriazes will represent Ohio Northern at the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming & Diving Championships March 20-23 at the Conroe Natatorium in Shenandoah, Tex.

The four men qualified in the 200 medley relay, where they rank 11th nationally with an ONU record time of 1:31.05.

Breitigam also qualified in three individual events.

He is seeded seventh in the 200 fly in 1:49.08, is 12th in the 200 I.M. in 1:51.20 and 18th in the 100 fly in :49.24.

All three times are ONU records.

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It's on the way

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 4, 2013

A complex winter storm will impact AEP's Eastern Utilities Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a news release from AEP. A light mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain (less than 0.10" ice) will reach I&M Power tonight, followed by steady wet snow on Tuesday and Tuesday night for I&M Power and northern Ohio.  Expect 4-6 inches of snow accumulations from South Bend and Ft. Wayne to Lima-Mansfield-Canton-Wheeling.

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Ada Public Library celebrates Dr. Seuss

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Saturday, March 2, 2013

Theodore Guisse, or Dr. Seuss, would have been 109 years old today.  Come celebrate the man who wrote Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat on Monday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Ada Public Library.

According to Amanda Bennett, Director, the event is for ages four to 104 and there will be "Seussical" snacks, crafts and games.

“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” ― Dr. Seuss

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Beautiful Creatures now showing at Ada Theatre

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Friday, March 1, 2013

Beautiful Creatures (PG-13) will be screening starting Friday, March 1 through Thursday, March 7 at the Ada Theatre.

A supernatural love story set in the South, "Beautiful Creatures" tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. (c) WB 

Showtimes:

Friday and Saturday,  7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday and  Sunday, matinee at  4 p.m.
Daily at 7 PM

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Health-Chek to host Ada’s “cash mob” on March 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 1, 2013

The secret’s out. The Buy Ada First Committee, planning the community’s second cash mob, this week announced the location of the event.

The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s prominent retail businesses, Health-Chek, 117 S. Main St., from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 12.

“Alisa Armbrecht welcomed our invitation to host this event,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee. “We hope to continue more cash mobs in Ada during 2013.”

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