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Winter Wonderland

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 3, 2012

Despite the fact that it's 63 degrees, Ada is still a Winter Wonderland. Here's the familiar greeting to viewers of the wonderland located in the Ada park.

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1.1 inches of snow in October; none in November; What gives?

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, December 3, 2012

Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer provided a summary of the November weather.  Here goes:

The high temprature in November was 68 degrees on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11. The low was 23 degrees on Nov. 5, Nov 8, Nov. 13, Nov. 14 and Nov. 15. The average November 2012 temperature was 40 degrees. The normal average for November is 40.4 degrees.

The average precipitation for November 2012 was 0.90 inches. The normal average precipitation is 2.83 inches.  Pretty darn dry.

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Ada police log for Nov. 26 - Dec. 2

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, December 3, 2012

Nov. 26

  • Handled loud noise complaint in the 300 block of Willeke
  • Assisted EMS on East Montford
  • Traffic stop warning for no headlights
  • Handled suspicious person/vehicle complaint on S. Johnson
  • Handled neighbor trouble complaint on W. Lima Ave.
  • Assisted three motorists with vehicle unlocks
  • Handled unwanted person complain on the 800 block of E. North Ave.
  • Traffic stop citation issued for speed violation
  • Assisted another agency with suspicious vehicle complaint

Nov. 27

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Jordan Breitigam named OAC Men's Swimmer of the Week

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, December 3, 2012

Junior Jordan Breitigam has been named OAC Men's Swimmer of the Week.

At the Wooster Invitiational, he posted a time of 49.57 in the 100 fly which broke a school record and bettered the NCAA "B" Cut.

Breitigam also finished second in the 200 fly in 1:55.37.He was also part of the winning 200 and 400 medlay relay teams.

Northern finished second of 10 teams with 1475.5 points, and won five of the 20 events on the weekend.

Ohio Northern will return to action next Saturday when they will host Defiance and Findlay in a tri-meet at 1 pm at the ONU Sports Center.

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Rayhill named OAC Women's Swimmer of the Week

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, December 3, 2012

Junior Lindsey Rayhill has been named OAC Women's Swimmer of the Week for the week of December 3.

Rayhill broke the school record and surpassed the NCAA "B" Cut in the 100 back, posting a time of 57.66 on Thursday at the Wooster Invitational.

She also finished third in the 100 fly with a time of 2:07.03 and was fifth in the 200 I.M. finishing in 2:13.22.

Rayhill was also part of the 200 and 400 medlay relay teams, as well as the 200 free relay team that finished third, third and seventh respectively.

The Polar Bears finished sixth out of 10 teams with 851 points.

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Annabelle Reese was active in several Ada community organizations

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Annabelle M. Reese, age 90, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at 3:50 am at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on March 2, 1922 in Hardin County, Ohio to Leslie and Hazel (Weber) Smith and they preceded her in death. On Oct. 20, 1940 she married Otas W. Reese and he preceded her in death on March 2, 2006.

Annabelle was a homemaker and she previously worked as a waitress for 25 years at Marriott Foods at Ohio Northern University, Ada. She was a member of the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church of Ada and a member of the United Methodist Women of the Church.

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