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15 minutes with AHS Senior Jacob Ansley - someday he may drive an Ohio State Patrol car

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

15 minutes with Jacob Ansley 

What year are you at Ada High School?

I’m a senior.

Tell me about your crutches.

I’ve recently had reconstructive surgery on my right ankle. It was on Dec. 26 at Orthopedic Institute of Ohio in Lima. I’m glad I finally got it taken care of.

What are your plans after high school?

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Looking up in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

High above the, well, not quite the treetops, but high above Ada's  Main Street is a series of seasonal banners. Here's one near the ONU campus.

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Ada Library plans monthly movie matinees and first up is To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The Ada Public Library is adding monthly movie matinee to it's schedule, according to Amanda Bennett, director.  The movies will fluctuate between family friendly and more adult offerings.

The first is Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2 p.m.  The movie will be To Kill a Mockingbird.  This movie is based on Harper Lee's best selling novel of the same name; stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a small town lawyer who takes on racism in 1930's Alabama.

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Dustin Brooks speaker to Ada Kiwanis

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Myrna McCurdy called the 13th meeting (January 8th) of the 2012–2013 Kiwanis Year to order at 12:00 noon at the New China Restaurant, Ada.

The invocation was presented by Jon Umphress.

The birthday of member Ann Donnelly-Hamilton (January 5th) was noted.
The membership anniversaries of Claudia Crawford  (January 6, 1998;) and Saundra Neely (January 8) were also noted.

In business:
-Members heard an updated financial report from Treasurer Bryan Marshall.

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ReStore Community Center offers free tax clinic

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Tax season is here and ReStore Community Center is offering help. ReStore and its trained Ohio Benefit Bank counselors are looking to make filing your Federal and State income tax returns easy. They are offering a free tax clinic for those households with a yearly income of $60,000 or less.

At the tax clinic, a household member will meet with an OBB counselor. The counselor will input tax information from the information provided by the household member. The completed form is automatically sent where it needs to go through OBB.

Tax clinic dates are:

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No. 19 Ohio Northern opens OAC slate with 50-3 victory over Muskingum

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

By Tim Glon

No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern got pins from junior Jerry Pasquale and sophomore Cody Lovejoy and defeated Muskingum 50-3 in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 12-2 overall and are 1-0 in OAC action, while the Muskies fall to 0-10, 0-1.

ONU took advantage of five forfeits and won nine of the 10 weight classes.

Pasquale got Ohio Northern off to a quick start with a pin in 1:28 at 125 pounds, improving to 16-6 on the season.

Muskingum forfeited the next four weight classes and ONU led 30-0 midway through the match.

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