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Bulldogs girls basketball felled by Bearcats in NWC finale

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE–The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team battled but lost 62-44 to Spencerville in the Northwest Conference and regular season finale Thursday night, February 9.

Bulldog senior Courtney Sumner tossed in a team-high 21 points, including three triples, in a losing effort. 

Bearcat guard Kirsten Wurst countered with a game-high 22 points.

Ada finished its regular season 11-11 overall, and ended up 0-8 in the NWC with the defeat. 

ONU sports recap, February 4-7

Women’s Indoor Track and Field posts 9 top-20 finishes on final day of Ashland Open

February 4--The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team posted nine top-20 finishes on the final day of the Jud Logan Light Giver Open on Saturday at Ashland University's Niss Athletic Center.

The 4x400 relay team of sophomore Olyvia Ashbrook (Johnstown/Northridge), juniors J.J. Herron (Miamisburg) and Sydney Goodrich (Romeo, Mich.) and freshman Kaitlin Prusnek (Findlay) posted a 13-place finish in 4:24.10.

Summary of February 7 meeting of the Ada Council

At the regular meeting of the Ada Council on February 7, all council members–Sean Beck, Jason Campbell, Sheila Coressel, Linda Mason, Jeff Oestreich and Bob Simmons– were present. Also present were Police Chief Alec Cooper, Village Administrator Jamie Hall, Zoning Inspector Michael Harnishfeger, and Fiscal Officer Patty J. Navin.

Supporting documents can be found HERE on the village website.

BILLS
Three claims registers were paid including 2023-3A $63,088.52; 2023-3B $57,608.75 Payroll for February 4, 2023 and 2023-3C $14,198.20.

Discussion included questions about Taser purchases. Chief Cooper noted that remanufactured units are being purchased.

OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC
The three guests did not address the council.

RESOLUTIONS
Council approved a resolution “Declaring the Official Intent and Reasonable Expectation of the Village of Ada on Behalf of the State of Ohio (The Borrower) To Reimburse its Construction Fund for the Grandview Boulevard Road Reconstruction project, Project Number CT65Z/CT66Z with the Proceeds of Tax-Exempt Debt of the State of Ohio.” There was no discussion. Beck and Mason abstained from voting.

Council unanimously passed “A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement for Engineering Services for the Ada Water Treatment Plant Improvements Project.”

Partisan mayoral and council candidates certified for General Election

The 46-day notice for the May 2, 2023 Special Election has been announced by Becky L. Stevenson, Deputy Director of the Hardin County Board of Elections.

There are no questions and issues, or local options for Ada. 

On February 9 the following Ada candidates were certified for the November 2023 General Election:

Howard N. Fenton, Democrat, Ada Mayor

David A. Retterer, Republican, Ada Mayor

Sheila M. Coressel, Democrat, Ada Council

Linda Mason, Republican, Ada Council

These candidates will be on the November 7, 2023 ballot for Ada Precincts A and B.

There will be no May primary.

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Don't Go Breaking My Heart

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

In 1976, Elton John and Kiki Dee released the duet Don’t Go Breaking My Heart. The song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms of Ann Orson and Carte Blanche. The single was never on an original Elton John album, but appeared on the 1994 release Duets.

Elton John sang the same duet with Miss Piggy on The Muppet Show. He performed the duet again with Kiki Dee for the Live Aid concert, but has done performances with RuPaul, Minnie Mouse and the Spice Girls.

Elton John started his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour on September 8, 2018 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, but it had delays due to COVID-19 and John’s hip injury. His last U.S. concert was in Los Angeles on November 20, 2022. He will continue to tour in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe with his last concert scheduled for July 30, 2023. I was lucky enough to see his concert at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

His message of don’t go breaking my heart is timely for several reasons. February is American Heart Month with February 3rd being National Wear Red Day® to increase awareness of heart disease in women. As Valentine’s Day approaches, we should think about ways to take care of our hearts.

House dance guest artist to be featured in IMPULSE

ONU Guest artist Vivian Kim has been working with classes to share her knowledge in Modern, HipHop and House dance, along with a symposium class on the history of HipHop. View this Instagram video HERE. Come see IMPULSE on Feb 11-12 to see her House dance, “THEY SLEEP, WE HOUSE”. View the ebill program HERE.

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