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Welcome to ONU!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, August 21, 2016

New students moved into Ohio Northern University late last week and Monty Siekerman captured some of the action here.

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Roland Roll was retired after 32 years on the ONU faculty

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, August 21, 2016

Ronald Elwood Roll, 85, died on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at 6:25 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

He was born on Aug. 10, 1931, in Mansfield to Elwood Gon and Hazel Marie (Hoffman) Roll, who preceded him in death.  On July 12, 1980, Ronald married Janet Dale Blair and she survives in Ada.

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Ada golfers get in the swing

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, August 21, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada golf team competed in two Northwest Conference meets this week to tee off their season.

On Wednesday, Ada came in fourth at a four-team Northwest NWC meet at Delphos.

Paulding took first with 184 strokes, followed by Delphos Jefferson (194),
Crestview (2-2) and Ada (333).

Senior Taylor Ramey shot a 7-7-9-8-8-6-9-9-8=71 to pace Ada. Alex Morgan carded an 82 with a hole-by-hole tally of 7-8-8-9-10-4-11-13-12.

Meanwhile, Jake Colwell shot 87 with low hole scores of five twice. Nate Hurtig added a 93.

Robbie Allison (97) and Austin Amburgey (108) rounded out the Bulldog shooters.

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Community service efforts set tone for engaged learning as ONU begins 2016-17 academic year

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, August 20, 2016

Ohio Northern University will put active learning and community involvement into practice with the fifth annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day beginning at 9 a.m. on Aug. 20. The program is designed to engage incoming students with their community and provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students contribute to the village.

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Auditions set for Miss Vicki's Music Studio's JubilHeirs

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 19, 2016

Vicki Mills of Miss Vicki's Music Studio, Ada, announces that The JubilHeirs – a choir for singers ages 12 – 25, will now meet on Monday evenings from 6 – 8 p.m. 

"This auditioned, 4-plus-part treble voiced choir begins its fourth season on Sept. 19.  The JubilHeirs learn a variety of music, both sacred and secular," she told The Icon.

Recent performances in Ada and Findlay included songs from Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera, as well as international folk songs in Japanese and French.

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Adas newest business - Retro: Music & Media sells 33s, 45s, 78s and CD

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 19, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Digital music, such as iTunes, hasn't replace the good, ole record business.

In fact, a new business has just opened on Main Street in Ada that specializes in 33, 45, and 78 vinyl records as well as CDs and music collector cards.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

Retro: Music & Media, owned by Chad and Jeanette Smith, opened in the Gibson Building next to Dollar General.

The business, with hundreds of records to choose from, is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

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