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New chapter in Ada scouting

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 7, 2015

Tom Lehman (left), involved in Ada Boy Scouts for 30 years, turned over his Scoutmaster duties to Jeff Kurtz (right) on Aug. 31. The story below tells about the ceremony.

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Tom Lehman turns over Ada troop to new Scoutmaster

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 7, 2015

Longtime Ada Scoutmaster Tom Lehman was recognized Aug 31 as he turned over the Ada Boy Scout Troop to Jeff Kurtz.

The ceremony took place at the Scout Cabin in Ada ParK. 

FOR PHOTO ID GO TO BOTTOM OF STORY.

Lehman was recognized for  30 years of service to scouting in Ada.  He has served on committees designed to help the Troop, as well as, Cubmaster for Pack 124, Scoutmaster for Troop 124, and Leader of Venture Crew 124.

His successor, Jeff Kurtz, formerly a Den Leader of Pack 120 of Alger, joined Troop 124 in 2012 when his son became a Boy Scout in the Troop.

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If you love baseball...if you love dogs...if you love ONU...you'll love this video

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 4, 2015

Thanks to the Ohio Northern University Facebook the Icon offers viewers a one-of-a-kind video.

Pixar director and Ohio Northern alumnus Bob Peterson, BSME '83, narrates this ESPN short-form documentary film about Derby, the baseball bat-retrieving dog of Major League Baseball's Double-A Trenton (New Jersey) Thunder.

In the storied tradition of the Yankees’ organization, there’s one name you’ve likely never heard of: Derby, the golden retriever, featured in this video. This baseball story, 91 years in the making.

Click here to view the video: (Be patient - there are a couple ads to watch first)

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New duties for Ada’s police dispatchers, now that the county is taking over

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 4, 2015

By Amy Eddings
It’s the last day on the job as a dispatcher for the Ada Police Department for Doris Essex.  As of midnight tonight, the department will no longer directly dispatch its officers to answer calls for help.  The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office will be taking all those calls. 

The sheriff’s office has already been handling Ada’s police dispatching services overnight, from midnight to 8 a.m.  That shift in responsibility took place in July.  The stroke of midnight marks the completion of this transition.  

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Balancing act

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 4, 2015

Life can become a real balancing act at times. Looks like the students at the Ohio Northern University Pre-School have it figured out.

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All Ada HS and ONU sports contests on Icon Sports Calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 4, 2015

Ada High School and Ohio Northern University sports fans may now keep up with all Bulldog and Polar Bear sports on the Icon.

The Icon has a special calendar that lists all AHS and ONU athletic events. To view the calendar place your curser on the "Calendar" from the black horizontal scroll bar on the home page.

A drop down "Sports Calendar" will appear. Click on it and a sports calendar will open. The calendar lists all fall sports.

Or, to access the calendar, CLICK HERE.

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