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Polar Bears clinch share of 9th consecutive OAC regular season title

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 18, 2015

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving clinched at least a a share of its 9th consecutive OAC Regular Season title on Senior Day with a 180-39 victory over Baldwin Wallace Saturday at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-1 overall and finish 4-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet action, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 3-7, 0-3.

ONU has now won seven straight and is 9-2 in the Golden Kickboard trophy series with Baldwin Wallace, which began in 2005.

The Polar Bears won 11 of the 12 events, led by sophomore John Raker.

Raker won the 200 I.M. in 2:03.70 and won the 500 free in 5:00.07.

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They took your photo in 1988

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 16, 2015

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

Check out that camera, lens and flash unit. Do you support they shot with Plus X or Tri X film?

Here's the photo staff of the Ada High School yearbook in 1988 - 27 yearbooks ago.

Front from left, Josie Aronhalt, Jenny Hawkins, Lori Scott, Staci Robinson, and head photographer, Deyonka Holbrook.

Top row from left, Tracie Lewis, Michelle Hall, Kelly Podojil, Natalie Curtis.

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ONU cheer clinic Jan. 31

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Friday, January 16, 2015

ONU Cheerleading will be hosting a clinic on January 31 from noon-2:15 p.m. at the King Horn Sports Center. Participants will perform at halftime at the ONU Men's Basketball game against John Carroll (game at 3 p.m.). Cost is $20 and includes a clinic T-shirt.

Below is the link to the Facebook event page that has pictures of the T-shirt and optional $10 bow.

https://www.facebook.com/events/335136040015718/?ref_dashboard_filter=up...

Click on the attachment below to open the registration form.

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Baby, it's cold outside

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Friday, January 16, 2015

With the highest temperature reading in the past seven days at 32 and the highest “low” reading at 21, there’s lots of reasons for school delays and bundling up extra tight this month.

Here’s the January daily weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Open the attachment to this story for the weather summary.

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Frosty Ada morning

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 15, 2015

A rare winter hoar frost touched Ada's outdoors yesterday. Several Icon viewers sent photos of Ada wintery scenes. Here's one of the Ohio Northern University campus taken by Beth Fenton. Click here for more photos.

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Tara Griffith named school board president; Ron Fleming vice president

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 15, 2015

Ada’s school board reorganized for 2015 on Jan. 8. It was the 154th reorganizational meeting for the board, making it one of the longest continual annual Ada events.

The following appointments took place:
• Tara Griffith, board president
• Ron Fleming, vice president

The board set the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. as its regular monthly meeting. Those meetings take place in the board of education office of the 1971 school wing.

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