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ONU adds three to football coaching staff

The Ohio Northern football program has added three new coaches to its staff and has made several position coaching changes for the fall of 2014, 11th-year head coach Dean Paul announced.

Former ONU assistant coach Glenn Scheutzow returns to serve as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, E.J. Henderson comes to ONU from Urbana to coach the wide receivers and be the co-offensive coordinator and Pat Lambert comes from Cincinnati to serve as strength and conditioning coach.

National Ag Day, March 25

The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will host National Agriculture Day on March 25, 2014. This will mark the 41st anniversary of National Ag Day which is celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. The theme for National Ag Day is "Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed."

The ACA will host major events in the nation’s capital including the Mix-and-Mingle Luncheon and the National Celebration of Agriculture Dinner. Additionally, the ACA will bring approximately 100 college students to Washington to deliver the message of Ag Day to the Hill.

Mustard Seed Cafe celebrates first anniversary this weekend

Mustard Seed Café opened for business March 22, 2013 in the old train depot at 562 N. Main St., Bluffton.  After serving thousands of meals and sharing many happy occasions with local and distant guests, the café would like to thank everyone for their enthusiastic support. 

In celebration of this anniversary, the café will offer a dinner feature Friday and Saturday nights in addition to their regular menu:  Scallops & Shrimp in a Champagne Butter Sauce over Linguine.   Reservations are suggested; call 567-226-1120.

Photos and hours can be seen on the café website:  www.mustardseedcafebluffton.com.

Hey, who turned down the thermostat?

Suddenly, we experienced temperatures in the high 50s and it felt like spring. Then the thermometer took a dive into the 30s and lower.

To review the daily March weather summary, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

You could drive home from the reverse raffle in a street legal golf cart

Ada Athletic Boosters' fourth annual reverse raffle is Saturday, April 5. During the raffle will be a drawing for a 2004 gas golf cart.

The cart includes:
• Stainless steel brush guard
• Street legal
• 2 in 1 seat
• Black
• New tires and rims
• Carbon fiber dash and steering wheel

Only 1,000 tickets will be sold in the raffle. Tickets are $10 each.

Persons wanting tickets contact:
Beth Ann Bass
0410 State Route 81 
Ada, OH 45810

The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday, April 5, at the reverse raffle.

 

On the first day of spring

The first day of spring carries lots of significance this year for members of the Ada First United Methodist Church congregation. It means construction is underway for the congregation's new worship home. Today West Highland Avenue, south of the church ground, was closed, which means construction will begin soon.

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