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ONU scores against ND on a 99-yard run; but the Irish prevail

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 14, 2015

It was robot football at ONU this past weekend feature the Polar Bears vs. Notre Dame.

The visitors scored the first two touchdowns making the score 12-0. The downhearted crowd soon was joyous as ONU closed the gap by scoring 10 straight points, including a 99-yard-run that brought the crowd to its feet. The final score was  ND 26, ONU 21. 

CHECK OUT MONTY SIEKERMAN'S PHOTOS BELOW.

Robots don't get broken bones or concussions, but they do break down and are temporarily sidelined. The robot football game drew 400 excited spectators...the crowd was partial to the home team.

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50 years ago this week - Bluffton's Palm Sunday tornado

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 12, 2015

Fifty years ago this week Bluffton experienced the sound of “a thousand freight trains.”
That sound was the Palm Sunday, April 11, 1965, tornado.

At 9:45 p.m., it ripped across the rural Richland and Orange Township landscape. It was like no other natural disaster experienced prior or since then in this community.

Had the tornado’s path been one mile north it would have struck the Village of Bluffton. Had it been 600 feet farther north it would have hit 32 planes parked at the Bluffton Airport.

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This weather is just ducky...for ducks

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 9, 2015

With recent rains, Mary Downing has a collection of happy ducks at her place on State Route 235 just north of Ada.

The waddler with a green head is a Roueon, the brown one is his lady friend. The tan ones are Buff Ducks.

Know what a group of ducks is called? Answer: flock, brace, raft, team, paddlings.
(Monty Siekerman)

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Green eggs and ham? (We couldn't resist)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 2, 2015

Green eggs...naturally. Yes, chickens can lay blue and green eggs...not just for Easter but year-round.

Cheryl Geer has a variety of layers that produce a green egg a day. They are sold at Gus Guthrie's Ada Flea Market...check it out.

He has the traditional white and brown eggs, as well. Only two bucks a dozen.
(Monty Siekerman)

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Ada Music Boosters have a detergent and trash bag deal for you

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 29, 2015

The Ada High School musical "Oklahoma" will be performed in April. And, to help pay for props, costumes and equipment for this and other programs, the Ada Music Boosters are holding a detergent and trash bag fundraiser. The sale runs through April 15.

Here’s how it works:

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15 minus with Jonathan Wey - talking about his composition for First United Methodist

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Jonathan Wey of Ohio Northern University has composed a piece titled "Unless the Lord Builds the House" for the formal dedication of the Ada First United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 12.

The 6-7 minute long piece will be sung by the church's Chancel Choir and ONU University Singers accompanied by piano and French horn. We caught up with Wey for a feature in our series "15 Minutes With."

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