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Singing to a full house

Six ONU students sang at Viva Maria's on Saturday evening, thrilling a full house of diners with their one-hour show. The musical theatre class of six students sang pop songs and music from musicals to the 120 diners who were lucky enough to be seated...the wait line reached out of the door. Students completing their senior capstone project were Josh Heard, Katie Holtz, Lani Coleman, Madeline Gish, Molly Moreau, and Nick Sobotka. Instrumentalists were Joel Hazard, guitar; Michael Sapienza, drums; and Michael Jordan, piano. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Ada scouts for food!

By Monty Siekerman

Tom Lehman (left) and Dave Savino were among many who helped organize food brought to the Ada Food Pantry. The Pantry now has much more to offer to those who need help with food expenses.

Javon Keith, 2, wanted to be a big helper--and was--when Scouts brought non perishable food to the Ada Food Pantry on Saturday morning.

Parent-teacher conferences Nov. 21-22

Parent-teacher conferences for all grades are next Monday, Nov. 21, from 4:00-8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.  If you need to schedule a conference please call the office or contact your student's teacher.

There will be no school for students Nov. 22-25.

Polar Bears end football season at 5-5

By Tim Glon

Baldwin Wallace scored 21 points in the final 16 minutes to rally for a 31-21 football victory over Ohio Northern in the season finale on Saturday afternoon at Finnie Stadium.

The Polar Bears end their season at 5-5 overall and 5-4 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets end up at 3-7, 2-7.

Despite the loss, ONU clinched its 20th upper division finish in the OAC in the last 21 seasons, tying for fourth place in the 10-team league.

ONU men's cross country team on the way to nationals

No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern received an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA III Men's Cross Country Championships meet on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

The Polar Bears (96-7 overall) received a bid after finishing third at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Nov. 12.

The top two teams in each of the eight NCAA Regional Championships receive automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. The remaining 16 teams were selected by a NCAA committee on Sunday.

This will be the fourth appearance for Ohio Northern at the championships and first since 2008.

ONU finished 11th in 2008, 17th in 2007 and 32nd in 2006.

Here's a real volleyball fan

The Icon spotted this plate in a parking lot near the Bluffton University volleyball court. It's on a red Dodge pick up and we're pretty certain it belongs to Bluffton's volleyball coach, Steve Yarnell.

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