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AdaHS goes 4-4 in NWC scholastic bowl meet

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 23, 2015

Ada High School's scholastic bowl team finsihed in fourth place in the Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl competition held eariler this month.

Ada finished 4-4 overall. Paulding was this year's winner with a 7-1 record. The attachment at the bottom of this story shows how each team placed.

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One-of-a-kind Bald Eagle..it's in ReStore's window

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 23, 2015

What do you do with a giant squash? You turn it into an eagle, of course. Sandra Litton was given the challenge of determining what to do with a squash that had been donated to ReStore. She came up with this eagle that she painted with acrylic. She named the eagle Freedom. It will be displayed in the front window of the community center. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Kiwanis Club Christmas dinner/auction Dec. 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Ada Kiwanis Club's annual Christmas dinner/auction  is Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Community Health Professionals. Members are asked to bring 1-2 items for the auction.

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Hall of Famers in our midst - Tom Simmons

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
After presiding over the ONU Athletic Hall of Fame inductions at Homecoming for the past 16 years, ONU director of athletics Tom Simmons, BSBA '85, BA '86, heard his name called by the Florida State League Hall of Fame Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

Simmons was honored alongside such baseball luminaries as Justin Verlander, Josh Beckett, Kirk Gibson, Frank Thomas and Kenny Lofton for his contributions as general manager of the Class A-Advanced Vero Beach Dodgers from 1987 to 1997, and the Mobile Bay Bears from 1998 to 1999.

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Presenting Mr. ONU...really

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Ten Ohio Northern University men competed during the Mr. ONU Kings and Crowns Pageant held recently. 

The annual event is organized by Kappa Alpha Theta and raises money for Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Sophomore Eli Underwood, right, was named Mr. ONU.

(From the ONU Facebook)

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Judge Zimmerman speaker at Ada Kiwanis meeting

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 16, 2015

Juvenile Court Judge Zimmerman, from Shelby County, was guest speaker at the Ada Kiwanis Club last week.

Zimmerman is a graduate of O.N.U., as is his wife and three of their children.
He was joined by Amy Simindinger, who is the liaison between the Shelby County juvenile court and the schools. 

Simindinger and Zimmerman visit schools to educate young people about the dangers of misusing cellphones. 

Simindinger spoke about a Shelby County program called IMPACT (Imagine Making Positive Accountable Changes Together).  She helped start the program in 2011 and the program is supported completely by the United Way. 

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