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Reps from over 100 organizations at ONU job fair

For students seeking internships, co-ops, grad school and employment

Representatives from than 100 organizations were on hand Friday to talk with ONU students about their plans after college.

The fair was designed for students seeking both full and part-time employment as well as co-ops, internships, and admission to graduate and professional schools.

Here, Conner Fleck (left), a mechanical engineering major, chats with Jason Luthman, an ONU ME grad from 2016 who is now with Marathon Petroleum Company.

Marathon, of nearby Findlay, has been a recruiter of ONU graduates for many years as well as a provider of internships and co-ops. The company has been generous in its donations to ONU, as well.

Feb. 4 Ada football drop gets coverage from The Plain Dealer

Ada also listed in top 9 Ohio factory tours in Ohio

Made-in-Ada Wilson Football Festival received some positive publicity when stories and photos were posted about noon on Thursday on Cleveland.com. Check it out.

Written by a Plain Dealer reporter, the article is titled "Ada, Ohio celebrates Super Bowl 51 with a pre-game festival, Wilson football drop."

It was a Soup"er" party at Liberty National Bank on Friday

It was a Soup"er" party at Liberty National Bank on Friday.

Michelle Lawrence serves up one of 7 kinds of soup that employees brought in to offer to customers.

Everything from chili to chicken taco soup was available. Now, it's time to sit back, relax, and wait for the Super Bowl.

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Lady Bulldogs corral Mustangs

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Host Ada pulled away in the third quarter to defeat rival Allen East 59-44 in a Northwest Conference girls basketball contest Thursday night.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-9 and 1-5 in the NWC with their initial conference win. Meanwhile, the youthful Lady Mustangs fell to 3-15 and 0-6 in the NWC with the defeat.

"We had four in double figures and all the girls gave us good minutes," said Ada head coach Bill Taflinger. "I am happy with their effort. It was nice for us to get that first league win."

Ada led 23-18 at halftime, but was never seriously threatened after ending the third period on a 10-2 run that led to a 13-point bulge.

Ada Kiwanis meeting notice

The Ada Kiwanis Club will meet on Tuesday, January 31st at 12:00 noon at Viva Maria’s Restaurant in downtown Ada.

Annetta, Holmes, a representative of the Hardin County Dolly Parton Imagination Library, will be speaking about their efforts.

In 1995, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, to benefit the children of her home county in East Tennessee, USA. 
Dolly's vision was to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month. 

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