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It's a 1960 Ford Falcon - for ONU athletic department

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 9, 2019

Here's a photo from Cole Motor Sales archives. It's a 1960 Ford Falcon purchased by the Ohio Northern University athletic department. This was the first year the Falcon was introduced. That's a mean looking polar bear painted on the trunk.

Can an Icon viewer identify the three men in this photo?

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Once upon a time in Ada

Ohio Women Suffrage in Ada
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, September 7, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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October 1916 – A meeting was held at the Presbyterian Church under the auspices of the Ohio Women Suffrage association to form a suffrage group here. The local committee included Mrs. D.O. Betz, Mrs. E.E. McCoppin, Mrs. J.E. Hesser, Mrs. J.I. Barnsy and Mrs. J.C. McDowell. Officers of the newly formed Women’s Suffrage organization in Ada were Mrs. C.S. Ames, president; Mrs. E.E. McAlpin, vice president; Miss Rhea Welsh, secretary; and Mrs. J. Guy Deming, treasurer.

 

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1991: First-of-kind youth soccer camp held
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, August 31, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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September 1991
Thirty-one area children between the ages of 6-17 were taught soccer skills, team tactics, and rules of the game during a three-day camp held at Ohio Northern University.

The camp, first of its kind in this area, was organized by ONU soccer coach Amar Bhattacharya (17th year) and his assistant Mike Varga, ONU law student and assisted by ONU soccer players

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1916 F&M Picnic
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, August 24, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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August 18, 1916, University Herald reported 5,000 people enjoyed the F&M Picnic in Ream’s Grove where Governor Frank B. Willis presented a stirring address.

Familiar family names run throughout the old newspaper article; H.J. Sousley was elected upcoming president with Dana E. Welsh named secretary.

Lee Tressel won $3.00 for first place in the horse race.

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1991 Ada Crunch U12 soccer champs

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 20, 2019

In 1991, the Ada Crunch U12 soccer team won the Black Swamp Soccer League tournament.

Team members, front from left, Randy Searson, Brooks Simon, Nate Ulrey, Chad Miller, Jeff Barnes, Luke Dearth, Jacob Conley and Justin Craig.

Standing from left, Lance Bolen, Coach Jim Ulrey, Shawn Lopez, Chuck Hazelton, Jason Kindle, Jeremy Searson, Heath Craig, Josh Conley, Jared Wolf and Coach Steve Kindle.

(From the collection of Leland Crouse)

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 A 1912 Sunday school gift at Sugar Grove Methodist
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, August 17, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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Here’s a card that Sunday school students in Sugar Grove Methodist Church received from their teacher, W.E. Candler at Christmas in 1912.

Click on it to read all the biblically-related information. For example, you will find that a mite was less than a quarter of a cent (think: story of the widow’s mite).

Also, according to Genesis, Noah’s ark measured 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad and 30 cubits high.

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