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Sumner advances at state meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 10, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS - Ada junior wrestler Chase Sumner won his first round match in the 138 lb. bracket at the Div. III state meet Thursday in Columbus at the Schottenstein Center.

Sumner is now 39-3 this season after winning his lone match of the day. 

Sumner started out in the 16-man draw as a three seed against sophomore Billy Luft, a sophomore from Newark Catholic who came in as the two seed from the Coshocton district with a 37-7 record.

Sumner pinned Luft at 1:10 to advance to the quarterfinals against Gavin Stilke, the top seed in that quarter of the draw. 

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James Clark, 12/21/1923 - 03/10/2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 10, 2017

James Clark, Jr., age 93, died Friday, March 10, 2017 at 4:03am at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

He was born on December 21, 1923 in Alger, Ohio to James and Kitty (Davis) Clark, Sr. who preceded him in death. On April 5, 1942 James married Alice M. Rex and she survives in Harrod.

James retired from Ford Motor Company of Lima. He previously was a teacher and coach at Harrod Schools. He was a graduate of Ohio Northern University, Ada. James was a U.S. Army Veteran who served as a combat engineer during WWII. He was a life member of the Lima VFW Post #1275.

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ONU Law Students visit Iceland

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 10, 2017

Several ONU Law students are visiting Iceland over spring break as part of the Icelandic Legal Exchange Program – a partnership that’s been going strong since 1960. In addition to this meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik, students will also visit the Icelandic Supreme Court and the Parliament. The program is a great opportunity for students to enhance their studies while gaining first-hand knowledge of Iceland’s legal system and culture.

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ONU spring sports return to winning

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 10, 2017

As ONU athletic teams near the end of their spring trips, the Polar Bears, for the most part, returned to their winning ways. Here's a run down on the latest from South Carolina and Florida.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team posted its third consecutive victory as it defeated Albion (Mich.) Thursday morning at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

The Polar Bears improve to 11-2 overall, while the Britons fall to 3-4 overall.

Ada's Mackenzie Wills won 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5 singles and won at doubles.

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Moscow-trained pianist to perform Monday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 10, 2017

Pianist Polina Bespalko will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 13 in the Presser Hall. Bespalko will perform pieces from Bach, Liszt, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. The concert is free and open to the public.

 

Described as an “amazing virtuoso” by the world renowned Nikolai Petrov and having a “complex, vigorous and demanding energetic attitude at the piano” by Brazilian newspaper Correio Brasilense, Bespalko is rapidly establishing herself as one of piano’s brightest stars.

 

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Arlene L Crozier, 01/16/1924 - 03/08/2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 9, 2017

Arlene L. Crozier, age 93, died on Wednesday, March 08, 2017 at 9:37am at Vancrest of Ada.

She was born on January 16, 1924 in Ada, Ohio to Fred H. and Edna E. (Packer) Wyss who preceded her in death. On July 17, 1942 Arlene married Howard L. Crozier and he preceded her in death on September 2, 2005 after 63 years of marriage.

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