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Music feast in numbers and pictures

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, November 21, 2022

The November 12 Music Feast show choir competition hosted by the Ada Schools drew over 450 performers and an estimated 1,000 people at the school for the event.

Seating was also highly competitive as family and friends gathered to enjoy the performances. 

Scott Henning, director of Ada’s Varsity Singers, reports that Piqua's "The Company" was awarded grand champion at the end of the night followed by ETC'S all girl group, "Rouge." Second runner up was ETC's "All Americans."

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Ag Hall of Fame to induct new members

Posted by Staff on Friday, November 18, 2022

Ada's Bill Griffith among five inductees

HARDIN COUNTY–The Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame has announced the 2022 honorees to be inducted at the nineteenth annual Agriculture Hall of Fame recognition banquet. The 2022 inductees include: Gerald E. Althauser, J. Roger Crates, William Griffith, Dr. William Martin Miller, and Thomas E. Wilcox, Sr. The banquet will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6 at St. John's Evangelical Church on East Carrol Street in Kenton.

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Delayed Artemis I takes flight

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, November 17, 2022

Remember our excitement about NASA's Artemis I project and the involvement of ONU Engineering graduates? The September launch was scrapped due to Hurricane Ian.

On November 16 the Moon-orbiting program had a successful launch of the first spaceflight in NASA's Artemis program. It is the first integrated flight test of the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System.

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Football in the shadows: Crawford highlights women breaking gridiron barriers

Posted by Staff on Sunday, November 13, 2022

From www.ONU.edu/news

A spotlight is shining on women’s sports this year as the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the passage of the groundbreaking Title IX legislation.

While tremendous strides have been made over the past five decades, much work remains to be done to give female athletes an equal playing field and recognition on par with their male counterparts. Working to make progress in this sphere is Ohio Northern University professor of history, Dr. Russ Crawford.

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Veterans' Day celebrated with breakfast honoring local veterans

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, November 12, 2022

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By Paula Scott

The Ada Schools have a tradition established over more than 20 years of closing on Veterans’ Day and hosting a breakfast for area veterans. On November 11, 2022, there was an excellent turnout with some 37 veterans and their families–over 100 guests in total–enjoying a breakfast and program in the school cafeteria.

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Banquet introduces Distinguished Citizen, new businesses and “town” employees

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, November 10, 2022

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By Paula Scott

On Monday, November 7, a ballroom full of Ada dignitaries as well as those taking on new roles in the community gathered to celebrate the “Town & Gown” synergy that is vital to the Village of Ada. The centerpiece of the annual event is the introduction of the Distinguished Citizen of the Year, with 2022 honors going to Deb Curlis, who is currently the director of Beatitudes Community Center and who stepped down as the director of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce in March 2022.

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