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Lights go up

CHECK OUT THE NEXT PHOTO FOR THE ENTIRE SCENE - Village employees Cheryl Greer and Richard White install holiday decorations on the Main Street light poles on Saturday. About 90 poles are festoons with snowflake banners and lighted greenery shortly after Thanksgiving each year. Soon, colorful lights will be strung on trees and shrubs in the Depot Park, making the downtown jolly and bright.

ONU men lose by 4

CINCINNATI — Senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) poured in a career-high 33 points and freshman Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) added 11 points as the Ohio Northern men's basketball team dropped a tight 77-73 decision to No. 9-ranked Washington (Mo.) on Saturday afternoon at the Harrington Center.

The Polar Bears (1-1 overall) will now wrap up the Mount Saint Joseph Tip-Off Classic on Saturday with a 3 pm contest against Case Western Reserve (0-3).

Women's basketball wins by 18

DELAWARE — The No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team topped Ohio Wesleyan 54-36 on Saturday afternoon to claim its third consecutive victory as it defeated OWU at the Branch Rickey Arena.

The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 overall, while the Battling Bishops drop to 0-4 on the season.

Senior center Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) had a big day for ONU as she recorded her second consecutive and 23rd career double-double to lead Northern.

The senior tallied a game-high 22 points and added 11 rebounds for ONU.

The Flag Staff from 1914 Ohio Northern Cadets.

(Dave Devier, Ph.D., attended ONU and lived in and around the community for 45 years. He taught at Northern for 15 years. Currently, he is President of Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Mich. While in the Ada area, he and his wife Patty collected Ada/ONU memorabilia. He will write an occasional column for the Ada Icon describing some of their "finds" that pertain to the town and gown.)

By David Devier

This is the next installment in the history of Ada and Ohio Northern University shown through memorabilia and artifacts. This find came from the many pieces that were in the American Legion Hall when it closed its Main Street Post. 

Postal Service recommended Christmas mailing dates

The United States Postal Service shares is recommended ship-by dates for Christmas delivery:

Tuesday, Dec. 19 - for first class mail
Wednesday, Dec. 20 - for Priority Mail
Friday, Dec. 22 - for Priority Mail Express

Ada Historical Society meets

The newly-formed Ada Historical Society met on Monday at the Ada Public Library and discussed:
Planning an annual meeting;
Finding out what historical items about Ada are located elsewhere, such as Allen County and Kenton museums;
Setting a dues structure;
Future projects.

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