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Sophomore named OAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Sophomore Maddy Reed(Lucasville/Piketon) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the week of Apr. 2-8.

Reed had a record-setting performance to lead the No. 11-ranked Polar Bears to a first place victory at the Marv Frye Invitational this past weekend.

The sophomore set the school record in the pole vault and won the event with a leap of 12' 8.25".

Reed now owns both the indoor and outdoor record for pole vault at Ohio Northern.

The Polar Bears return to action Saturday, Apr. 15 as they return to Ohio Wesleyan to compete in the All-Ohio Championships

 

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Sophomore Ashley  named Women's Tennis OAC Player of the Week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Sophomore Ashley Ochsenhirt(Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of Apr. 2-8.

Ochsenhirt earned the accolade for the third time during the spring season.

The sophomore posted a 2-0 record at No. 1 singles and a 2-0 record at No. 2 doubles as Ohio Northern won at Otterbein 8-1 and at Mount Union 9-0 last week.

The Polar Bears will return to action Thursday, Apr. 13 - Friday, Apr. 14 as they compete in the OAC Tennis Fest in Mason, Ohio at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

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Hospital patient care to be discussed

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Leslie A. Theis will discuss “Embracing the patient: How hospitals can and should capitalize on CAHPS patient surveys” at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 in Dicke Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Theis, a registered nurse, is performance improvement director at the University of Toledo Medical Center. She will explain the impact of Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys to hospitals and patients and how the information gleaned from these surveys can result in improved patient experiences in the future.

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Ada Church of Christ dinner

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The Ada Church of Christ will sponsor a pulled pork dinner on Saturday, May 6, to benefit the Porcelain ministry, which assists unwed mothers in the Ada area, and the Ft. Wayne Children's Home.

Eat-in and carry out will be available from 4:30 until 7 p.m. at the church which is located at 316 S. Main. Tickets are $7 and may be purchased by calling 419-233-4476

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Freed Center's April schedule

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Here's the schedule at the Freed Center for the remainder of April:

04/27/2017 - 7:30pm Prometheus, the Beginning

04/28/2017 - 7:30pm Babysitter

04/28/2017 - 7:30pm ONU Wind Orchestra

04/29/2017 - 2:00pm Babysitter

04/29/2017 - 7:30pm Prometheus, the Beginning

04/30/2017 - 2:00pm Prometheus, the Beginning

04/30/2017 - 4:00pm Spring Band Festival

04/30/2017 - 7:30pm Babysitter

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Wetness could delay early planting

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

By Monty Siekerman

The weather for the first part of the year has been mild to say the least with average temperatures running well above normal. The very mild February continued into March and similar trends are expected for the next several months when addressing temperatures. 

While most enjoy the warmer than normal temperatures for the winter and spring, if the trend continues into the summer months as the models are leaning we may change our opinion. 

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