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Girls' bball: Grove outguns Ada girls in NWC opener

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Using sharp shooting and a strong fullcourt press, a deep Columbus Grove girls basketball squad soundly defeated host Ada 66-36 Thursday night in the Northwest Conference opener.

The purple and gold lost their home lidlifter to fall to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the NWC, while conference favorite CG improved to 2-0 and 1-0 in league play with the decisive victory.

Quick Grove pressed and shot its way to an early 9-0 lead, and never was headed. Two three-point goals by Rylee Sybert and four layups by 6-0 junior post Paige Bellman propelled CG to a 25-7 lead after one period of play.

Putting the He He He into the Ho Ho Ho

Santa exits (or is he entering) an outhouse at the Glenn Whitten home, 500 Conley Ave.

He said his sister saw the inflatable decoration for sale and sent it to the Whittens to add to their collection of inflatables which have been placed along a fence.

The blown-up Santa even opens and closes the door. Note the toilet paper is the outside...now that would be inconvenient. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Carol Slane's many churches of Christmas

Shannon Brown, owner of Carol Slane Florist, puts finishing touches on a Christmas holiday display at the business located at 410 S. Main. The display features four churches, much like Ada, which has six churches within three blocks of Main and Lincoln. (Monty Siekerman photo)

$248,000 street paving project on deck for the spring

Most streets were last paved between 15 and 20 years ago

By Monty Siekerman
Will the road in front of your place be paved this Spring?
Here's the list of road improvement projects to be undertaken by Bluffton Paving Company, which won the $248,000 bid:
Northeast corner---
* East Montfort from Johnson to Simon
East Montford from Simon to Liberty
Northwest corner---
* North Gilbert from Montfort to Turner
Turner from Main to Gilbert
Heistand Avenue from Montford north to the alley
West Street from Montford to Turner
Southeast corner---
* Hays Avenue from a Main to Beech

Raise your hand if you know the answer to this ecology question

The day COSi came to Ada

By Monty Siekerman
COSi puts the fun into learning, as demonstrated to 400 children in grades K-5 at Ada Schools on Thursday.  The outdoors came inside during the Center of Science and Industry interactive program about ecology.

Here, students raise their hands knowing the answer to the question asked by the instructor.

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Exploring Ecology is one of six COSI outreach programs. The assembly in Ada taught about ecosystems, tree rings, and animal adaptations.

Men's basketball: Second straight "W" for ONU

Nate Burger hits 23 to lead 'Bears

By Caleb Scott

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball won its second straight contest as it defeated Wilmington 83-69 Wednesday evening at Performance Arena.

The Polar Bears move to .500 and improve to 3-3 overall and remain undefeated (2-0) in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Quakers fall to 3-4, 0-2.

Four Polar Bears scored in double figures, led by 23 points from junior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter).

Burger also grabbed a career and game-high eight rebounds and dished out a game-high five assists.

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