Ohio Northern extended its winning streak to five games and wrapped up its season with a 34-13 victory at Otterbein in the 2014 season finale Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
The Polar Bears end their season with a 7-3 record and finish fourth in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 6-3 mark, while the Cardinals end their season at 5-5, 5-4.
Ohio Northern also clinched its 16th upper division OAC finish in the last 17 years and is 18-2 in its last 20 regular season finales.
Junior Justin Magazine led the Polar Bears with 122 yards rushing and a touchdown on 23 carries.
On Nov. 8, residents of Ada celebrated the grand opening of Simply Torn, a new shop on Main Street.
CHECK OUT PHOTOS OF THE SHOP IN THE 10-PAGE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
It was a warm welcome for Jamie Burger, who counted 150 tickets in the drawing she offered and completely sold out of scarves and fleece leggings by 1 p.m.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents a faculty concert featuring Dave Kosmyna, associate professor of music, in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Monday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Kosmyna will be accompanied by Pamela Ashmore, ONU lecturer of music, on piano and Tyler Graves, a 2011 ONU graduate, on trumpet. The program includes Vivaldi Concerto in C for two trumpets, Arutunian Trumpet Concerto, and Sachse Concertino in Eb for cornet. The second half will feature the classic jazz of Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton with guests Alex Belhaj on guitar and James Dapogony on piano.
The most rainfall recorded during the growing season was 25.16 inches in Liberty Township by Phil Epley. Blanchard Township was close behind with 25.13 inches as reported by Crop Production Services.
Don't believe us? Check out the chart in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
By Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Educator
With the help of 15 volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 22 consecutive years.
How does it feel to be a senior? Have you ordered your cap and gown?
It is fun and exciting because I see the high school from a different perspective now. At the same time it is very overwhelming, stressful, and sad because there are a lot of deadlines to meet, and this is the last time that some of us seniors will do the activities that we participate in.
Apollo Career Center Floral students will be holding a Christmas Open House, Believe in the Magic of Christmas from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Friday Dec. 5, in the Floral Design lab.
Currently, the lab is being housed behind the main building, and can only be accessed from the Shawnee Road entrance. For more information, please contact Joe Warnement, floral instructor, at 419.998.2934.
The 2014-15 Ohio Northern women's basketball squad looks to challenge for an OAC championship and return to the NCAA Division III tournament. Last season the Polar Bears went 23-6 and 14-4 in the OAC for a third place regular season finish. For the third straight season, ONU went to the championship game of the OAC Tournament, and for the second consecutive year the Polar Bears advanced to the NCAA III Tournament.
The Buy Ada First Committee is having a cash mob at Reichart's, 111-113 S. Main St., from 3-5 p.m., Thursday, November 20.
The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s most prominent retai stores.
"Fred Reichert welcomed our invitation to host the cash mob. Fred hosted the first-ever cash mob in Ada back in October of 2012,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee.
Cox said that to make the cash mob even more inviting to customers, Reichert’s will offer 10 percent off all items purchased during the cash mob.
