October 2015

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FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, informed The Icon of persons passing counterfeit bills in Bluffton businesses.

• Over the weekend several counterfeit $50 bills were cashed in at businesses along State Route 103. The men using these counterfeit bills were making small purchases requiring large amounts of change.

• On Tuesday evening someone purchased a pet dog via Craig's List.The payment and exchange for the pet were conducted in a parking lot of a SR 103 business.

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All are invited to attend Campus and Community Talk: Books that have Shaped our Lives, which will feature one Ada community member: Deb Curlis of Ada Community Health Professsionals, and one ONU community member: Chris Burns-Dibiasio.

The event is will be held Thursday, November 5th,12 p.m., at Heterick Library, ONU, and is FREE and open to all, with light snacks being provided.

This event is sponsored by Heterick Library & Ada Public Library.

 

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ONU Marching Band field commander Ryan Briley attempted to make history by playing “The Longest Note” in front of Heterick Memorial Library on Tuesday. There's still time to join us this week as the Star of Northwest Ohio commemorates 125 years of accomplishment.

The following story is from ONU's Facebook:

For 125 years, the Ohio Northern University Marching Band contributed to the Northern campus and the Ada community.

When students J.B. McArthur and S.H. Myers led the first marching band in 1890, it is doubtful that either considered the legacy they were leaving.

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The Ada High School marching band hit the road at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 to compete in two OMEA-sanctioned events.  

The band first performed during a rainy Bloom-Carroll Classic Marching Band Competition in Carroll, Ohio.  Ada was awarded Best Color Guard, Best Percussion and Best Music in Class C. The band placed 1st in Class C and 2nd in the combined Class B/C events.

The band then headed to Tri-Valley High School in Dresden to perform in the Tri-Valley Classic against 10 bands in the combination B/C class. 

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Four members of the Ada High School boys' soccer team received all-Northwest Conference honors at the end of the season. Ada finished in 4th place at 1-3-1 and 2-13-1 overall.

First team from Ada:
• Will Allen, junior

Second team from Ada:
• Terry Sheridan, sophomore
•Logan Williams, sophomore

Honorable mention from Ada:
• Ace Gamble, sophomore

The attachment at the bottom of this story lists all players recognized plus NWC final soccer standings.

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Five members of the Ada High School girls' soccer team received all-Northwest Conference honors at the end of the season. Ada finished in 4th place at 2-3-1 and 3-11-2 overall.

First team from Ada:
• Sidney Faine, senior
• Rielyn Castle, junior

Second team from Ada:
• Grace Nelson, junior
• Kaitlyn Long, junior

Honorable mention from Ada:
• Makenna Callahan, junior

The attachment at the bottom of this story lists all players recognized plus NWC final soccer standings.

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Ada High School's football team is currently 7th in Division VII Region 26 Ohio computer rankings, with one regular season game to go.

The top 8 teams advance in the playoffs.

CLICK HERE for the entire state rankings.

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Two Ada HS senior volleyball players will participate in the District 8 All-Star volleyball match held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Bluffton University’s Sommer Center.

Ada players on the Division IV East all-star team include: Carlee Marshall and Megan Simon. Coaching the East team is Diana Inbody, Arlington, and Brent Newell, Leipsic.

The Division IV team includes players from Ada, Arlington, Arcadia, Hardin Northern, Leipsic, Lima Central Catholic, McComb and Pandora-Gilboa.

In addition, three Ada players received all-district honors. They are:
• Melina Wood, first team
• Carlee Marshall, second team
• Megan Simon, second team

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Applications are now being accepted for the Bradley Joseph Memorial Scholarship for Medical Missions. This scholarship will assist northwest Ohio pharmacy and nursing students who wish to participate in medical mission trips.

Applicants must be pursuing a career in the medical field in Ohio or Michigan. Priority will be given to pharmacy or nursing students at Ohio Northern University and the University of Findlay. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required.

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The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents the fourth annual All-Ohio Choral Day Concert on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

The concert will be the culmination of a full day of music making by some of Ohio's top high school vocalists, under the direction of Dr. Ben Ayling, ONU choral director and associate professor of music, and guest conductor, Dr. Jim Henry.  More than 80 high schools students from across the state of Ohio will be participating in the event.

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