The law college will host a benefit silent auction of Cambodian artwork from Feb. 20 through Feb. 24. The auction will feature artwork created by students from Phare Ponleu Selpak, a performing arts school in Battambang, and will be on display from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.daily in the College of Law’s Clemens Lounge.
Proceeds will be donated to two Cambodian schools, Phare Ponleu Selpak and a school started by the People Improvement Organization (PIO).
Individuals who do not wish to bid or are unable to attend the event are still welcome to donate by contacting Julie Smith at [email protected].
ONU Junior Sydney Veon (Riverside, Ill./Brookfield) and sophomore Kierra Watson (Brownsburg, Ind.) earned All-Conference honors to lead the Ohio Northern women on the first day of the 2017 Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium.
Veon was second in the 50 free in :24.38 and Watson was second in the 200 I.M. in 2:13.16.
ONU also earned All-OAC accolades in the 200 free relay, as Veon, senior Stacie Melody (Dublin/Jerome), junior Molly Wheeler(Sylvania/Northview) and senior Stephanie Brookens (Louisville) were second in 1:39.00.
(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.)
ONU Senior Logan Pfeifer(Bucyrus/Colonel Crawford) earned All-Conference honors in the 50 free to lead the Ohio Northern men on the first day of the 2017 Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium.
Pfeifer was second in the event in :21.08.
The top three finishers in each individual event and the top two relay teams earn All-Conference honors.
The Polar Bears are gunning for their 13th consecutive OAC Championships crown under 13th-year head coach Peggy Ewald and are in second place out of seven teams through five of the 20 events.
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It’s official: Easter House Bed and Breakfast, 508 N. Main St., is the 2017 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s business of the year.
David Dellifield, chamber president, made the announcement at the Feb. 15 chamber annual dinner in McIntosh Center.
Accepting the award were owners Mark Hilan and Amy Eddings.
The business is barely one year old, yet the owners have proven worthy of the award through several efforts to promote Ada through their business and being a driving force to launch the Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival.
Want to watch Ada's baseball team play at 5/3 Field in Toledo?
The Ada HS baseball team will play Riverdale High School at 5/3 Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens, on Tuesday, April 18.
In order to play in the minor league stadium the team must sell 300 ticket vouchers to a Mud Hens regular season game. The vouchers are $12 and may be redeemed for entry into any Mud Hens game during the 2017 season. Persons interested may contact any team member or the baseball coach.
Several other events take place this winter at Ada schools. Here's a summary from the school website.
The Ohio Northern men's swimming & diving team will be gunning for its 13th consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Championships title Thursday-Saturday at the University of Akron's natatorium
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The Polar Bears, under the guidance of 13th-year head coach Peggy Ewald, have won the last 12 OAC Championships crowns.
Last year's squad won the title by an 186-point margin, defeating second place Mount Union 843-657.
The 2016-17 squad finished third in the OAC regular season standings with a 2-2 record, but were not at full strength in either of the dual meet losses.
