Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The ONU Indian Student Association held a springtime Holi Festival on the Tundra on Saturday afternoon. It's a Festival of Colors.
Holi is a Hindu festival that signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and the end of winter. During the festival, participants play, chase, and color each other with dry powder.
The Hindu festival is celebrated in all parts of India, lasting a day and a half. At ONU the tossing of colored powder lasts maybe 15 minutes, but is full of enthusiasm and joy by those who participate.
By Monty Siekerman
The Ada Dog Park has met its fundraising goal and hopes are that the park will be open by late May or early June.
The fence at the pool will be taken down and used for the dog park, so the opening of the park is dependent on the pool work. Many fence workers were on hand at the pool on Monday dismantling the old fence and installing the new.
Progress on the dog park was made before winter set in. The water lines are in, the shelter pad is down, the shelter frame is up, and the entrance area excavated. All of the equipment for the dog park is purchased and stored here.
ADA - The host Ada softball team lost to Paulding 13-2 in a battle for first place in the Northwest Conference Monday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 9-5 overall and 3-2 in the NWC with the loss between two of the three league leaders. The Panthers improved to 7-4 overall and 4-1 in NWC play after the big win.
"We just made too many errors," said Ada head coach Troy Erickson, whose team allowed seven unearned runs. "We have to play error-free ball. We have a freshman who pitches to contact, and (thus) we have to make the plays behind her.
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WESTERVILLE — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team concluded its Ohio Athletic Conference regular season with a 6-3 victory at Otterbein on Monday afternoon.
Despite the rain and a facility change following doubles play, the Polar Bears (13-7 overall, 6-2 OAC) fought for a 6-3 victory.
The Cardinals fall to 10-8, 4-3.
Junior Jake Abbott (Kenton), sophomore Connor Christian (Gallipolis/Gallia Academy) and freshman Hoang Do (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) each won twice to lead the Polar Bears.
Investigators are seeking any information concerning arson fires which occurred simultaneously at four different residences in Kenton during the early morning hours on Saturday.
Contact the Kenton Fire Department (419)673-1235; Kenton Police Department (419)673-0771; or Hardin Co. Sheriff’s Office (419)673-1268 Option 0.
The four fire locations in Kenton include 715 Leonard St., 726 Tracy St., 609 Walnut St. and 339 S. Leighton St., all within a few blocks of each other,
For the second time this season, junior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
Ochsenhirt earned the honor for the fifth time in her career.
The junior led ONU this week at the OAC Tennis Fest, going a perfect 6-0 during the week, lifting ONU to a perfect 4-0 week.
Ochsenhirt was 3-0 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles play and was the deciding match in ONU's thrilling 5-4 victory over OAC-foe Otterbein.
ONU senior Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for his efforts at the Defiance Spring Invitational.
The senior earned the honor for the second time this season after he tied the Ohio Northern 18-hole record with a first round 67 and finished with the third lowest 36-hole total in school history at 141.
Goodchild claimed Medalist honors in the 101-man field. It is the second Medalist victory this season for the All-Region senior.
