The Ohio Northern University Wind Orchestra will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Music Director Antoine T. Clark will conduct a program titled “British Wind Band Classics,” featuring works by William Walton, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Gustav Holst, Gordon Jacob and Percy Grainger. Erin Helgeson Torres, flute instructor at ONU, will feature as soloist on Martin Ellerby’s “Neapolitan Serenade.”
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Host Ada battled tooth and nail with local rival Bluffton on Senior Night, but in the end the Pirates held off the upset-minded Bulldogs 54-45 to record a Northwest Conference win in the regular season finale Friday night.
The purple and gold finished the regular season 5-17 overall and 2-6 in the NWC with the hard-fought defeat, while Bluffton ended up 15-7 and 5-3 in league play after the win.
Crestview (21-1) whipped Columbus Grove 61-44 Friday night to share the league title with CG, as each finished 7-1.
By Cort Reynolds
CANTON - Ada junior Klava Katayama came in fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and touched sixth in the 100 butterfly finals at the 43nd annual Ohio Div. II girls state swim meet at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Friday evening.
A top eight finish confers all-state status.
In the 50 free finals, Katayama moved up from her strong fifth-place preliminary finish to end up fourth in 23.77.
Sophomore Nyah Funderburke of Columbus School for Girls won the 50 free in 23.46.
Katayama came in sixth in the 100 fly in 56.91, again moving up one place from her preliminary finish Thursday.
How can anyone resist a good, clean fundraising project?
The Ada Music Boosters invite residents to help the music program at the Ada schools by participating in a booster Good Clean Fundraising Laundry Detergent and Softener Fundraiser now in progress.
The 5-gallon buckets of liquid detergent, fabric softener and dish soap come with a convenient dispensing pump and contain 640 ounces. Pod-Packs of detergent and dishwasher soap are also available.
ALL products cost $45 and come with a 100% money back satisfaction guarantee. Proceeds from the sale help to support Ada’s vocal, instrumental and winter guard programs, as well as this year’s musical.
It's National Children’s Dental Health Month. That means it's the perfect time to make sure your little ones have the skills they need to maintain healthy teeth for life.
As an adult, brushing your teeth is something you could probably do with your eyes closed. But for kids, this twice-daily task isn't so simple. Children don't automatically know how to brush their teeth or how long or how often to do so.
Fortunately, you can help your kids understand exactly how to keep their teeth in mint condition. For information on teaching and motivating children to brush their teeth and common mistakes to avoid, keep reading.
ADA — No. 19-ranked senior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland)was named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference at the 174-pound weight class in wrestling for 2018-19 in voting conducted by the league's eight head coaches.
Davidson was a perfect 6-0 with five pins and a decision by shutout in OAC dual meet competition.
He also won the league's Most Falls in least Amount of Time award with five falls in 15:03 in his six victories.
Davidson leads Ohio Northern with a 28-7 record and 10 pins this season.
The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships at Crawfordsville, Ind.
If you think you know the location of this sign, send your answer to: [email protected] by Thursday, Feb. 28. The winner receives two passes to the Shannon Theatre, Bluffton.
Oh, and, if you need a major hint, check the Icon display ads at the bottom each page, or click here. (The answer is located in one of the ads.)
Recent winner
Sarah Anderson of Ada is the winner of last week's “where the heck is it?’ contest.
Three ONU athletes were named OAC athletes of the week in their respective sports.
Alex Pizarro - men’s lacrosse
Senior goalkeeper Alex Pizarro (Boonsboro, Md.) has been voted the first Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for the 2019 season, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Will last year’s junior class successfully defend its Interclass trophy? That question will be answered on March 15.
The 113th interclass competition – it’s the community of Ada’s longest-standing tradition – takes place at 7 p.m., Friday, March 15, in the Ada school auditorium.
This year’s competition features contestants from Ada High School sophomores, juniors and seniors competing in:
• Essays
• Poetry
• Short stories
• Dramatic readings
New to this year’s competition is the “essay” category. It will be delivered by contestants as a persuasive speech.
Leading up to the competition is Interclass spirit week, from March 11 to 14.
