November 2021

Siefker Real Estate and Auctio Co. has announced the public auction of farm equipment near Ada, Ohio on Friday, December 10.

See www.AdaIcon.com/classifieds for details.

The Village of Ada has posted a packet for the Regular Council Meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. on November 16 in the Village Hall council chambers, 115 West Buckeye Ave. The packet includes the meeting agenda and minutes from the Nov. 2 council meeting.

Council meetings can be joined online via https://teams.live.com/meet/93507018157446. Village of Ada Regular Council Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 pm. 

The 11th annual Bendekovic Bowl may have been the most exciting in the series.

There were three touchdowns scored in the game's final 1:45, including the game-winner with just eight seconds left as Heidelberg edged Ohio Northern 33-32 on Saturday afternoon, Novembrer 13, at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears end their season 4-6 overall and finished 3-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Student Princes end their season at 8-2, 7-2.

Senior Brody Hahn (Louisville) threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to junior Jette Morgan (Wooster) with 45 seconds left to give ONU a 33-28 lead.

The Ohio Northern women's cross country team placed seventh of 37 teams at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon at Blue River Memorial Park.

Senior Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Munroe Falls) qualified for the NCAA III Championships next weekend in Louisville, Ky., with a fifth place finish out of 266 runners in a career-best 22:08 over the 6,000-meter course.

Her 22:08 finish moves her up to fourth all-time in ONU history for 6,000-meters.

Pitcovich and senior Taylor Ellerbrock (Columbus Grove) earned All-Great Lakes region honors with top-35 finishes, as Ellerbrock crossed in 20th place in a career-low 22:43.

by Robert McCool

With a name like "Viral," you'd expect this book to be about COVID-19. But in Robin Cook's 2021 release (Penguin Random House, $27.00, ISBN: 978-0-5933-2829-3) the title refers to an encroaching wave of an even deadlier disease without a vaccine to protect those exposed to it.

In a democracy, should elected representatives listen to the will of the
people?

State Senators Matt Huffman (Allen County) and Rob McColley (Hardin County)
say no.

They've proposed new election maps that don't fairly represent Ohioans.
Instead, these rigged districts continue the "gerrymandering" that means that
in many Ohio elections, the winner is pre-determined.

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team bowed out of the NCAA III Tournament in the Second Round with a 2-0 loss at No. 10-ranked Case Western Reserve Saturday afternoon at DiSanto Field.

The Ohio Athletic Conference champion Polar Bears end their season with a 14-5-3 overall record, while the Spartans advance to the Sweet 16 with a 16-1-2 record.

Case went ahead 1-0 with a goal in the 25th minute, then got an insurance goal ion the 68th minute to make it 2-0.

Senior Kristy Catrine (Springboro) had five saves in goal as ONU was out-shot by CWRU 23-4.

Sophomore Kylie Cabana (Dexter, Mich.) had three of ONU's four shot attempts in the contest.

The Ohio Northern men's cross country team placed seventh of 37 teams at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon, November 13, at Blue River Memorial Park.

The polar Bears scored 277 points in the meet and will finish their season with a 94-39 overall record.

No. 7-ranked John Carroll won with 62 points, No. 13 Otterbein was second with 89 points, No. 28 Case Western Reserve was third with 1047 and No. 30 Calvin (Mich.) was fourth with 120 points.

Senior Patrick Baker (Massillon/Jackson) led the Polar Bears with a 42nd place finish in a career-low 25:55.

The Ada Icon accessed the following notes on the Ada Schools website https://www.ada.k12.oh.us/DistrictBoardEd.aspx?archived=true

The minutes approved during this meeting were provided to the Ada Icon (also attached below):

September 15 2021 Board of Education Minutes

Ada Exempted Village Schools Board of Education, 725 West North Avenue, has announced the November Regular Meeting and Planning Session for 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

This meeting will include a Hearing of the Public on the Use of ARP IDEA Part B Funds for the 2021-2022 School Year.

See a related article for Ada Schools notes from the October board meeting and minutes approved at that session.

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