May 2022

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The May 10 Ada High School Spring Concert featured the 63-member Concert Choir and 15-member Concert Band.

The Concert Choir, directed by Scott Henning, performed the following:

  • "I Know Where I'm Going" (Folk song arranged by Douglas Wagner), which featured the altos and sopranos
  • "Vive L'Amour" (folk song arranged by Parker and Shaw), which featured the tenors and basses
  • "Come Alive" (Pasek and Paul, arranged by Brymer), which was performed by the full choir

The choir was accompanied by Dillon Robbins.

The Concert Band, under the direction of Jacob Austrino, performed the following:

8-10:30 a.m. on May 14 at Quarry Farm

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Global Big Day, Saturday, May 14, is an annual celebration of the birds around you. On that day, bird migration will be in full swing.

The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm will host its annual Spring Migration Hike on the 14th from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Birders should dress for the weather in earth-toned colors and sturdy hiking shoes that can get muddy.

Join others for a walk with stops to look and listen for migrating and resident birds. Sightings will be documented on Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s ebird website and shared with any participants who want to share their email.

Binoculars and cameras are welcome.

September 17 parade begins at 10 a.m., lineup 9 a.m.

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Now is the time to sign up groups and businesses for the 36th Annual Harvest & Herb Parade, a program of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Start: 10:00 a.m.

Lineup: 9:00 a.m. 

The parade will take place rain or shine

Please submit signed applications (attached) to Parade Chairman Junior Weihrauch by August 30.

HARVEST & HERB PARADE GUIDELINES (ATTACHED)

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ONU professors emeritus Bruce Chesser and Judith Greavu have their work on exhibit in the 77th Annual May Show at the Mansfield Art Center. 

Out of 600 entries, 207 artists and almost 200 pieces were selected by guest juror Paul Fletcher. 

See more of the work featured at https://www.facebook.com/mansfieldartcenter

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The Ada area was treated to more seasonable weather this past week, as shown by observations from Pandora weather observer Guy Verhoff.

High Temperature - 75 F

Low Temperature - 39 F

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School tennis team defeated visiting Upper Sandusky 3-2 Monday, April 9, on a warm, sunny evening at the park courts.

The Bulldogs improved their record to 4-4 with the victory in the regular season finale. 

Ada swept all three singles matches to register the win.

Ada senior Dexter Woods utilized a solid ground game and good serving to post a convincing 6-1, 6-3 win at first singles.

Junior Brendan Jameson triumphed in a three-setter at second singles.

Heady Ada junior Amelia Alexander also won handily 6-1, 6-2 at third singles by keeping the ball in play and rarely making errors.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School varsity softball team utilized good pitching, solid defense and a bunting offense to eliminate visiting Arlington 6-4 in the Div. IV sectional semifinals Monday evening, May 9.

The sixth-seeded Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-12 after the win. The eighth seed Red Devil girls fell to 3-13 with the defeat. 

Ada plays at third-seeded Leipsic (13-4) Thursday, May 12 in the sectional finals. The Viking girls won at Ada 13-3 May 2.

"Small ball helped our offense, and our defense was pretty good," said Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt.  

ONU graduates Q&A

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With the COVID-19 pandemic altering the health care landscape in numerous ways, recent ONU nursing graduates have been at the first responder forefront.

What have their experiences been like thus far? Two 2021 Ohio Northern University graduates, who are also engaged to be married, offered their thoughts on becoming nurses during these challenging times.

James Fisher, BSN '21, from Castalia, Ohio, is working at the Cleveland Clinic’s medical ICU at Fairview Hospital. Christina Stalla, BSN '21, from North Ridgeville, Ohio, is working at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus on a medical/surgical telemetry unit caring for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses.

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Ada area congregations holding a Vacation Bible School are invited to contact the Ada Icon with details.

We're looking for the following:

  • Church name and address
  • Dates and times
  • Participant age range
  • Registration contact
  • Themes

Please email [email protected] with VBS information as text in the email and as a flyer, if one is available.

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The top-seeded Ohio Northern softball team won the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship on Sunday, May 8, defeating No. 3 seed Mount Union 4-3 at the ONU softball field to cap an unbeaten run through the tournament.

This marks the second straight OAC Tournament title for the Polar Bears (24-9 overall) and their seventh in program history, and it earns them the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.

ONU will find out its NCAA Tournament destination and first-round opponent on Monday.

Mount Union, which ends its season at 23-18-1 overall, eliminated No. 2 seed Muskingum earlier in the day with a 3-0 victory to advance to play ONU.

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