The Ohio Northern football team was selected to finish third in the media poll and fourth in the coaches poll in the Ohio Athletic Conference at the 2017 OAC Football Media Day held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.
ONU received 54 points in the coaches poll to finish fourth and 265 points in the media poll to finish third.
Mount Union was tabbed as the preseason favorite by both the media and coaches, collecting 26 first place media votes and seven first place votes from the coaches.
John Carroll was picked to finish second in both the media poll and the coaches poll with 74 points in the coaches poll and 327 points in the media poll.
The Ada school board, meeting tonight (July 27) will act to accept the resignation of Tara Griffith, board president, effective July 28. She has served on the school board for 8 ½ years.
Several additional board actions are anticipated. Viewers may see the entire board agenda, attached at the bottom of this story.
The board will act on accepting a bid of $86,210 for a new school bus from Cardinal Bus Sales and Service, to be delivered in September. The trade-in value from Bus 4 is $3,500.
The Rev. David MacDonald, D.Min., Ohio Northern University chaplain, recently received a Francis Asbury Award for his support of higher education and campus ministries within the United Methodist Church. The award is supported by the church’s General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) Division of Higher Education
MacDonald is one of 15 individuals who received the award this year. Honorees offer outstanding leadership, above and beyond their basic responsibilities, to help bring heightened awareness to the significance of the church’s higher education ministries.
By Monty Siekerman
The saga of the loose chicken continues.
He now has a name: Richard the Rooster.
He can be found in the 500 block of South Johnson Street.
About 10 days ago, the rooster was first spotted on East Lehr Avenue. People took pictures of him, watched his antics, even called the police to try to catch the stray.
Alas, the owner saw a picture of his wayward rooster posted on the Ada Icon. He came to capture Richard the Rooster and took him home about 10 days ago, but that's not the end of Richard the Rowdy Rooster story.
By Monty Siekerman
They call it a Mega Sports Camp because many sports are involved.
The Ada First United Methodist and Sugar Grove Methodist churches have teamed together to sponsor a sports camp that includes soccer, football, cheerleading, tennis, and basic skills.
The camp is open to every youth in the community ages 3 through 6th grade.
"We want to give kids a chance to learn more about sports, discover character building concepts, and have a whole lot of fun," said Judy Lusk, organizer.
The camp begins Thursday, Aug. 3, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 6, at Ada War Memorial Park.
Gardens at Liberty National Bank have gone tropical this year. Here, a braided hibiscus blooms in several colors because it is four separate plants, each a different color, that makes the display look like a multicolored hibiscus, which really doesn't exist in nature. (Monty Siekerman photo)
