For the ninth time in her career, ONU senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) has been named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III Women's Track National Athlete of the Week.
The senior also earned the honor for the second consecutive week and the fifth time this season.
Richards earned the honor after competing in the 800-meter run at the 39th Annual Sun Angel Classic hosted by Arizona State this past weekend.
The annual Ada Kiwanis Club Pancake and Sausage Day is Saturday at the Ada Schools cafeteria. Serving time: 7 a.m. until 1 p.m.Tickets are available from club members and at Liberty National Bank, Ferguson Insurance, Dr. Mark Shull’s office, and Hanson-Neely Funeral Home. The cost is $7 pre-sale and $8 at the door for the all-you-can-eat meal. Children 10 and under are free. Proceeds benefit community projects. The club has been serving the community for 94 years. And by way, to see who is flipping the pancakes from last year's event, go to the next picture.
By Monty Siekerman
Workers from K&R Landscaping in Leipsic plant a spiral juniper near the new front door of the Ada Public Library on Tuesday.
Finishing touches—including installation of landscaping—are underway to complete a major addition and remodeling of the library which will have a grand reopening on Saturday, April 28.
celebration of the completion of the project will begin at 10:30 a.m. with remarks by Director Rhett Grant. Tater the Clown will be there to entertain children.
Refreshments will be served. The grand reopening will continue until 1:30 p.m. The library celebrated its centennial last year.
Hamdullah Mohib, Ph.D., Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 at the law college. His talk, “The current state of Afghan-U.S. relations,” is free and open to the public.
Ohio Northern University’s LLM in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law program has graduated more than 20 Afghan lawyers over the past six years and will award the LLM to 10 more at its commencement in May. The ambassador will meet with the Afghan students during his visit to campus.
Tommy Tire of Ada and Bluffton customers can receive up to a $120 Visa prepaid card when purchasing a set of four select passenger or lightweight truck Mastercraft Tires in April, according to Tom Dotson.
