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"That describes us best," says Raymond and Liz Harner

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A Main Street Bluffton business has gone crazy and changed its name.

CG Pro Bikes, an Ada Icon advertiser, owned by Raymond and Liz Harner, 127 N. Main St., Bluffton, is officially renamed “Bike Crazy.”

While the name change is official, the Harners plan a crazy celebration as soon as their new store sign arrives later this month.

In explaining the name change, Liz said, “We are bike experts, bike mechanics, bike fans, bike riders, bike fitters, bike advocates…we are bike crazy!”

A store name change was in the discussion stages ever since the Harners moved their business from Columbus Grove (CG) to Bluffton.

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BEREA — Senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) and junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored 27 and 23 points, respectively to help the Ohio Northern men's basketball team grab an 80-73 victory over No. 25-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday evening at Ursprung Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears move to 10-4 overall and 5-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets drop to 11-3, 5-2.

Burger recorded his 11th consecutive game with at least 20 points, while Bruns posted his ninth such game of the season.

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ONU senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) and junior Jenna Dirksen(Beavercreek/Carroll) led the charge offensively as the No. 10-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team defeated Baldwin Wallace 61-55 on Wednesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

With their 13th consecutive victory, the Polar Bears move to 13-1 overall and remain a perfect 7-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 8-6, 4-3.

Bullimore led the way with her sixth consecutive double-double, scoring a game-best 22 points and grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds.

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ADA — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team continued to show its strength during the 2017 campaign as it claimed the Ohio Athletic Conference title for the third consecutive season under ninth-year head coach Jason Maus.

The Polar Bears (126-37 overall) posted their second consecutive top-20 finish at the 2017 National Championships in Elsah, Ill. behind junior Ian McVey's (Stow/Munroe Falls) All-American performance.

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The Ohio Northern volleyball team is set to open its 2018 campaign with the 40th Annual ONU Invitational on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at the ONU Sports Center under 28th-year head coach Kate Witte.

The Polar Bears will also play in-season tournaments at Bluffton, Wittenberg and Calvin (Mich.) 

The schedule also features non-conference home contests with Denison and Bluffton and a road match at Kenyon.

Northern will begin the quest for its third consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title with a match at John Carroll on Sept. 25.

Tuesday evenings from Jan. 16 to Feb. 13

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Apollo Career Center Adult Education will offer a one night a week self- defense class for women this winter. The class will be held every Tuesday night from 6-9 p.m., beginning  Tuesday, Jan. 16,  and ending Feb. 13,  and will be instructed of Sean Neidemire, detective, Lima Police Department

During this class, women will learn basic self-defense skills and techniques they can employ in an attack. Students will have improved awareness to avoid dangerous situations as well as the knowledge and skills to defend themselves against an attacker in various situations by the end of the class. 

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