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The St. Mark Lutheran Church, 125 S. Johnson St., (behind McDonald's), Ada, will host a free breakfast at 9 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 4.

Following breakfast at 10:30 a.m. the congregation will have All Saints' Sunday worship with Communion.

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Here's a scary thought: Will the number of snowfalls in one winter equal the date that the first snowfall fell in the season?

If so, we are in for 28 snowfalls during the winter of 2012-13. (On Oct. 28 was recorded 1.1 inches of snow.) Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, didn't confirm that fact, but did provide a summary of the October weather. Here goes:

The high temperature of October was 78 degrees on Oct. 24. The low was 33 degrees on Oct. 11 and Oct. 30. The average October 2012 daily temperature was 52 degrees. The normal average temperature for October is 52.1 degrees.

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PRE-SALE TICKETS: There are pre-sale tickets available in the Ada High School office for Friday’s varsity football game with Waynesfield-Goshen at Lima Stadium.

The game starts at 8 p.. All tickets are $7. All tickets at the game will be $9. Ada is the home team and will sit in the home bleachers. The gates will open at 7 p.m.

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By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team received votes in the D3hoops.com Preseason poll.

Ohio Northern received 36 votes in voting conducted by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country.

Calvin (Mich.) was ranked No. 1 with 592 points, followed by Geroge Fox (Ore.) with 560 points and St. Thomas (Minn.) with 536 points.

Fellow OAC foe and defending OAC Tournament Mount Union was ranked No. 6 with 395 points.

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President Myrna McCurdy called the fifth meeting (October 30th) of the 2012–2013 Kiwanis Year to order at 12:00 noon at McIntosh Center, ONU.

The following guests were introduced: Arlene Allison, guest of Scott Allison; Robert Sprague; and Dave Reese, program speaker.

The birthdays of Mark Shull (October 31) and Bill Fuller (November 4th were celebrated in song.

Joe Ferguson was thanked for his efforts on the Halloween Parade, even though the event was cancelled due to inclement weather.

In business:
-Members heard an updated financial report from Treasurer Bryan Marshall.

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By Tim Glon

High winds, heavy rains and snow from Hurricane Sandy have forced several changes in the Ohio Athletic Conference Volleyball and Men's Soccer Tournament schedules this week.

The No. 3-seeded Ohio Northern volleyball team's quarterfinal match with Baldwin Wallace, scheduled for Tuesday night at 7 pm, has been postponed until Wednesday at 7 pm at the ONU Sports Center.

The semifinals and finals remain scheduled for Friday and Saturday, as previously planned.

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