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13th consecutive year for this ONU honor

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By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer program received the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches for 2019-20.

This marks the 13th consecutive year that the Polar Bears were honored with the award by having a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Northern's 13 awards ties it with Baldwin Wallace for the most among Ohio Athletic Conference schools.

The Polar Bears finished 13-6-3 overall, 5-3-1 in the OAC and advanced to the NCAA III Tournament in 2019 under first-year head coach Chris Matejka.

OAC Schools that have received the award:

A summer as strength and conditioning intern for the University of Oregon football team

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FROM ONU WEBSITE - Ever since exercise physiology major Wil Rankin fell in love with football as a player, he knew he never wanted to leave football behind.

That’s why he decided to pursue a career in strength and conditioning. His ultimate goal? To become a strength and conditioning coach for a Division I college football team.

Thanks to his networking expertise and determined efforts, he was able to try his dream on for size the summer before his senior year as a strength and conditioning intern for the University of Oregon football team.

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Ada Schools is looking for substitute bus drivers for the 2020-21 school year.

Qualified applicants should complete and submit the classified application to Gigi Fetter, Executive Secretary.

Applications can be found on the website at https://www.adabulldogs.org/Employment. Training will be provided at no cost.

For questions, contact Tim Garmon, Transportation Director, at (419) 634-6421.

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The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office has received grant funding for deputies
to work the High Velocity Traffic Enforcement Program on overtime hours for
the program year Oct.1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021, according to Dennis Burns, chief deputy with the department.

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Gerken Paving of Bluffton is working on four streets in Ada this week. Here new asphalt is being laid on a portion of West Highland. Other streets on the schedule include Edwards, Liberty and Willow Parkway.

And few participants are complaining

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Note: Ada Kiwanis Club will hold a Halloween parade this year.

In late October Ada will hold an event with masks required and few participants are complaining.

Mayor Dave Retterer announced that trick-or-treating will take place in the village from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29.

Like most Ohio communities, Ada awaited the covid-19 guidelines from the governor’s office before making an announcement. That green light arrived last week.

Click here to read the recommended best practices for trick-or-treating from the governor.

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