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Vancrest invites area youth to enter at St. Patrick's Day contest • The coloring pages are attached at the bottom of this story

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St. Patrick’s Day is approaching and Vancrest invites Ada youngsters to participate in a coloring contest to celebrate the event.

“We hope you will join us in a little St. Patrick’s Day fun,” said Jennifer Line, Vancrest activities director.

Here’s how your child may participate:

Four coloring pages are attached at the bottom of this story. Or you may go to Vancrest Facebook to print out the coloring pages.

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Antonio Pettit, wrestling here, is one of three Bulldog wrestlers who advanced to the district tournament this week. Pettit, a sophomore, wrestling at 126, advances with Clayton McClain, freshman at 113 and Colton Biederman, at 120. Photos of Clayton and Colton follow in this series. (Photos by Carla Oberly)

Women bow out in semi-final action

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The Ohio Northern University men's basketball team advances  to OAC finals on Saturday. Meanwhile, the women's team bowed out in its semi-final contest. The recap of both games follow.

By Tim Glon
Sophomore Grant Heileman (Millersport/Sheridan) scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 81-75 victory over Muskingum in the semifinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The fifth-seeded Polar Bears (5-6 overall) advance to the OAC Tournament finals on Saturday and will play at top-seeded and No. 6-ranked Marietta at 7 p.m. at Ban Johnson Fieldhouse.

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Ernest Samuel “Sam” Nitchie, 79, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 1:44 p.m. at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. 

He was born on Nov. 19, 1941, in Hunter, Kentucky, to the late John and Mattie Nitchie.  On April 4, 1969, Sam married Marilyn Clemons who survives in Ada.

Ohio, like the rest of the nation has seen a recent small spike in the number of COVID-19 cases

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By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the
ONU HealthWise team
www.onuhealthwisepharmacy.com
419/772-3784
Ohio, like the rest of the nation has seen a recent small spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. While this is disappointing since the numbers had being going down, there is hope with a third COVID-19 vaccine getting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) this week.

The vaccines are working and more vaccines to the public means more protection from this pandemic. 

Someone with anxiety has intense feelings of fear and distress preventing them from being able to do everyday tasks

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By Amelia Alexander
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness. You have probably heard of anxiety or know somebody that has anxiety. Everyone feels anxious, especially during stressful situations, but what is the distinction between having anxiety and not having anxiety?  

Somebody with anxiety has intense feelings of fear and distress preventing them from being able to do everyday tasks. People without anxiety only feel this way when they are in a particularly stressful situation.  

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