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ONU Department of Theatre Arts production April 11-14

The Ohio Northern University Department of Theatre Arts will present the musical comedy “Young Frankenstein” from Thursday through Sunday, April 11 through April 14 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 11,  April 12 and April 13, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on April 13 and April 14. The performance is being underwritten by Quest Federal Credit Union.

“Young Frankenstein” is based on the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy film, which is an affectionate parody of the classic 1930s horror film.

The Icon, looking both ways, when crossing the tracks in downtown Ada, spotted someone walking the track. This viewpoint offers an interesting perspective on the artistic vanishing point.

Dellifield sets record

By Cort Reynolds
The Ada track and field teams swept a home triangular meet Tuesday at War Memorial Stadium.

The Ada boys won with 65 points, with Perry second (51) and Delphos Jefferson a close third (50). 

The Lady Bulldogs finished first with 77 points, followed by Jefferson (58) and Perry (20).

Bulldog junior Nora Dellifield broke her own school record in the pole vault by clearing 10 feet.

"Both the boys and girls worked extremely hard," said Ada head coach Tyler Craig. "Our effort was great and it paid off."

Two local fundraisers and one special event involve the local Biker Strong Association, according to Keara Downing.

April 14 Blessing of the bikes
The first-ever blessing of the bikes is at noon, Sunday, April 14, at 701 N. Main St., Alger. Smoking Joe Carl will officiate. All bikes receive a free memorabilia decal.

April  14 benefit for Rowen
Following this is an event at The Roadhouse, 19570 County Road 230, Mt. Victory, to benefit Rowen, a 3-year-old who is battling cancer.

By Cort Reynolds
Visiting Shawnee broke open a close game with seven late runs to post a 10-2 win over the Ada softball team in non-conference play Wednesday evening.  

The purple and gold fell to 5-6 with the loss, while the Lady Indians improved to 7-4 after the win. 

It was Ada's seventh game in seven days, the last six of which have been at home. The Bulldogs went 3-4 in that busy stretch.

Shawnee jumped in front with three runs in the top of the first inning. Ada edged within a run on two third inning runs.

By Cort Reynolds
Ada sophomore Leona Dalton tossed a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Lady Bulldog softball team to a 13-1 win over visiting Waynesfield-Goshen in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening. The purple and gold evened their mark at 5-5 with the win, while the Lady Tigers dropped to 1-4 with the loss.

Dalton struck out 12 Tigers, walked one and allowed no earned runs in the run-rule shortened game to improve her mark to 5-4. Ada jumped in front with five runs in the bottom of the first inning.

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