ARLINGTON - The Ada boys golf team competed in the 13-team Div. III sectional tournament at Sycamore Springs Golf Course in Arlington Thursday.
Ada finished 12th with a score of 409 strokes. Van Buren won the team title with 318 strokes, followed by USV (337) and Columbus Grove (352).
Allen East came in sixth with 366 strokes.
Bulldog junior Ethan Hull posted the best 18-hole Ada score, coming in 26th with a 93. Sophomore teammate Brevin Sizemore ended up 46th with a round of 102.
Ada's Town and Gown committee is accepting nominations for Ada's Distinguished Citizen of the Year, according to Deb Curlis, director of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
Persons interested in making nominations may contact Curlis at: [email protected].
This year's Town and Gown dinner is Monday, Nov. 5, at McIntosh Center on the ONU campus. Tickets are $20. More information on ticket sale locations and the program will follow on the Icon.
Brian Sage, assistant director of theatre, directs students during a rehearsal of Ohio Northern University's production of Romeo and Juliet. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. in The Freed Center. (From ONU Facebook)
The National Association of Schools of Music has accredited a new program at Ohio Northern. The ONU music department has received approval for the Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in sound recording technology.
The program involves a study abroad to the University of Stafford in Manchester, England, during the first semester of the junior year. While there, students will work with Media City employees of the BBC.
By Monty Siekerman
“Up in the sky, look: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!” You’ve heard that quote many times. Ever wonder what that plane is flying over Ada as you look up into the sky? Now you can know.
There’s an app for that. It tells you anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day what planes are in the sky. Right now there is an airplane near SR 309 just north of Alger—it’s a 737 flying at 34,000 feet, at 363 knots per hour (418 mph), that left Boston at 5:55 and will arrive in Phoenix at 7:17.
Several area school districts including Bluffton have received funding for School Safety Training Grants, asccording to State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima). The grants are through a provision of Amended Substitute House Bill 318.
Area schools and funding follow:
• Ada $4,774
• Allen East $6,107
• Apollo JVSD $2,500
• Arlington $3,164
• Bluffton $6,305
• Cory-Rawson $3,079
• Columbus Grove $4,729
• Riverdale $5,559
• Upper Scioto Valley $2,500
