Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Andrew Rorabaugh explains his Working with Wind science project Thursday evening during the annual 7th grade Science Fair held in the Ada Schools cafeteria.
Wind turbines are currently giving the Ada area an important economic boost. Thirty turbines have recently begun turning their wind-driven propellers just east of Ada, a $100 million project.
Another $300 million installation of 80 turbines is slated to be built on land between Alger and McGuffey. Farmers will receive sizable land rental payments where turbines are built, and taxing districts will have bigger coffers.
When Ohio Northern senior Amy Bullimore became the school's all-time leading scorer on Wednesday she broke a record set by Ada High School grad Morgan (Dumbaugh) Bass.
During her time as a Polar Bear, Bass's scored 1,242 points to establish the ONU women's basketball scoring record.
Bullimore surpassed Morgan’s 1,242 points when the Polar Bears beat Heidelberg in Tiffin 67-44. Amy now has scored 1,255 points.
Bullimore became ONU's all-time leading scorer at the 6:10 mark of the third quarter sinking her second of two free throws.
The senior tied the all-time record on the previous possession after sinking 1-of-2 free throws.
CONVOY - Host Crestview rode a big third quarter to down the Ada girls basketball team 77-32 in a Northwest Conference girls basketball contest Thursday night.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 4-10 and 0-4 in the NWC with the loss that snapped a two-game win streak. Meanwhile, the Lady Knights improved to 7-6 and 3-2 in league play following the win.
Ada led 14-12 after the first period of play. But Crestview rallied to a 30-18 advantage by intermission, then put the game out of reach with a 28-4 third quarter.
The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team will look to pick up where it left off in 2017 and compete for an Ohio Athletic Conference championship and compete as a national force in 2018 under the guidance of ninth-year head coach Jason Maus.
The Polar Bears enter the season ranked fifth nationally in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Div. III Power Rankings, after finishing fifth as a team at the 2017 Indoor National Championships, posting the best team finish in school history.
Panelists are (from left) Monty Siekerman, Joel Weaver, Floyd Keith, Terry Keiser, Bob Roberts, Al Cohoe, and Chaplain David MacDonald. Sadicka White joined the conversation from her home in Columbus via Skype. (Trevor Jones/ONU photo)
Note: Morgan (Dumbaugh) Bass was the Ada High School and Ohio Northern University leading basketball scorer...until Wednesday night. Ohio Northern senior Amy Bullimore, of Morrow, surpassed Morgan’s 1,242 points when the Polar Bears beat Heidelberg in Tiffin 67-44. Amy now has scored 1,255 points. Morgan graduated from Ada High School in 2009 and remains the highest scorer in school history.
Ohio Northern senior Amy Bullimore (Little Miami) became Ohio Northern's all-time leading scorer on Wednesday evening with a game-high 16 points as the No. 10-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team downed Heidelberg 67-44 at Seiberling Gymnasium.
