Vicki Mills announced that the Noteworthy Community Choir begins its second season this year.
"Area singers are invited to audition throughout March for a spot in both its children’s choirs and inter-generational choir,” she said.
Four different choirs will form and meet from April 16 to July 6. Those groups are:
• Treble makers – non-auditioned choir, ages 6-10
• Noteworthy Voices – ages 8-18
• Noteworthy Sounds – ages 7-11+
• Expressions – ages 13 to 83+ begins March 25
While we encourage folks to save long-term for retirement, the Roth IRA has a “hidden secret” that provides a ton of flexibility. When you have had any Roth IRA for a period of 5 years or more, you are able to withdraw the contribution portion (not the gains) without tax or penalty. There are many situations where this can be helpful:
Cort Reynolds, Icon sports writer, had an article published in SB Nation celticsblog.com the day before the Super Bowl.
The article detailed the championship playoff history between the two coastal rivals, with an emphasis on the Celtics/Lakers championship series rivalry.
Its headline reads: Boston vs. Los Angeles, a long history of sports rivalry.
Calamity days have taken their toll during this year’s Ada school year. Here’s an update on make-up plans from Meri Skilliter, Ada superintendent.
“We will have a regular instructional day this Friday, Feb. 15, in lieu of a previously scheduled professional development day to make up one day.
“We will go to school March 4-8, rather than having our spring break that week. That week was designated to absorb any additional calamity days over 5.
“We currently have 6 to make up, so those are the six days we will use. Any additional days will be added to the end of the school year.”
ONU women's and men's basketball teams both defeated Heidelberg on Feb. 13. Those game stories follow.
Women's game
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team sent the program's Class of 2019 student-athletes out in style Wednesday evening, toppling Ohio Athletic Conference foe Heidelberg 53-45 inside the ONU Sports Center on Senior Night.
The Polar Bears improve to 12-12 overall and 6-11 against the conference circuit with the victory. More importantly, Northern moves into a two-way tie for seventh place with Wilmington in the OAC standings and can secure their spot in the conference tournament Saturday with a win at Muskingum.
Senior All-American Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 6-12.
Bruns averaged 29 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game last week as the Polar Bears (5-18 overall, 1-15 OAC) defeated Otterbein 75-70 and lost at John Carroll 90-71.
Against Otterbein, he scored 33 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked four shots and followed that up with a 25-point, 11-rebound, 4-block performance at JCU.
