FROM ONU DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGN FACEBOOK: Tom Brady and Lady Gaga weren’t the only stars of Super Bowl Sunday.
You met Andrew Steingass (BFA/studio arts ’09), adjunct instructor in art, now meet Leah Casey, an Ohio Northern University student whose appearance in “The Unexpected” television commercial helped make it a hit.
Not finding a groundhog in Ada on Feb. 2, this photographer resorted to taking a photo similar to the one from last year...Abby checking out the daffodils popping through the ground at the Railroad Park.
The growth of the daffodils compares favorably to last year's; however, the maturity of the golden retriever pup is significant.
Abby was 4 months old a year ago, now 16 months. And, yes, Abby saw her shadow on a bright, sunny Thursday morning as did wild groundhogs here as well as Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania.
Ada Rotary Club’s Super Bowling Challenge was Feb. 7 at Norada Lanes.
The teams were: Ada Services, Associated Plastics Corp, Century 21 Sunway LLC, Community Health Professionals, Gibson Construction-Ada, Kline's Auto Center, Liberty National Bank and the Ada Lions Club.
Kline's Auto Center was the first place finisher and Century 21 was second place.
The No. 5-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team improved to 22-0 and clinched the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title outright with an 81-57 victory at Heidelberg on Wednesday evening at Sieberling Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears are 15-0 in the OAC and have a four-game lead over Baldwin Wallace and Wilmington with three games to go in the regular season.
The Polar Bears did not trail in the contest and used a 15-2 run to take a 23-6 lead after the first quarter.
Northern led 43-22 at halftime and the Student Princes would get no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
ONU has clinched the No. 1 seed and a double bye in the OAC Tournament.
Ohio Northern extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 91-78 men's basketball victory over Heidelberg on Wednesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 15-7 overall and remain in a first place tie in the Ohio Athletic Conference with No. 10-ranked Marietta with a 13-2 record.
The Student Princes fall to 9-13, 5-10.
Senior Devon Allen (Lima/Senior) led ONU in scoring for the fifth time in the last six games with a game-high 21 points. He has surpassed the 20-point plateau in all five of those games and in eight games overall this season.
ReStore Community Center served 8,662 meals last year and distributed 122 emergency food packages. The free meals include those served at noon four days a week and during at Crockpot Tuesday at the center, and the 1,500 lunches served to children at War Memorial Park during the summer.