By Monty Siekerman
Santa has visited Ada many times in the past month as these Ada Icon photos attest. To see more of where he has been in Ada check out the photos at the bottom of this story.
Santa sometimes appears a little stocky, sometimes thinner, sometimes short or tall. One time he was caught by the camera with glasses.
But, he's always jolly, loves kids, and wears the read and white suit he's known for. Some days, Santa's beard is thick and full. Other tines the beard is little scraggly, but that's when Mrs. Claus didn't give her approval before he left the workshop.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team saw five members earn Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Academic All-Ohio honors for the 2016 season.
Senior Shelby Stephens (Cypress, Tex./Cypress Woods) was named OCSA First Team Academic All-Ohio, while seniors Missy Ward (Columbus/Westerville North) and Haley Napier (Beavercreek) and juniors Hannah Reich(Howell, Mich.) and Anna Niemeyer (Loveland) each earned OCSA Second Team Academic All-Ohio accolades.
Stephens, a Marketing major from Cypress, Tex., earned her second consecutive OCSA First Team All-Ohio honor.
Stephens led the team and ranked fifth in the OAC with nine goals.
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team is set to open the 2016-17 Winter and Spring portion of its schedule as they travel to Hamilton to take on Div. 1-foe Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 26 at 6 pm.
Northern will look to compete for its fifth Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season Title and fourth OAC Tournament Championship in the last seven years under 16th-year head coach Scott Wills.
After opening with Miami (Ohio), the Polar Bears will travel to Hilton Head, S.C., Mar. 5-7 for their annual Spring Break trip.
Teachers were happy that the temperature finally moderated so that youngsters could enjoy ball and jump rope during recess at lunch on Wednesday, the last day of school until break. These kindergarteners and first graders tore about the play area, burning off some energy before heading back inside for class. (Monty Siekerman photos)
Markenna Conaway, 11, adds some candy canes to a fruit basket on Tuesday morning. The Ada Church of Christ and First United Methodist Church made 116 fruit baskets which were delivered Tuesday and Wednesday to senior citizens, shut-ins, and people with disabilities. Donations for the annual gift-giving project come from the two churches and Kroger's and Rudolph's in Findlay. Dana Walters has headed up the project for many years. (Monty Siekerman photo)
After four years as Ada Area Chamber of Commerce president, Deb Curlis is stepping down.
Her replacement is David Dellifield, who was elected president at the Dec. 21 chamber meeting. Other 2017 officers elected are Heather Cox, vice president, Corsie Arn, treasurer, and Jill Simmons, secretary.
Three new board members were elected with term ending listed in parentheses:
• Deb Curlis (Dec. 31, 2017)
• Jon Neeld (Dec. 31, 2018)
• Dustin Shook (Dec. 31, 2019)
Dellifield is director of McIntosh Center at ONU. In 2017 monthly chamber meetings will take place in the Deans' Heritage Room, McIntosh at 8 a.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
