TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and held off a late charge to win 74-67 at Heidelberg on Wednesday evening at Seiberling Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears improve to 16-6 overall and remain in the hunt for an Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with an 11-4 record, while the Student Princes move to 9-13, 5-10.
Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) picked up his 10th double-double of the season and the 18th of his career with 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is offering educational scholarships to persons pursuing health care careers.
BVHS associates, current college students and high school seniors may be eligible to appy.
A complete list of scholarships, along with applications, deadlines, qualifications and contacty information can be viewed at www.bvhealthsystem.org/scholarships.
A. Wayne Kaiser, age 95, died on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:20 a.m. at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on June 16, 1922 in New Hampshire, Ohio to Victor and Madonna (Campbell) Kaiser, who preceded him in death. On March 27, 1948, Wayne married Phyllis Lenhart, and she survives in Harrod.
Wayne was a lifelong farmer and musician. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII.
Saturday's Made in Ada Football Festival featured for the first time a football pinata. Why not? It's a football festival. The pinata was as sturdy as an Ada-made football and it took more than several whacks to get to the goodies inside. Here are some views of the process.
Ada Public Library's 6th annual chococlate bake-off should appeal to you. It's at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at the library.
The rules to enter are simple and there's just one rule: bake or make something that showcases chocolate as the main ingredient and bring it to the library on Saturday by 10:45 a.m.
The winner will be decided by popular choice. Call or stop by the library to sign-up or just show up to enjoy a free dessert and help choose a bake-off winner.
Melia Santillanez and Elsie Allen won first place in last year’s bake-off. They entered a Texas sheet cake.
Mark your calendar and buy your tickets for the annual Ada Kiwanis Club Pancake and Sausage Day. The meal will be served from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 in the Ada Schools cafeteria.
Tickets are available from club members and at Liberty National Bank, Ferguson Insurance, Dr. Mark Shull’s office, and Hanson-Neely Funeral Home.
The cost is $7 pre-sale and $8 at the door for the all-you-can-eat meal. Children 10 and under are free.
Proceeds benefit community projects. The club has been serving the community for 94 years.
