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A Bulldog rabbit

Morgan Roberts, a member of the Ada High School FFA holds "Crackle," her Dutch rabbit during a petting zoo for elementary students on May 11.

Let's go fishing

The Liberty Conservation Club's annual fishing derby is Saturday, May 14. The club's derby takes place at the club's ground at 1552 State Route 235, north of Ada. Call 419-234-5795 for more details.

Third graders watch Bob "crack" without a seat belt

Ada third graders witnessed a great lesson on seat belt safety this week.

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, used  SAFER Bob the Egg in his demonstration.

"For the past 12 years, when I ask the kids what we should name the egg, our crash test dummy, the name has always been "Bob."

He adds: "This is a very valuable lesson in seat belt use. We crash the car with Bob in a seat belt and he survives. When we take the belt off, Bob is ejected from the car and cracks. An excellent visual and great reminder to always wear your seat belt.

College of Pharmacy students, faculty named Walmart Scholars

Two pairs of students and faculty from the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy have been named recipients of the 2016 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Walmart Scholars Program.

Each student-faculty pair will receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend the AACP Annual Meeting and the AACP Teachers Seminar in Anaheim, Calif., from July 23-27, 2016.

Dr. Brittany Long, ONU HealthWise resident, and her faculty mentor, Deirdre Myers, pharmacy practice instructor and assistant director of student services at Ohio Northern, received the first award. Long and Myers are both Ohio Northern pharmacy graduates.

Fox named Freshman of the Year; Men's lacrosse lands three All-OAC honorees

By Ashley Birchmeier

Freshman Andrew Fox was named Ohio Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year for the 2016 men's lacrosse season, while three earned All-Conference honors announced Wednesday.

Fox was also named Second Team defense, while freshman Anthony Pavone also earned Second Team honors at midfield and freshman Steven Slagle garnered Honorable Mention honors.

Fox appeared in all 15 games for the Polar Bears forcing a team-high 36 turnovers, while picking up 42 ground balls. 

Pavone appeared in all 15 games making 14 starts as a freshman. He recorded 32 points tying a team-high 28 goals while shooting a team-high 113 shots. 

Three community groups receive Junior Civic League donations

The Ada Junior Civic League donated a total of $1,500 divided equally among three community organizations recently, according to Linda Staley.

The league members donated $500 to the Ada Public Library, $500 to the Ada Food Pantry, and $500 to the Red Cross.

PHOTO IDS:

• Amanda Bennett of the Ada Public Library with Ada Junior Civic League President Linda Ferguson and Sherry Evans, Special Projects Chair.   

• Jack Duffy of the Food Pantry with Linda Ferguson and Sherry Evans.

• Sandra Neely of the Red Cross with  President Linda Ferguson and Sherry Evans.

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