By Monty Siekerman
Ada Police Officer Penny Keller-Clark speaks at Vancrest on Wednesday afternoon during the monthly Cookies with a Cop session.
She described lottery and sweepstakes scams. This was first in a series of three talks she will present at the nursing home. In the future, she will describe grandparent scams and home improvement scams.
On Wednesday, she said that lottery scams cost Americans more than $100 million a year. She told the audience that you don’t have to pay to win a prize.
Once again, Ohio Northern has been named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review.
The education services company features the university in the new 2019 edition of its college guide. Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two-year colleges make the cut.
According to the survey, “students are also drawn to ONU’s good financial aid and varsity sports, with one athlete noting that ONU ‘was my most affordable option of Division III schools where I could play soccer and receive a quality education.’
The Ada athletic department will sell season passes on Monday, Aug, 13, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., as well as Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug.14-15, in the high school office from noon to 4 pm.
• Fall Sports only – Season Passes: Adults $40; students $35
• Combined Season Passes: Adults $80; students $55
• Family pass to all fall and winter sports (immediate family) $225
The sale of the Ada Bulldog Cards by students of the Ada School Music Department is in progress.
This year’s version of the discount card offers free food and other money-saving offers for Ada, Kenton, Bluffton and Lima area restaurants and businesses. The 2018-2019 Bulldog cards are good immediately, can be used repeatedly, and do not expire until 8/31/2019. Bulldog cards can be purchased individually for $10 each.
Bulldog cards are one of the best bargains around! There are 4 convenient ways to purchase:
• Contact any Ada High School Marching Band, Color Guard or Varsity Singer member
The United Soccer Coaches pre-season poll has ranked ONU women’s soccer team 8th in the nation.
Northern was tabbed No. 8 in NCAA Division III women's soccer after ending its historic 2017 season with the same ranking. The program reached the eighth spot last season after jumping six positions from No. 14 with the release of the final poll after its first NCAA Division III Elite 8 appearance in school history.
Last season, the team went 20-2-2 and posted an undefeated 9-0-0 record in Ohio Athletic Conference play to capture the conference's tournament and regular season titles.
Amanda Striblen joined Liberty National Bank as the Branch Operations Manager at the Kenton office, according to Ronald L. Zimmerly, Jr., Liberty National president and CEO.
Striblen has been in the banking industry since 2012 and has held various positions. She grew up in the village of Prospect and now lives in Kenton. She is a member of the Kenton Rotary Club and Hardin County Young Professionals.
