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A geyser in Ada? Free car washes? Nope, village employees were checking water pressure in several parts of town on Monday. Here, water squirts high into the air from a hydrant in the 300 block of West North Avenue. Good pressure is evident at this location. To see how much fun this caused, click here. (Monty Siekerman photo)

A public auction takes place Thursday, Aug. 23, starting at 3 p.m., at 4580 Township Road 29, Bluffton. Marilyn and Ronald Heldman, owners.

Includes antiques, primitives, old items and collectibles, household goods and miscellanous items, plus Allis Chalmers tractor, Case skid steer, John Deere riding tractor.

Trent W. Farthing, is the auctioneer. The attachment at the bottom of this story lists auction items.

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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May 1928 the Ada Kiwanis painted “ADA” in 16 foot letters on the town hall roof for an airplane guide. Clyde Elder and J.L. Ferrell did the painting. Will Rodgers offered to pay the national bill for all signs of three letters or less.

The OAC preseason coaches poll projects ONU men’s soccer team to finish fourth in the conference this season.

 

Last year the Polar Bears finished 12-6-2 overall and 5-3-1 in the conference records. The team reached the OAC tourney quarterfinals before losing.

The team will open Sept. 1 at Transylvania University in Kentucky. 

After claiming back-to-back regular season conference titles in 2016 and 2017, the Ohio Northern women's soccer team has been selected by the 10 Ohio Athletic Conference head coaches to claim the regular season title again this year. The team is ranked 8th nationally.

 

Last season, Northern won both the 2017 OAC regular season and tournament titles and posted a 20-2-2 overall record with an undefeated 9-0-0 mark in the conference loop.

The Ohio Northern volleyball program is ranked No. 19 in the nation in a preseason poll, according to the AVCA coaches. Last year’s team posted a 29-6 overall record and an 8-1 conference record.

 

The team also claimed a share of the OAC regular season title and qualified for a second straight NCAA Division III tournament last year. 

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