Ada fourth graders demonstrate their support of the ONU men's basketball team during a recognition night involving "Reading with Coach Byrne." Details of the event are in the story below.
It’s a pretty neat program involving Ada fourth graders and Kevin Byrne, Ohio Northern University men’s basketball coach, and several team members.
During the second nine weeks of school ONU basketball players teamed up with Ada fourth graders up to improve fourth grader reading skills.
According to Ada fourth graders teachers Mrs. Butterfield, Mrs. Salyer and Mrs. Stuart: “Normally, each student is expected to read daily in order to receive 5 Reading Counts points per week by passing quizzes with at least 70 percent accuracy.”
Eleanor M. Long, 73, died at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at her residence in Ada.
Eleanor was born on February 6, 1941 in Harrod, Ohio to Ralph E. and Elva (Keith) Anspach, and they preceded her in death. On August 23, 1959 she married James M. "Jim" Long and he survives in Ada.
The Ada Public Library reminds teens from 7th through 12th grade that there's still tiem to read "This Dark Endeavor," by Kenneth Oppel. The library's Teen Book Group will discuss the book at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 17.
Here's a summary of the plot:
Victor Frankenstein leads a charmed life. He and his twin brother Konrad and their beautiful cousin Elizabeth take lessons at home and spend their spare time fencing and horseback riding. Along with their friend, Henry, they have explored all the hidden passageways and secret rooms of the palatial Frankenstein chateau. Except one.
My name is Brittney Archer and I am 17 years old. I took the project Vet Science 2: All systems go! I am a part of the Ada Barnyard Farmers.
I’ve been in the group for 7 years now. With the project Vet Science 2 I did several things.
I had to take the temperature, heart rate, and breathing rate of one of my animals. I had to put 4 different kinds of animal feed into 5 jars and try and see which was a better container for the feed.
