Three ONU athletes were named OAC athletes of the week in their respective sports.
Alex Pizarro - men’s lacrosse
Senior goalkeeper Alex Pizarro (Boonsboro, Md.) has been voted the first Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for the 2019 season, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Will last year’s junior class successfully defend its Interclass trophy? That question will be answered on March 15.
The 113th interclass competition – it’s the community of Ada’s longest-standing tradition – takes place at 7 p.m., Friday, March 15, in the Ada school auditorium.
This year’s competition features contestants from Ada High School sophomores, juniors and seniors competing in:
• Essays
• Poetry
• Short stories
• Dramatic readings
New to this year’s competition is the “essay” category. It will be delivered by contestants as a persuasive speech.
Leading up to the competition is Interclass spirit week, from March 11 to 14.
Three state-of-the-village summaries were provided to Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members during the chamber’s annual dinner meeting on Feb. 19.
Presentations by Mayor David Retterer, Village Administrator Jami Hall and Tree Commission member Don Traxler provided a view of 2019 anticipated activity in Ada.
If you stood at the right doorway of the ONU pharmacy building on a cold winter day and buttoned up your coat this might be the view you'd see of construction underway for the James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building next door. The Icon photographer knows this because it actually took place while buttoning up a coat. The first classes in the new building are scheduled be held in fall 2019.
Karen Kier shared her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage with Ada Kiwanis members earlier this week.
She said the groups are made up of Amish, Mennonite-Lutheran, German Reformed, Moravian and other groups. These groups share some beliefs while differing in others.
She presented a short amusing video, which featured two individuals speaking in the true Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.
Kier concluded her remarks by serving members some authentic Pennsylvania Dutch food included shoo fly pie and two different flavors of bologna.
