By definition autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normal green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, blue, orange, magenta, and brown.
One way to appreciate Ada's folliage turning from green to reds, yellows and its wide assortment of other colors is to view a short video from the Ohio Northern Unviersity Art and Design Facebook.
LOTS OF PHOTOS AND A WORLD-RECORD VIDEO AT BOTTOM OF THE STORY -
It was a community event with participants forming the third largest community in Hardin County, after Kenton and Ada.
The community, an estimated village on its own, totaled 1,700 or so, and assembled on the Ada War Memorial Stadium football field on Friday.
Their goal was to set a Guinness World Record of the number of people tossing footballs at the same time.
In other words, if setting a world record was on your bucket list, as Dan Lee, Ada HS principal and mastermind behind the event, announced to the crowd, over the PA system, then you succeeded.
The No. 21-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team improved to 6-0-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference action after defeating Heidelberg 3-1 at Kerscher Stadium on Tuesday night.
ONU (12-2-2 overall, 6-0-0 OAC) won its eighth consecutive match.
Junior Abigail Mathews (Liberty Township/Lakota East) provided the match's first goal in the 15th minute on a blast from 22 yards out. Senior Rose Nienaber (Cincinnati/Oak Hills) earned the corner and an assist in the sequence.
The Ohio Northern wrestling team was picked to finish fifth in the 2019-20 Ohio Athletic Conference Coaches poll in voting conducted by the league's eight head coaches.
The Polar Bears, under 32nd-year head coach Ron Beaschler, received 24 points in the poll.
Mount Union was picked to finish first with 49 points and seven first place votes, Baldwin Wallace was picked second with 42 points and John Carroll was third with 38 points and one first place vote.
ONU returns seven starters and 11 lettermen from last year's squad that went 6-9 overall and was 1-5 in the OAC.
Ohio Northern will open its 2019-20 campaign on Nov. 9 at the Mount Union Invitational.
Ada schools invite families and community members to the Guinness World Record Football Toss event taking place at 2 p.m. on Friday at War Memorial Stadium.
According to school officials, it is possible that volunteers are needed from the stands to participate on the field in the event.
Persons interested in being a volunteer should arrive at the field at 1:35 p.m.
