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Ada council’s agenda on Tuesday includes the second reading of the 2016 annual appropriations ordinance, plus several ordinances affecting the 2016 village calendar.

Those ordinances involve purchasing, services, and payroll expenses.

In action involving the Ada Municipal Swimming Pool, council will act to enter into an agreement for architectural planning services with the firm of Freytag and Associates, Inc.

Also, council will act on an agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources whether to accept funding through the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program for pool renovations.

Roberta J. Joseph, 82, died on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at 3:05 AM at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

She was born on July 25, 1933 in LaFayette, Ohio to Harry Russell and Zella (Long) Hawk who preceded her in death. On Feb. 17, 1951 she married Thomas E. Joseph and he survives in LaFayette, Ohio.

Roberta retired from Allen East High School after 20 years as a cook. She attended LaFayette –Jackson High School and the Ohio State Beauty Academy. She was a member of the Congregational Christian Church of LaFayette, where she played the organ for several years. Roberta was a member of the LaFayette Community Choir and the Lima Sweet Adelines of Lima, Ohio.

Football receives at large bid will take on Franklin (Ind.) in the opening round of the NCAA Playoffs

By Ashley Birchmeier

The Ohio Northern football team receives an at large bid to the 2015 NCAA III Playoffs and will be traveling to Franklin (Ind.) where they will be taking on the Grizzles in the first round of the Playoffs.

Ohio Northern enters the Playoffs 8-2 overall and 7-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, finishing second of the ten team league.

This is the Polar Bears first appearance in the NCAA III Tournament since the 2010 season.

Introducing the legendary Icon Refrigerator-Cupboard Pie.

Here’s the approach: Open the refrigerator door (and the kitchen cupboard) and see what you’d like to get rid of.

But, instead tossing things out, you bake it. In a pie.

Wanting to bake a pie, but not knowing which one to tackle, I tried the above approach and it worked.

My wife gave me some Probst Family Farm Maple Syrup for my birthday last week. So, in the back of my mind, maple syrup would play a significant role in the bake.

Senior Justin Magazine tied a school record with six rushing touchdowns and senior Devon Price became ONU's all-time career receiving yardage leader as Ohio Northern defeated Otterbein 42-10 on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears conclude their regular season 8-2 overall and 7-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals finishes their season 4-6, 4-5.

With the victory, the Polar Bears finish tied for 2nd of 10 teams in the OAC and claim its 19th upper division OAC finish in the last 20 years.

The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents saxophonist Adam Briggs in the Snyder Recital Hall of Presser Hall on Monday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

Briggs’ program, “A Century in Paris,” is an original concert of music by French composers, spanning the time period from 1860-1960. The concert will include works by Jules Demersseman, Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Olivier Messiaen and Paule Maurice. The program also will feature collaborative artist Yu-Lien The.

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