By Monty Siekerman
The bomb squad came to Ada War Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon during a free ReStore Community Center lunch for children. The 40 kids at the park enjoyed seeing how robots work and how they can help protect police and catch the bad guys.
Members of the Allen County Regional Bomb Squad had two observation platforms on hand. One was a helmet, the other a robot. Also, clothing to help ward off injury from a detonated bomb was shown to the youngsters.
Ada High School Band and Color Guard members are deep into marching band camp at the school. The camp started July 18 and continues until Friday, July 29.
A special preview performance will be held at the conclusion of camp at 7 p.m. Friday, July 29, in the Auxiliary gym.
As well as performing at Friday night football games and marching in local parades, the Ada High School Marching Band will complete in OMEA sanctioned competitions in Revere, Norton, Carroll and at OSU in the shoe.
This year's competition show features music from Toy Story. The group will conclude the season by attending and competing in Indianapolis at Band of America.
The Ohio Northern volleyball team was named an Team Academic Award winner for 2015-16 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The Polar Bears were one of 762 teams nationwide to earn the honor.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
This marks the sixth consecutive year and the 12th time overall that Ohio Northern has won the award.
Junior Tyler Davis was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar for the 2015-16 men's golf season by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2.
What does the MP stand for which is engraved on the cornerstone of the Alger First United Methodist Church?
You'll find various Methodist names on cornerstones over the years in different towns. In 1903 this church in Alger was know as Alger Methodist Protestant Church. (Monty Siekerman photo)
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