By Monty Siekerman
A brass ensemble entertained residents of Vancrest with Christmas music on Wednesday afternoon.
The group, formerly known as the COP-er Tones, because it mostly consisted of Ada PD members, is now without a name because most members are from the community.
But the No Name ensemble played their hearts out and the Vancrest folks surely enjoyed the music.
Instrumentalists included Det. George Schlub, Jim Finch, Dennis Holmes, Christine North, Randy Rogers, and Damar Schlub. The mini concert was organized by Ptl. Penny Keller-Clark who arranges a monthly Cookies with a Cop program.
Monty Siekerman chats with Howard Fenton (center) and DeBow Freed during a retirement reception in Monty's honor at Cosi on Dec. 19. He will retire as editor of the Ada Icon on Dec. 31. Persons interested in sending him a note may do so at [email protected]
Ohio Northern men’s basketball lost to Heidelberg 73-66 to Heidelberg Wednesday at the ONU Sports Center. Junior Austin Allemeier and Ryan Bruns each scored 20 points for ONU. The Polar Bears are now 3-7 overall and 0-5 in the OAC, while the Student Princes improve to 2-5 and 2-2 in the conference.
ADA - Visiting Cory-Rawson outscored Ada 22-10 down the stretch to defeat the non-league local rival Bulldogs 51-44 in a hard-fought boys basketball battle Wednesday night.
The tough-luck Bulldogs drop to 0-7 with the defeat, while the Hornets improve to 2-3 with the victory.
The purple and gold led 34-29 after a reverse layup by Phillip Coulson off a nice baseline back cut and Brandon Hull feed. But then Cory, which had led most of the first 20 minutes, began to rally.
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment announced passage of a number of changes to Ohio law that will benefit Ohio consumers while further strengthening Ohio’s robust insurance market. Among the changes made by Ohio’s legislature are sweeping cybersecurity reforms that will help to better protect Ohio consumers while providing a level playing field for Ohio insurers.
