ADA -- The Ohio Northern men's soccer team defeated Wittenberg 2-1 in its home season opener Wednesdayevening at Kerscher Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-1-1 overall, while the Tigers fall to 0-2-0.
Northern was led in the contest by junior Joseph Schulte (Copley) and senior Colin Johnson (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) as the duo each scored a goal.
WU would strike first in the contest in the 12th minute as a Tiger forward received a pass from the Tiger keeper and beat a Northern defender to push the lead to 1-0.
The Ada Jr. Beta Club is participating in a project called "Adopt a Classroom." This is a way of helping classrooms in Texas that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. They will be collecting money donations at the Ada home football game this Friday, September 8. All money collected will go toward purchasing items that a classroom and its students in Texas desperately need. Please consider partnering with us in this important project.
Lima native Fred Krakowiak, nature and wildlife artist, will have a display of his artwork at ArtSpace/Lima Sept. 15 through Oct. 28, according to Bill Sullivan of ArtSpace.
Krakowiak will present a multi-media discussion and demonstration of his work at a Soup & Salad Lecture at ArtSpace on Thursday, Oct. 5. Visit the ArtSpace website for reservation information, www. artspacelima.com.
A public reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its 2017 Fall schedule with a pair of 9-0 victories over Defiance and Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday afternoon at Defiance's Dix Tennis Facility.
The Polar Bears are 2-0 on the season, while the host Yellow Jackets fall to 0-3 and the Cardinals fall to 0-1.
The victory over Defiance marks the 17th consecutive season-opening victory for Ohio Northern.
Sophomore Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) and junior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) each posted victories at No. 1 singles to lead Ohio Northern.
Ken Luria explained the proposed Ada dog park plan to the Ada Kiwanis Club this week. A committee working on the park has set a goal of $33,000 to raise by next summer. (Jon Umphress photo)
By Monty Siekerman
ReStore Community Center provided 1,250 free lunches to Ada area youth at War Memorial Park this year.
A special week was held in June when members of law enforcement, the ambulance service, and the fire department had personnel and equipment on hand to explain their responsibilities to the children.
Fridays was always a popular day because prizes were handed out to all and water activities were available.
This was the fifth year that ReStore provided the lunches. Calvin Fisher has headed up the lunches and activities for the past several years.
