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Hardin County's giants

30 turbine wind farm catching the breeze north of Dola and Dunkirk
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 16, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Kevin Mierzejewski, flying in a light sport aircraft, captured photos of some of the giant wind turbines now being placed just east of Ada.

• The turbines are gigantic compared to the three at ONU and the one at Ada Schools. The tower of these is 300 feet high, the blade is 150 feet long, thus when a blade is pointing up, the turbine reaches 450 feet from the ground.

• The placement has been described as north of Dola and Dunkirk, but in reality the "turbine farm" begins just three miles west of town near SR81 and CR 75 (near Sugar Grove UM Church). They are visible from Ada, if trees do not obstruct one's view.

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Ohio Beef

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 16, 2017

Ohio Beef - this is a speciality plate the Icon saw on Main Street Bluffton. It's a Hancock County plate we spotted on a dark  blue Toyota Highlander.

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A little off the bottom, please

Tree Commission and Sigma Phi Epsilon trim the low branches
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 15, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
It's safer to walk or ride a bicycle along the sidewalks in Ada after members of the tree commission and ONU students trimmed some of the low branches on the trees on Saturday morning.

Commission members plan a tree trimming session each fall.

These three commission members, volunteering their time, handling some serious equipment, plan to head out on the job. From left are Jim Neiswander, Angela Polachek, and Jamie Hall.

In the photo below members of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity help trim trees (from left) Luke Franks, Alex Hoskins, Kyle Kahle, and Colten Tepe.

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5K and fun run Sunday - it's all about worldwide relief efforts

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 13, 2017

The ONU Circle K and Ada Girl Scout Troop 21172 will sponsor a 5K and Fun Run on Sunday, Oct. 15, to support United Methodist Committee on Relief.

The event will begin at the Sports Center with registration beginning at 2 p.m. The Fun Run of 0.2 miles will begin at 2:30 p.m. The 5K will start at 3 p.m.
In case of rain, the run will be held inside the Sports Center.

For more details, contact Girl Scout co-leader Amy Stockert at 614-746-2713.

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Interested in Ada and ONU history?

Then, watch Jimmy Wilson's Historical Geography class videos
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 12, 2017

Jimmy Wilson's Ohio Northern University Historical Geography class assignment was: Create a short film about a part of local history, either on campus or in the community.

The resulting films focused on four areas (click on each bold face topic to access those videos):

• ONU sport history videos - 5 video - These videos all detail histories of ONU athletic programs and teams, from the emergence of women’s sports to the new soccer stadium. 

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USV McTeachers Night on Monday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, October 12, 2017

USV elementary teachers will be helping at Ada McDonald's on Monday night to help raise money for the school.

They compete against Ada, which had a large number of people turn out last Monday. The schools all share in a percentage of sales, but the school system with the most sales gets an extra $150.

So, now it's up to Rams to try to top Ada's sales between 5-8 p.m. on Monday

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