RIDGEWAY - The Ada boys basketball team tipped off the Dre White era successfully with a 51-45 victory at non-league county rival Ridgemont Friday night in the season opener.
The Bulldogs broke away from a 22-18 halftime lead with a 13-4 run to start the second half, then held off a late Golden Gopher rally to win the first game of new coach White's tenure.
Senior wing Jordan Bailey came off the bench to lead Ada with 13 points and nine rebounds. Senior post Owen Conley contributed 11 points and nine caroms. Senior guard Seth Evans added nine points.
It's a week of holiday events at the Ada Public Library.Here's what's in story: Tuesday, Dec. 6
11a.m. Family Storytime
6 p.m. Family Storytime
7 p.m. Adult Book Group Wednesday, Dec. 7
11 a.m. Movie, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
4 p.m. movie, Elf
6:30 p.m. Knit and Crochet Club Thursday, Dec. 8
11 a.m. Movie, Curious George Christmas
4 p.m. Movie, Frosty the Snowman Friday, Dec. 9 -
11 a.m. Movie, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas Saturday, Dec. 10
By Jon Umphress
Kristy Gillfillan, new staff member of the Hardin County Board of Develomental Disabilities, shared some of the board's projects with Ada Kiwanis members on Nov. 29.
Her talk focused on including social inclusion for the agency’s clients.
What do we mean by social inclusion?
The term, while appearing frequently over the last few years, has yet to be well defined. Although attempts have been made to define social inclusion in ways that can be measured, most efforts have fallen short primarily because of the highly personal, individualized nature of it.
By Monty Siekerman
The Inn at ONU will present a dinner theatre on two weekends titled "Greetings," written by Tom Dudzick and performed by the Northwest Ohio Theatre Fraternal Association. There will be five performances.
The show tells of a family who lost their Christmas joy and is visited by an ancient, wise, and witty spirit who is set upon healing them.
The dinner theatre is scheduled for Fridays, Dec. 9, and 16 and Saturdays, Dec. 10 and 17. The buffet begins at 6:30 p.m. with the show at 8 p.m.
The Christmas brunch matinee will be Sunday, Dec. 11, with the buffet at 12:30 p.m. and show at 2 p.m.
Two events take place in December from the Hardin County Historical Museums, according to Linda Iams, director.
Christmas at the Farm Museum is from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Fair Ground Road, Kenton. This free admission event includes sleigh rides, exhibits from the Black Swampp Buggy Club and a visit from Santa.
A Vintage Christmas is going on now through Friday, Dec. 30, at the Museum, 223 N. Main St., Kenton. Tuesday through Friday hours are 1 to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 11, and Sunday, Dec. 18, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The least amount of rain was recorded in Liberty Township by Phil Epley, with 18.09 inches for the season. A wide range of 13.21 inches in rainfall accumulation from high to low across the county is an indication of the variability in rainfall throughout Hardin County in 2016.
Hardin County - With the help of 15 volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 24 consecutive years.
The Ohio Northern University Jazz Ensemble will present a concert, “New Stompin’ Grounds,” at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the McIntosh Center Bear Cave. Admission to the concert is free.
The concert will feature tunes from the great bands of Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Thad Jones, Maynard Ferguson and more. The ONU Student Jazz Combos will be led by Gene Parker, adjunct instructor in jazz studies and leader of the “Thursday Night Jazz Jams” at Viva Maria Restaurant in Ada.
The Bear Cave has been recently updated and has a club atmosphere, and acoustics are ideal for a jazz band.
The ceramic work of Ada artist Andrew Steingass is now on view at the Ohio Northern University Elzay Gallery of Art through Friday, Dec. 16.
A studio, County Line Studio, is another of his works in development.
Steingass and a friend built the studio from the ground up, focusing on traditional and new.
Images of the construction phase are also on view during this exhibit. Steingass currently is an adjunct instructor of art at Ohio Northern Art & Design.
Gallery hours are 1–4:30 p.m. daily while school is in session.
