Here's the staff of the The Ada High School newspaper "The Voice, during the 1967-68 school year. Staff names are under the photo, one-half century later.
GAMBIER — Freshman Sabine Worthoff (West Chester/Mount Notre Dame) and senior Lynn Kelly (Mason) led the Ohio Northern women's tennis team at the Kenyon Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Vandenburg Courts.
Worthoff went 2-1 and finished second in the No. 6 singles flight and Kelly went 2-1 and finished third in the No. 2 singles flight.
The tournament consists of eight singles flights and four doubles flights with eight competitors in each. Each player will play three times and place positions 1-8 in each of the flights.
Sophomore Katie Curry (Oxford/Talawanda) also went 2-1 and finished third in the seventh singles flight.
On Sept. 7, while investigating a sale of illegal narcotics, officers with the Hardin County Crime Task Force arrested Matthew Williams of Lima. Williams had sold crack cocaine to Task Force detectives; he also had heroin, crystal methamphetamine and cocaine in his possession.
Williams was arrested at W. North and Detroit Streets in Kenton and was transported to the Multi County Correctional Center in Marion. His vehicle was removed from the scene and impounded by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with trafficking in narcotics and possession of narcotics.
GALION - The Ada cross country teams competed at the warm Galion Invitational this past Saturday morning.
"To date this was our toughest, and largest race of the season," recalled Ada head coach Joshua Klein. "The Bulldog cross country team ran in the warmest weather they've experienced all season.
"The addition of this heat, added to the challenge of a hillier terrain, resulted in a grueling course that our runners overcame.
Officers of the Ada Police Department will be on hand for free Coffee with a Cop from 8-10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at COSI, which is located at Main and College.
"The informal coffee time will give community members an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns as we work to make Ada a S.A.F.E.R. place to live," said Chief Michael Harnishfeger.
"Our mission for community events is to build relationships with our customers, the public, whom we proudly serve," he said.
ONU's 10th president and first lady, President Emeritus Kendall Baker, Hon. D. '11. and Toby Baker, BFA ’06, will be honored with the dedication of Baker Commons during Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 9 a.m.
The dedication will take place near Affinity Village, located along Polar Way Road and Loop Road.
The Board of Trustees established that the area on ONU’s campus that was developed during the Dr. Kendall Baker presidency will be known as “Baker Commons.”
Meet Chet.. Chet is a 2 year old plott hound mix.. He is a large dog with lots of love to give. Can you give Chet a forever home?
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.
Note: We instructed Monty Siekerman to photograph everything that moved on Saturday. He listened well. So well that we've split his photos into several themes. We'll share all the photos throughout the week.
To start, here's photos of Ada civic organizations and the opening ceremonies at noon.
• "Get your popcorn here," yell Thatcher Downing and Brendan Jameson to the passing crowd at the Boy Scout booth. Popcorn sales are a fundraiser for the local Scouts.
