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December 2017

Kenton historical home open house Sunday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The County Historical Museums Christmas open house will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, in Kenton. The Sullivan-Johnson House at 223 N. Main will be decorated for the holiday season.

Santa will be there, too. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.

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Everyone was Merry on Main

Chamber kicks off Ada's holiday season
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 5, 2017

LOTS OF MERRY ON
MAIN PHOTOS BELOW!
By Monty Siekerman
If you saw reindeer in the sky pulling a sleigh on Monday evening, you may have been a little inebriated.

If you saw two reindeer munching hay in the Railroad Depot parking lot, consider yourself sober. The pair of well-behaved reindeer were a big draw, especially with children, during Merry on Main sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 5, 2017

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Barcaskey is OAC wrestler of the week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week.

Barcaskey earned his second career OAC Wrestler of the Week nod and first this season.

The sophomore led the Polar Bears to a second place finish at the 37th Annual ONU Invitational on Saturday and had a solid performance in a dual meet with Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday evening

Barcaskey got a pair of third-period take downs to rally for a 4-2 victory over No. 8-ranked Gabe Mahaney at Heavyweight in Northern dual meet with BW.

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Huey is OAC men's swimmer of the week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Sophomore Nolan Huey (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3.

Huey led the men's swimming and diving team to a fifth place finish at the Wooster Invitational this past weekend.

The sophomore re-broke his own school record in the 200 back to lead the way for ONU, finishing just over two seconds out of first place, breaking the school record in 1:52.98.

Huey earned his second career OAC Swimmer of the Week honor for his efforts.

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Softball anyone?

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, December 5, 2017

There will be an organizational meeting for AHS junior and senior high school girls who plan to play fast pitch softball in the spring.  The meeting will be held at 3:45 p.m on Thursday, Dec. 7 in the 86 gym. Those who cannot attend are asked to contact Coach Troy Erickson at 419-408-1170.

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Katayama, Beaschler pace Ada swimmers at sprint meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, December 4, 2017

By Cort Reynolds
PORTLAND, IND. - The Ada swim teams competed in their opener at the
14-team Celina Waterdogs/Jay County Sprint meet Saturday in Portland,
Indiana.

The Lady Bullogs ended up fifth out of 11 teams with 45.5 points. Jay
County won the female team title with 179 points.

The Ada boys finished a solid sixth out of 14 teams with 59 points. St.
Marys Memorial won the boys title with 84 points, edging out Celina (80).

Ada sophomore Klava Katayama registered one third and two fourth-place
finishes.

Bulldog senior Zach Beaschler also posted two thirds, one fifth and one
sixth-place finish.

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The holiday windows of Ada

You'll find this one at Ada Public LIbrary
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 4, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Jenny Grant, with a little help from her husband, Rhett, painted the big front window of the Ada Public Library for the window decorating contest.

You don't often associate attorneys with being artists (Jenny practiced law near Atlanta before moving to Ada last summer) but she honed her window drawing talent when she was a teenager working for a movie theater.

Back then, she'd occasionally draw a picture on the theater window telling passers-by what was playing. Rhett, the new library director, helped some...by coloring in the building, tree, and wording.

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Vancrest holiday fair on Saturday

29 craftsmen and independent dealers - just in time for Christmas
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 4, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Jennifer Line of Vancrest puts the finishing touches on a tree that will be raffled off during the second annual Vancrest Holiday Fair on Saturday, Dec. 9.

After a successful first year in 2016, even more vendors have signed up for this year's event which will be held from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

There will be 29 craftsmen and independent dealers selling their wares to all who attend, just in time for Christmas gift-giving. The tree raffle is new this year.

The fair is a good place to find unique gifts. Vancrest is located on State Route 81 west, across from Ada Schools.

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KLS2ELS

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 4, 2017

You'll find this plate on a white Nissan parked just off Main Street, Ada. Looks like a husband and wife combination.

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