The Ada Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main St., Ada.
The Ohio Northern wrestling team will travel West to the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational, which has been held annually since 1938.
Approximately 38 NCAA Division III schools are expected to compete in the double-elimination individual tournament
And, 11 of the 38 teams are ranked in the latest NWCA Top 25 poll.
On Friday, Prelims, Quarterfinals and wrestlebacks will be contested on six matches beginning at 11 a.m. (CST).
Saturday's competition will consist of Semifinals, wrestlebacks and the seventh place matches beginning at 10 am, with championship, third place and fifth place matches starting at 12:45 p.m.
Lady Panthers cage Bulldog girls By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Host Paulding ran out to a big early lead and went on to beat Ada 66-39 in Northwest Conference girls basketball play Thursday night.
The purple and gold girls fell to 1-14 and 0-5 in the NWC with the loss, while the Lady Panthers improved to 7-9 and 2-4 in league play after the win.
Paulding led 34-9 at intermission, but Ada played the Panthers to a 32-30 second half.
"The first half was disappointing," said first-year Bulldog head coach Morgan Bass. "Then in the second half we scored 30. But they killed us on the boards.
Carrie Woodruff, Ada High School grad and Ada resident, is the 2019 Foodservice Achievement Management Excellence (FAME) Silver Special Achievement Award recipient.
She is food service director of Lima City Schools. She will receive the award at the FAME award ceremony in Austin, Texas, during the School Nutrition Association’s School Nutrition Industry Conference this weekend.
The award goes to a director who demonstrates exceptional ability to recognize and solve problems unique to small districts.
Attention all pre-schoolers all the way up to sixth grader who want to be a cheerleader.
This winter’s Ada basketball cheerleading clinic is set for three afternoons in February and sign-up deadline is Friday, Jan. 25.
Here’s the details:
Clinics are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 11-12-13, from 3:45 to 5 p.m. Practices will be in either the school cafeteria or the 1986 gym.
All participants will cheer during the halftime of the Ada boys’ versus Temple Christian basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 16. All participants will have a free admission to the game.
Liberty National Bank will participate in the Welcome Home Program, a grant sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, announced Ronald L. Zimmerly, Jr., bank president and CEO.
The Welcome Home Program assists eligible homebuyers with down payment or closing costs when purchasing or buying a home.
It provides up to $5,000 in grant money for low to moderate income homebuyers and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
New this year to the program: Honorably discharged veterans and active duty military homebuyers may receive Welcome Home grants up to $7,500.
State Representative Jon Cross (R-Kenton) announced his district office schedule to meet with constituents of Hancock, Hardin and (part of) Logan counties that make up the 83rd Ohio House district.
Locally, Rep. Cross will host district office hours each month at the main district libraries in Findlay, Kenton and Ada.
“It’s very important to stay connected to our communities and to the people of the 83rd district. I want to thank our libraries for allowing me to host office hours to meet with and assist constituents with state needs and discuss public policy,” he said.
The following dates are confirmed for February and March for Hardin County visits:
Over 600 sophomores in Apollo Career Center’s 11-member district will visit Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 25. Ada students will visit Apollo during the afternoon session.
This day is designed to expose students to possibilities and paths that are available for their career and/or college success. Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities.
It provides students with more information to base their career decisions upon and gives them first-hand knowledge about the Career Center prior to priority enrollment which begins in February.
Junior All-American Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week for women's indoor track and field, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
How to stretch your food dollars during the government shutdown
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Provided by Jami Dellifield
Extension educator
Hardin County
As the government shutdown continues, many employees are going on several weeks now without a paycheck. With the historic length of this shutdown, another major challenge for many families is that SNAP benefits through February are being released now and must last households through the end of February, with no current assurance on what will happen in March.
Due to this unique situation, many are faced with struggles they have never known before: how do you stretch your food dollar?
