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Cleo Gossard was an Upper Scioto Valley teacher for 30 years

She taught second and third grade at the Alger Building
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Cleo L. Gossard, 89, a retired Upper Scioto Valley schools teacher, died on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 at 10:36 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

She was born on Nov. 26, 1929, in Auglaize County, Ohio to the late Byron and Ilo (King) Shaw. On Dec. 26, 1954, Cleo married Eldon R. Gossard who preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 2003.

Cleo retired from Upper Scioto Valley School after teaching for 30 years, where she taught second and third grade at the Alger Building.   She was a member of the West Newton United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women of the church.  She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America of Alger.         

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Ada Troop 124 Court of Honor

Donald Waters, Jadon Holbrook, Cooper Dappert, Robbie Waters
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Four  Troop 124 scouts moved up in rank or received merit badges at the Fall Court of  Honor held at the scout cabin in the Ada War Memorial Park.

• Donald Waters attained the Life rank only one step away from Eagle. 
• Jadon Holbrook earned the first of  seven ranks by becoming a Scout. 
• Cooper Dappert completed his Space Exploration merit badge.
• Robby Waters reached the coveted Boy Scouts of America First Class rank. 

Don Spar is the scoutmaster and Tom Lehman is the assistant scout master of  Troop 124. 

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ONU women’s and men’s golf season underway

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Women’s team
The Ohio Northern women's golf program will look to take another step forward in 2019-20. The Polar Bears have their vision fixed on the top of the conference following a fourth-place finish in 2018-19. 

"I feel real confident with the women's team," seventh-year head coach Chad Bucci said. "This is my best recruiting class, and I see the team doing exceptionally well."

The success of Northern will likely stem from junior Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood). She won four of the seven tournaments she teed it up in last season. 

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Ada boys get 1st win

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
The Ada boys soccer team opened its Northwest Conference schedule with a 4-1 win over visiting Spencerville Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs improved to 1-2-1 overall with the victory, and are 1-0 in the NWC. The Bearcats fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat.

Ada junior Jacob Poling led the offense by scoring two goals.

Isaac Williams contributed a goal and one assist

Senior Skyler Williams netted one goal, and classmate Isaac Spar dished out an assist.

Freshman Grant Preston was credited with five saves in goal for the Bulldogs. 

Ada (1-0 NWC) hosts Paulding (0-3) Monday, August 26 at 5 p.m.

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Here’s what’s happening at the Alger Public Library

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Alger Public Library has several events planned in late August and September. Those events follow:

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Ada girls set school records in blowout win

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
The Ada girls soccer team crushed visiting Marion Harding 11-0 Saturday to win their home opener.

The win lifted the Lady Bulldog record to 1-2.

Ada senior Katie Butterfield set a program record for goals in a single game with five scores. Senior Ella Poling surpassed the school career assist record with three assists vs. MH to run her total to 17.

"We started very strong, scoring in the first two minutes," said Ada head coach Doug Poling. "We never looked back, scoring five more times before half."

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Ada runs at BL in first CC meet

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
The Ada cross country team ran its season-opening meet at the 12-team Ben Logan Early Bird Invitational last Tuesday.

"Overall, it was a pretty good meet," said Bulldog head coach Josh Klein. "The boys did not finish in the order I had anticipated  - which is exciting, but also shows we have some more work to do over the next couple weeks to make sure we are getting ourselves in shape."

Ada senior Hunter Wells posted the best Bulldog finish. He came in 46th in the field of over 100 runners with a time of 21:56.7, which was three seconds faster than last year's first meet. "He is still working on getting his time down," said Klein.

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Volleyball: Lady Bulldogs knocked off by Raiders

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Playing their fourth home match in seven days, the Ada volleyball team lost a three-set battle to visiting Ben Logan Monday night.

The 25-18, 25-9, 27-25 loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-3, while BL improved to 2-1 with the win.

"We wasted too much time getting going," said Bulldog second-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We had a slow start, but finally found our momentum in the last set."

The teams fought evenly to an 18-18 tie in set one before BL rattled off the final seven points to pull out the win, 25-18.

"We just could not get a sideout when we needed it at the end," Tabor explained.

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Bulldog boys whip Panthers behind Poling hat trick

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Junior Jacob Poling scored three goals to lead the Ada boys soccer team to a 7-2 win over visiting Paulding in a Northwest Conference match Monday evening.

The Bulldogs improved to 2-2-1 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with their second straight win. Paulding fell to 1-1 and 0-1 with the loss.

Senior Skylar Williams scored two goals, while seniors Nick Kamatali and Kyler Stoll each netted a goal. Poling, junior Ian Dellifield and senior Wyatt Rettig all passed out one assist as well.

Freshman Grant Preston made seven saves in goal for Ada.

The Bulldogs host Old Fort Thursday, August 29 at 5 p.m.

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Red Cross assists family following house fire in Forest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 27, 2019

The American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter responded to a fire on South Davis Street in Forest on Sunday night.

The Red Cross provided assistance for the immediate needs of two adults and three children, such as temporary lodging, food and clothing as well as comfort kits of personal hygiene items and stuff animals for the children.

“We’re deeply saddened for those who were impacted by this fire,” said Todd James, Executive Director, North Central Ohio Chapter. “As we continue to help them, we urge everyone to take steps to minimize the risk of a fire occurring in their home.”

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