October 2021

The Ohio State University will be the lead partner on a new five-year, multimillion-dollar pilot watershed project in northwestern Ohio designed to demonstrate that agricultural conservation practices—if used on 70% of the farmland in a watershed, and evaluated on a watershed scale—can help meet Lake Erie’s water quality goals.

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service, is providing $6.8 million in funding for the project.

UPDATED NOVEMBER 12, 2021: Approved minutes are now attached at the bottom of this story.

The Ada Board of Education met for approximately 30 minutes on Thursday, October 21. The meeting was held in a room in the District Office/Gymnasium building.

The board unanimously approved the minutes of a Regular Meeting held on September 15, 2021, a Special Meeting held on September 28, 2021, and a Special Meeting held on October 5, 2021. 

The attached agenda was posted on the Village of Ada website for the council meeting of October 19, 2021, held at 6 p.m. at Village Hall council chambers, 115 West Buckeye Ave.

It includes minutes of the October 5, 2021 Regular Council Meeting.

Meetings announced included the following:

Oct 29, 2021 Tree Commission Meeting 12:00pm Depot

Nov 2, 2021 Regular Council Meeting 6:30 pm Village Hall

Full agenda and minutes:

Combined Ada Village Council Agenda 10/19/21 and Minutes 10/5/21

By Cort Reynolds

The host Ada boys soccer team eliminated Elmore Woodmore in the Div. III sectional semifinals 5-2 on a warm Wednesday evening, October 20, at War Memorial Stadium.

Ada, seeded sixth, improved to 7-7-3 with its third straight win. 

Ninth-seeded Woodmore finishes its season 3-12-2 following the loss. 

This article will be updated if additional items are submitted to [email protected].

 

Alger Assembly of God

Trunk or Treat, 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 31

 

McGuffey Church of Christ

Trunk ‘n’ Treat, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 24

 

Ready Set Grow at Ada First United Methodist Church

The Village of Ada expected to begin leaf pickup on Monday, October 25 but beautiful, warm weather has caused a delay in autumn leaf drop.

The Village will delay the service by one week. The start date will now be Monday, November 1 and will follow the remaining schedule as posted on the leaf collection notice.

If you have leaves coming down now, the Village crew will pick up bagged leaves before the start of November.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team lost 7-0 at Cory-Rawson in Div. III sectional tournament first round play Tuesday evening, October 19.

The Lady Bulldogs end their season 2-12-1 after the defeat.

Eighth-seeded C-R improved to 5-10-1 with the shutout win. The Hornet girls advance to the second round at top-seeded Liberty-Benton October 21 at 6 p.m.

The Hornets led 3-0 at halftime, and tallied four more scores after intermission.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada volleyball team battled hard but lost at conference rival Columbus Grove in Div. IV sectional first round tournament play Tuesday night, October 19.

The purple and gold Lady Bulldogs finished the season 2-19 after the 25-20, 25-18, 25-9 defeat.

Grove improved to 8-13 and advanced to the second round of the tournament with the win. Fifth-seeded CG will play at fourth seed Pandora-Gilboa Oct. 21.

Junior Courtney Sumner hit four kills, served one ace and came up with eight digs to lead Ada. Senior Lexi White hustled up a team-high 18 digs. 

Sophomore Daicy Robinson knocked down four kills. Senior Selena Jordan contributed three kills. 

The Ada Schools will hold their annual Veterans’ Breakfast this year on Thursday, November 11 at 8:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria. The schools desire to honor all deserving veterans and their families. They will offer the traditional breakfast with a short program. However, if any veterans are uncomfortable attending in person because of health concerns, they will offer a pick up option. Any who desire the pick up options should tell the school when they make reservations.  

James Andrew “Andy” Cook, age 51, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.

Andy was born on April 11, 1970 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Chester Cook, III and Janet Bulson. His father, Chester Cook, III survives in Orlando, Florida and his mother and step-father; Janet and Eugene Patterson survive in Jackson, Michigan.                   

Also surviving are his two children: Sydney Cook and Nicolas Cook both of Dayton; his fiancé, Misty Vore of Ridgeway; and her children: Cory Miller and Alyssa Vore; two brothers: Mark Aaron (Jane) Cook of Cowpens, SC and Paul Adam (Amy) Cook of Orlando, FL; and a special niece, Zakiyah.

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