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April 2022

Steingass pottery holds spring cleaning sale

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, April 30, 2022

Local potter Andrew Steingass is holding a Spring Cleaning Pottery Sale from April 29-May 1, noon -5:00 each day.

He reports on Facebook: "Kiln has been firing well so I have an overflow of new work and am needing to make space in the studio. Old works will be discounted as much as 50%."

The sale is located at 3354 CR-1, Ada, OH, which is east of SR-235 and south of US-30.

In his About section, Steingass notes, "I am a ceramic artist living in Ada, Ohio. I make primarily functional pottery and fire with a wood kiln."

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Lions mulch sales raise scholarship funds

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, April 30, 2022

Now is the time to tend to your garden while supporting local students. The Ada Lions Club mulch sales begin today, April 30, raising funds for scholarships. Since 2000, the Ada Lions Club has presented 103 scholarship awards totaling $92,750.00. This does not include awards for 2022, which are still pending.

The sale also offers the convenience of local delivies. Bulk and bagged mulch can be purchased in Ada or delivered to Ada addresses and the surrounding area.

Mulch prices:

Brown Bulk:  $35 per bobcat scoop, Brown Bag:  $5 per bag

Black Bulk:  $40 per bobcat scoop, Black Bag:  $5 per bag

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Photo-story: Third graders get free tree tutorial

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, April 30, 2022

(Can you say that headline five times fast?)

On April 29, Ada's third graders got a free tree seedling and tree planting tutorial from the Village of Ada. The mayor, village employees, and members of the tree commission met with students on the south patio to celebrate Arbor Day. The village came prepared with white swamp oak seedlings for the students to plant and the students came prepared with newly-learned information and drawings of trees.

The occasion was both fun and formal. Mayor Dave Retterer read the following proclamation #2022-01:

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Agenda and Zoom link for May 3 Council meeting

Posted by Staff on Saturday, April 30, 2022

The Ada village council is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on May 3, 2022. To preview the agenga and minutes to be approved from the prior meeting, see the May 3 Meeting Packet.

Council meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 pm. 

Meetings are normally held in Council Chambers, located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Building, which is located at 115 West Buckeye Ave.  Elevator service is available. 

Below is the link to the May 3 Ada council meeting via Zoom:

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Bulldog netters cage Cougars, 4-1

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 29, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School tennis team decisively beat visiting Van Wert 4-1 Thursday evening, April 28, at the park courts.

The Bulldogs improved to 3-4 with their third win in four matches. VW fell to 2-5 with the defeat.

Athletic Ada junior Brendan Jameson polished off his VW opponent quickly in two sets at second singles.

Bulldog junior Amelia Alexander gutted out a tough three-set win at third singles with hustle and mostly mistake-free groundstrokes in the match of the day. The over two-hour bout featured several long rallies and well-contested points.

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Bulldog baseball bested by Knights

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 29, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada baseball team lost 12-2 to Crestview in a Northwest Conference matchup in Convoy on Thursday evening, April 28.

Ada fell to 5-9 overall and 0-5 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, Crestview improved to 9-3 and 5-1 in NWC play with the win.

Crestview plated eight big runs in the bottom of the first inning to build a big early lead. The Knights stretched the margin to 11-1 after three frames. 

Ada scored once in the fourth to slice the deficit to 11-2, but the Knights matched it in the bottom of the sixth to invoke the 10-run rule. 

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Ada girls downed by league-leading Crestview

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 29, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada varsity softball team lost 8-1 at league-leading Crestview in a Northwest Conference matchup in Convory on Thursday evening, April 28.

The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 3-11 and 1-5 in the NWC after the defeat. The Knight girls improved to 18-1 overall and 7-0 in the NWC with the win. 

With a win over defending league champion Lincolnview (4-1 NWC) next week, the Knights would clinch the NWC outright title.

Ada took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when freshman Karley Wagner singled and scored. 

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Lady Bulldog tracksters 2nd at USV Invite

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 29, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls track and field team finished a strong second at the 12-team USV Ram Invitational meet Thursday, April 28, at McGuffey.

Riverdale won the girls team crown with 186 points, followed by Ada with 86. 

Allen East captured the boys team title, while the Bulldog boys came in seventh.

Julian Grose won the 300 hurdles to post the top Ada boys finish.

Bulldog sophomore distance ace Josie Phillips took second in both the 1600 and 3200-meter runs.

 

Scoring Ada finishes:

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles

1 Grose, Julian Ada 42.6

 

Girls 400 Meter Dash

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Prom court voted into office

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, April 29, 2022

Note: because Prom is on a Friday night this year, all K-12 students have at early release at 1:00 p.m.

Ada High School seniors voted for their 2021-2022 Senior Prom Court with the results below. The Icon took the attached photos on the brisk Wednesday morning prior to Prom, with the young men of the court serving as a wind break for the young women.

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May 3 ballot and voting information

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, April 29, 2022

Planning to vote on Tuesday, May 3? Ada North and South polling places are at Ada Community Health Professionals Bldg., 1200 S Main St, Ada, Oh, 45810.

There are no Ada or Ada school district ballot issues.

Republican and Democrat primary ballots include candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, auditor of state, treasurer of state, chief justice of the Supreme Court, justice of the Supreme Court, U.S. Senator (Republican), representative to Congress, Judge of the Court of Appeals, 3rd district, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations Division), county commission, county auditor.

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