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March 2023

Municipal pool passes on sale April 1

Posted by Staff on Sunday, March 26, 2023

Buy your Ada pool season passes before the pool opens on May 27 to save on a summer full of swimming and splashing. The early bird Ada Municipal Pool pass sale runs from April 1-May 27.

Early Bird Prices

• Single Pass: $55.00

• Family Pass: $190.00 (2 adults, 3 children)

* Up to 4 additional family members may be added to the family pass at $15.00/per family member.

• Lap Punch Card: 10 laps for $10.00 must be purchased in advance will not be available after May 26, 2023.
 

Prices after May 27

• Single Pass: $65.00

• Family Pass: $240.00 (2 adults, 3 children)

* Up to 4 additional family members may be added to the family pass at $20.00/per family member.

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Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department receives $10K fire equipment grant

Posted by Staff on Saturday, March 25, 2023

Announcement paired with survey results of first responder health impacts in East Palestine

Fire Equipment Grants
Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal announced the recipients of the 2023 Fire Department Equipment Grants. These grants have been awarded to 154 fire departments in 70 counties throughout the state totaling nearly 1.4 million dollars for protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, communications, and other life-saving equipment. In Columbiana County, three volunteer fire departments were recipients of this funding: East Palestine, Leetonia and Highlandtown.

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Ada High School tennis squad returns three seniors, four letter winners

Posted by Staff on Saturday, March 25, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School spring tennis program returns three solid, experienced senior players and one talented sophomore to lead the 2023 net squad.

Nine players comprise the roster, with five newcomers to the game on the team.

The co-coaching duo of Ohio Northern University’s Katie Curry and Tyler Christoff also returns for their second season in charge of the program.

Both coaches gained valuable playing experience at ONU. Christoff played a season for the ONU men's tennis team after competing for Elida. Curry was a pharmacy student and a long-time member of the Polar Bear women’s net squad.

“This is a rebuilding year for our squad,” said Christoff. “With a lot of new faces, positions are up for grabs, so everyone is working really hard at practice to learn and get better.

“Brick by brick is our motto this year, and we want to work on the little things,” he continued. “We want to make sure we work on ourselves to the best we can so we can be suited for the season as it comes.”

The twice-revived Bulldog varsity spring tennis program went 4-5 in last spring's curtailed season marred by much rain and snow.

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March 25 concert wraps up Lima Youth Orchestra season

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 24, 2023

LIMA– The Lima Area Youth Orchestra will be performing their final concert of the season at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 at Lima Senior High School,1 Spartan Way, Lima.

The theme of this year-end concert is “The Classics: Inside Out!” The program highlights how music can convey a multitude of emotions, such as Joy (Finale from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Schubert’s Lebenslust), Fun (Jupiter from Holst’s Planets), Mystery (Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio), Pride (Dvorak’s New World Symphony), Sadness (Weep O Mine Eyes by Bennet), Longing (Oceans and Stars by Beron), and others. Closing the concert is a medley of Beatle’s tunes.

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Action items and reports for March 2023 Apollo Board of Ed

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 24, 2023

The Apollo Career Center board of education will hold a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on March 27. The complete agenda is attached HERE. 

This public meeting will be held in the Apollo board room, 3325 Shawnee Rd, Lima. 

In brief, the meeting will include board votes on:

- Treasurer's report

- Advance $25K into the Renovation House Project fund

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Bulldog baseball under new coaching regime

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 24, 2023

Weather permitting, BHS baseball opens March 27 at Hardin Northern

By Cort Reynolds

After a decade under the tutelage of Jason Campbell, the Ada High School varsity baseball team has a new head coach in 2023.

Successful and experienced mentor Toby Smith takes over as Bulldog mentor after fashioning a career record of 353-124 at West-Liberty Salem, Urbana and Bellefontaine. 

The fiery Smith also serves as the head Ada varsity football coach, and was the Bulldog baseball assistant last spring.

The Bulldog baseball squad returns seven starters and 11 lettermen from last year's team that finished 6-14 overall and 1-7 in the Northwest Conference.

The 13-player roster features six seniors, no juniors, five sophomores and two freshmen.  

Graduated are honorable mention All-NWC pitcher Kadin Phipps and first baseman Tyler Jameson.

"We are learning how not to lose games," said veteran coach Smith. "We want to play the game fundamentally well and give ourselves a chance to win. We have a lot of learning curves.”

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Girls Increasing Representation Leadership (G.I.R.L.S) summit

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 24, 2023

Summit for Middle School Girls in Hardin County

The Ohio Northern University Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) and the political science honorary society (Pi Sigma Alpha) are hosting an event for middle school girls in Hardin County on March 30.. The Girls Increasing Representation Leadership Summit (G.I.R.L.S) promotes the importance of leadership among young girls and is funded by a grant by the national organization of Pi Sigma Alpha.  

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Lion’s Mane

Posted by Staff on Thursday, March 23, 2023

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

This week I was asked an interesting drug information question about the mushroom known as Lion’s Mane and its related health benefits.  The first thing that came to my mind was the movie Secondhand Lions.  Not sure why!

The movie was released in 2003 in the comedy-drama genre and starred Robert Duvall. Michael Caine, Haley Joel Osment, and Kyra Sedgwick. Haley Joel Osment had the role of the 14-year-old Walter who is left for the summer with his great uncles. It is rumored that the uncles have a secret fortune and are targets for traveling salesmen and relatives looking for money. The uncles are often seen sitting on their porch with shotguns.

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AHS track preview; season begins March 28

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, March 23, 2023

Ada track squad led by Sumner, Grose

By Cort Reynolds

The 2023 Ada High School track and field team features 36 athletes on the roster under the leadership of 10th-year head coach Tyler Craig. 

A total of 22 boys and 14 girls make up the squad. Four seniors, 10 juniors, 11 sophomores and 11 freshmen comprise the roster.

Eleven male lettermen return to pair with five female letter winners and several promising newcomers.

"We have some strong middle distance relays with a chance to get to state," said coach Craig. "Our goal is to be the hardest-working team around. I firmly believe we have that.

“We have been blessed in having kids who will put in the work that is needed,” he added. “It is a good group.”

Speedy senior returnee Courtney Sumner paces the girls team returnees. She excels in the long jump, sprints and relay events.

The athletic Sumner finished second in the Northwest Conference 400-meter race last year, and crossed the finish line fifth in the league 200-meter event. 

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Hope for Everhart raises funds for liver transplant expenses

Posted by Staff on Thursday, March 23, 2023

KENTON--Glazed Over Kenton doughnut shop recently hosted a “Dine to Donate” event which raised $587 to benefit Hope for Everhart, a drive to assist Hardin County sheriff Keith Everhart with medical expenses associated with a late 2022 liver transplant.

After learning about Everhart’s prognosis and the significant costs after insurance posed by his operation, a group of community members formed the Hope for Everhart committee and set out to explore fundraising options.

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