St. Mark Lutheran Church will be serving a Community Meal on Wednesday, April 24, from 5-6:30 p.m. (or whenever they run out) at the church on the corner of Lincoln and Johnson.
The April meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce featured a program by Renee Matthews, BSW RN, the administrator of Bluffton Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System.
For many, Matthews is a familiar face, and for nearly all, Bluffton Hospital is a familiar institution. The program was an opportunity to catch up on the most recent developments for Matthews and the hospital. Also providing updates was Albert Loayza, RNFA, operating room (OR) manager at Bluffton Hospital.
ADA __ The Ada High School boys tennis team lost 3-1 to visiting Celina in a battle of Bulldog netters Saturday, April 20, at the War Memorial Park courts.
DOLA __ The Ada High School boys track and field team finished a strong third at the annual 13-team Hardin Northern Invitational meet Saturday, April 20.
Riverdale swept to both the boys and girls team titles.
The Falcons won the boys crown with 131 points, followed by Pandora-Gilboa (106) and Ada (94). The Bulldogs nosed out Arlington (91.5) for third.
Riverdale won the girls team event with 179 points. The Ada girls were ninth with 22 points. P-G also finished second in the girls standings.
Bulldog senior Jackson Brown took first in the 200 meters and also won the 110 high hurdles to pace the Ada boys.
Ada junior speedster Logan Jolliff captured first in the 100-meter dash. Brown also crossed the line second in the 100 meters. Both ran legs for the first-place Ada 4 x 100 relay quartet as well.
