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Ada Council agenda for October 1

6:30 p.m. on October 1 at 115 W. Buckeye and on Zoom

The Village of Ada Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1 with the attached agenda.This packet includes minutes from the Sept. 17 meeting, bills to be paid and minutes from the Sept 17 committee of the whole utilities meeting.

Weather expected to impact Sept. 27 street paving

The Village of Ada has announced that the Street Maintenance Project schedule is weather dependent. For Friday, Sept. 27, pavers will continue working in Ada as able, starting on South Park Drive.

If work is delayed by rain, two paving crews will work on Saturday. One crew would work on Pebble court (finish coat), and then move to north Johnson. The other crew will work in the downtown alleys.

Completed to date: Oak Street, Lehr, Ballard.

Remaining paving: South Park, Downtown alleys, North Johnson.

 From the Village: "Thanks for your cooperation and understanding through the project construction."

Healthwise: Scurvy and Vitamin C

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Scurvy is usually associated with pirates since sailors were susceptible to scurvy.  In a January 10, 2022 article published in the Military Health System news, author Janet A. Aker reports 2 million sailors died of scurvy between the 16th and 18th centuries.  Historians have documented scurvy as causing most suffering throughout history related to vitamin deficiencies.

Bulldog golfers 9th at DIII sectionals

Photos below

By Cort Reynolds

ARLINGTON – The Ada High School boys golf team finished ninth out of 13 teams in the Div. III sectional tournament at Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday, September 26.

Blanchard Valley Conference champion Van Buren won the sectional team championship easily with 301 strokes. Carey was a distant second at 350 strokes, followed by Arcadia (358).

The top three teams made it to districts, along with the top three individuals not on qualifying teams.

Champion VB took the top three spots, as freshman Jacob Schroeder captured tournament medalist honors with a 32-36=68 round.

Ada volleyball sweeps Wildcats

CORRECTED: The Ada record is now 7-8.

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS – Playing their third match in four nights, the visiting Ada High School volleyball team swept non-conference foe Delphos Jefferson on Thursday, September 26.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-8 overall after the 25-15, 25-20, 25-14 road win which snapped a three-match losing skid.

DJ fell to 4-13 after the defeat.

Senior Tess Griffith hustled up 12 digs, hit seven kills and served up six aces to pace the victors. 

Sophomore Dailah Preston drilled six kills, while junior Anna Conley came up with six blocks. Sophomore Alivia Gibson knocked down five kills.

Ada football defeats Redskins

By Cort Reynolds

ARCADIA – The visiting Ada High School football team scored 22 unanswered points in the second half to defeat Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arcadia soundly 36-6 on a rare Thursday night game, September 26.

Ada led just 14-6 at halftime, but senior quarterback Levi Green passed for two touchdowns to help the visitors pull away after intermission.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the BVC after earning their third consecutive win. The Redskins fell to 0-6 overall and 0-4 in the BVC with the one-sided defeat. 

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