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OHSAA fall sports practices begin July 31

COLUMBUS–Fall sports practices officially begin on Monday, July 31 for member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

This week, football teams are permitted to conduct their five acclimatization days, which include two days in helmets, two days in helmets and shoulder pads, and one day in full pads with no contact. When a student-athlete has completed the five-day acclimatization period, then full contact is permitted.

FALL SPORTS SEASON CALENDARS

  • Soccer: Regular-Season Begins Aug. 11. Sectional Tournaments Begin Oct. 16.
  • Girls Volleyball: Regular-Season Begins Aug. 18. Sectional Tournaments Begin Oct. 16.
  • Football: Regular-Season Begins Aug. 14 (first Friday is Aug. 18). Regional Playoffs Begin Oct. 27.

Complete OHSAA 2023-24 Calendars: https://www.ohsaa.org/Calendar

HEAT ILLNESS PRECAUTIONS
Student-athletes and coaches are reminded to take precautions in hot and humid weather. The greater the humidity, the more difficult it is for the body to cool itself. The air should be tested prior to a practice or competition using a wet bulb, globe, temperature index (WBGT index), which is based on the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity, radiant heat and air movement.

More information about the OHSAA’s concussion regulations and heat illness prevention are in the complete sports medicine regulations at: http://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports-Medicine/SportsMedici...

Summary of July 27 Ada School Board meeting

Board approves free admission for Ada students to sporting events

By Paula Scott

The July 27 meeting of the Ada School Board was only 27 minutes long “as the crow flies.” That’s minus the 42-minute closed door executive session that occurred at the beginning of the meeting. All board members–Ron Fleming,Matt Gossman, Ted Griffith, Steve Ramey and Amy Mullins–were present.

NEW BUSINESS
Visitor Marty Rothey, Ohio School Board Association Northwest Region Manager, presented Ron Fleming with a 30-year Veteran School Board member certificate.

Have you heard about the 1938 Lafayette grave robbery?

Grave robbers were apparently seeking a valuable ring

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Grave robbers in LaFayette?

It occurred in October of 1938 and became headlines in many Ohio newspapers. This tale involves the grave in the LaFayette Cemetery of Tully Rumbaugh, a pioneer in the village who was born Aug. 6, 1875, and died Jan. 17, 1896.

One LaFayette story claimed that Rumbaugh, only 21 when he died, was buried with an expensive diamond ring. No one knows when or how that story took its roots. But, even in 1938, 42 years following his death, the story continued to spread.

The appraisal of the ring was simply described as “valuable.” Apparently, three young boys, or young men, overheard the Rumbaugh ring story being told in a LaFayette pool hall. Soon after hearing the story, but not knowing the exact location of the grave, the three took digging tools and matches and headed for the cemetery.

There they found the Rumbaugh grave. The story continues that they dug at the gravesite and after a few hours reached the top of the decayed coffin. In their exciting and no doubt frightening search of the corpse, they found a ring and took it.

Click HERE for the rest of the story.

ICAPP poll released on Ohio voter views on Issue 1 and subsequent elections

Full results available HERE.

An Ohio Northern poll of likely Ohio voters examines Issue 1 on the August 8 Ohio special election, a proposed statewide constitutional amendment relating to abortion and contraception and current voter preferences for the 2024 Ohio Senate race.

Tree damage to mobile home spares occupant

The dramatic storm that swept the Ada area early on Saturday morning, July 29, brought a large tree down onto a mobile home in Parkview Village on E. Lincoln Ave. Remarkably, the occupant of the unit was not sleeping in the bedroom and was unharmed. PHOTOS provided by Tasha Van Horn.

Beatitudes August 2023 calendar

The Beatitudes community center, 210 N. Main St., will host the following events in August: 

August 1 - Community Meal -  4:00-5:30 p.m.

August 11 - Bingo sponsored by Bridge Hospice of Findlay - 12:30 p.m.

August 12  Fishing booth at F & M picnic - 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Every Thursday - Euchre (everyone is invited) - 1:30 p.m.

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