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Ada HS sophomores visit Apollo Career Center Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Approximately 650 sophomores in Apollo Career Center’s 11-member district, including students from Ada HS, will be visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 29.

Parents of sophomore students interested in attending Apollo for the 2016-17 school year are also invited to meet their student at Apollo.

The day is designed to expose students to career possibilities, and what paths are available that may lead to their career and/or college success. Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities.

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Here they come

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Miranda Wills (22), brings the ball down court for the Ada 7th grade girls' basketball team in a game on Jan. 26 at Bluffton. With her are Megan Light (13) and Tori Green (14).

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Police department taking applications for FT officer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The Ada Police Department is in the process of accepting applications for the position of full-time police officer, according to the department's Facebook page. 

Those interested may send a resume to 115 W. Buckeye, Ada, Ohio, 45810, or pick up an application here at the Ada Police Department, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Where's the fire?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Don't worry if there's a fire in Ada. The fire chief is on the job. This fire chief is also a pupil at the Ohio Northern University Pre-school.

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Two Ada teams compete in Boy Scout Klondike Derby

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The two Klondike Derby teams from Ada Boy Scout Troop 124 finished high in the annual show of Scouting skills and endurance. The derby was held at Camp Lakota on Jan. 23.

The teams had to push wooden sleds through over six miles of snow, ice, water and mud and complete seven group tasks such as fire building, map reading, track and tree identification, buck sawing and knot typing.

The older team, led by Wyatt Rettig, finished in just over five hours. The younger team, lead by Patrol Leader Kamron Wilkerson, finished 20 minutes ahead of the seven-hour limit.

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Drawings with India, Nepal and Tibet themes on exhibit in Elzay Gallery

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Philip Sugden’s installation, A Page from the Manual on Dismantling God, is currently on view in the Elzay Gallery of Art at Ohio Northern University. Sugden is an assistant professor of art at Bluffton University.

Some pieces within this exhibit are based on location drawings, which Sugden completed during 12 journeys in the Himalayas of India, Nepal and Tibet.

The text not only incorporates current, ancient, and sacred languages, but also offers passages from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Old and New Testaments, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Buddhist texts and unified field theory.

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