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Summary of April 19 Village Of Ada Council Meeting

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, April 21, 2022

While Councilor Linda Mason and Mayor David Retterer were not present and Councilor Jason Campbell joined the meeting during the public comment section--after completing his duties as coach of the Ada High School baseball team (and a big 14-0 win versus Waynesfield-Goshen--the Ada council did have a quorum for the April 19 meeting, which was chaired by Council President Jeff Oestreich.

 

TRANSFERS

After a brief review of three or four items, the council unanimously approved transfers including employee payment and the corrected classification of a street sweeper purchase in 2016 which improves the refuse fund balance.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

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Julie A. Jenkins was born in Kenton

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Julie A. Jenkins, age 74, of Kenton, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 4:36 p.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.

She was born on October 4, 1947, in Kenton, Ohio to the late Tommy and Osie (Bailey) Reffitt, Sr. 

Julie is survived by two sons: Jeremy Jenkins of Kenton and Jason Jenkins of Fostoria; a daughter, Sheri Wilson of Kenton; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two brothers: Ben and Tommy; and four sisters: Minnie, Jo Van, Mary Lou, and Elizabeth. 

She was preceded in death by her son, Rodney Jenkins.

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Anne M. Mahaffey was a school teacher

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Anne M. Mahaffey, age 92, of Ada, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at 2:30 a.m. at The Heritage of Findlay. 

She was born on January 9, 1930, in Richwood, Ohio to the late Milford and Paula (Kirchner) Schmelzer.  Anne married Robert O. Wiley on April 30, 1952, he preceded her in death on January 27, 1996.  Then on March 22, 1997, Anne married Donald G. Mahaffey and he preceded her in death on August 3, 2002.  

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Bulldog boys capture Riverdale Invite

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada boys track and field team narrowly won the five-team Riverdale Invitational in Mt. Blanchard on Tuesday, April 19.

The Ada boys won the team title by a point over host Riverdale, which took first on the girls side. The Lady Bulldogs finished third out of five teams.

Junior Courtney Sumner won the long jump and 200 meter dash to pace the Lady Bulldogs.

Logan Jolliff, Julian Grose and Mathew Frazier won individual events to lead the Ada boys to victory.

 

Top Ada finishers:

Discus Throw Boys

 1 Frazier, Mathew Ada 117'06" 

 5 Dearth, Alex Ada 96'6"  

 

Long Jump Girls

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Ada girls lose thriller to late Tiger comeback

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

UPDATED: Photo captions corrected.

By Cort Reynolds

The young Ada High School softball squad led almost the entire game, but the visiting Waynesfield-Goshen team plated four runs in their final at bat to rally past the Lady Bulldogs 11-9  on a cold, windy Tuesday evening, April 19.

The Bulldog girls dropped to 2-7 after the difficult non-league defeat. The Lady Tigers improved to 2-3 with the seesaw, come-from-behind victory. 

Ada led 6-0 after the first two innings, but W-G methodically chipped away and grabbed a 7-6 edge behind four runs in the fifth frame.

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30th anniversary celebration at Midwest Rehab

Public invited to April 22 event
Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Midwest Rehab, 118 E. Highland Ave., is inviting the public to a 30th anniversary celebration on Friday, April 22.

The therapy services provider will have

• 11:00-2:00 food trucks Taco Movil & Ricks Shack Outback 

• Raffle items 

• Free therapy screening

Midwest Rehab is a privately owned corporation providing occupational, physical, and speech therapy. The company has three outpatient locations: Ada, Lima and Findlay.

Midwest Rehab also provides contract therapy services to assisted living, home health agencies, hospitals, nursing homes,and schools.

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