By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Ada Alligator swim team kicked off its summer campaign with a boys and girls dual meet victory at Van Wert Monday night.
The Gator boys defeated VW 180-129, while the Ada girls defeated the Marlins by a 166-122 count.
The Alligators are slated to host Bluffton Thursday, June 14 at the Ada pool at 6 p.m.
ONU senior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) capped her career in style as she was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Fastpitch News, earning her first career All-American honor in her 4-year career.
Lightel is now a four-time All-Region honoree, a four-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference award winner and an All-American.
She is ONU's all-time career leader with 512 strikeouts and a 1.45 ERA and her 66 victories tied the ONU career mark.
The VFW Cruz-in-Ada car show location has been changed this year. The show will be held on Main Street instead of at the Post parking lot. Here is the schedule for Saturday, July 21: Registration, 2-4 p.m. • Cruise, 5-7 p.m. • Awards, 7:30 p.m. For more information, call the Post after 4 p.m. at 419-634-5096. Photo from last year’s Cruze-in-Ada.
By Monty Siekerman
By any measure, Vancrest has been successful in its first two years in Ada. The company will celebrate its second anniversary with a carnival, open to the public, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 16.
There will be face painting, Tatter the Clown making animal balloons for the kids, a DJ, bouncy house, games, prizes, candy, popcorn, cotton candy, and a free lunch featuring hamburgers or hotdogs. All are welcome.
The $6 million facility filled quickly. The assisted living side of 35 units is full. Presently, there are a couple of units open on the nursing home/rehab side which has a total of 50 units.
