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Ada vs. Bluffton is one of northwest Ohio's longest-standing rivarlies, going back to the early 1920s

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Coming off of its fist win, the Ada football team kicks off Northwest Conference play Friday with a key game at home vs. local rival Bluffton.

The Pirates are 2-1 after defeating winless Defiance Ayersville 35-14 in week three.

Bluffton (1-0 on road, 1-1 home) beat visiting Cory-Rawson 42-26 in its opener, but then lost to Pandora-Gilboa 27-9 in their first meeting since 1965.

The Pirates of head coach Jeff Richards boast an old-school, ground-oriented offensive attack.

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Ronald R. Wolford, 64, died on Sunday, Sept.15, 2019, at his residence.  

He was born on Aug. 25, 1955, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Harley and Doris (Redick) Wolford. On June 22, 1995, Ronald married Marilyn Jean Wolford and she preceded him in death on Oct. 2, 2015. 

Ronald retired from Wilson Sporting Goods of Ada.

Ronald is survived by his three brothers: Robert (Jayne) Wolford of Findlay, Larry (Janice) Wolford of Mt. Cory and David (Anna) Wolford of Forest; two sisters: Betty Barnard of Toledo and Nancy (Gary) Heacock of Forest; and several nieces and nephews.

A private service will be held at a later date.

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If you played junior high volleyball during the 1991 Ada school year, then you are in one of these photos. The identifications are listed beneath photo.

(From the collection of Leland Crouse)

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One of the new features of Beatitudes community center - formerly ReStore - is the wall display featuring the Beatitudes. The center changed its name last week. Click here for that story.

Auditions for Noteworthy Community Choir takes place soon

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Audition for choir?  At my age?

Well, yes!  Noteworthy Community Choir has an inter-generational choir (Expressions) that meets Monday evenings from 7:15 - 9:15 p.m.

"We have singers ages 14 through 70+ and have had a wonderful time serving our communities through song," says Vicki Mills, director.

"New singers are welcome, and the audition is short and sweet, consisting of  singing 30 seconds of your favorite song, and running a few exercises to determine your range and musicianship skills." 

The average Ada time for the 3.1-mile course was 22:49

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By Cort Reynolds
GALION - The Ada cross country team competed in the Galion Cross Country Festival Invitational meet Saturday at the Amman's Park Course.

The Bulldog boys scored 664 points to finish 24th in the 24-team, Div. III race. Meanwhile, New London won the team title with 45 points. Fredericktown finished a distant second with 89 points, followed by Ashland Crestview in third (143).

Hardin Northern finished 19th with 484 points. Sophomore Aiden Gatchel of HN ended up 51st in 18:37.1 to become the top Polar Bear finisher. The average HN time was 20:27.

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