As 2020 winds down, Ada council has set in motion several actions to prepare for 2021.
In recent council meetings, the village body approved the following affecting 2021 operations:
• Passage of 2021 annual appropriations – third and final reading scheduled for Dec. 15
• Preparing to advertise for bids and contract for supplies, services and equipment – including pebble quicklime, asphalt concrete pavement, gasoline and diesel fuel, lime sludge removal, sewage sludge removal
• Resolution authorizing the fiscal officer to issue payments for utility and payroll expenses
Ada's Megan Light (11), Mariah King (15) and Olivia Burkhart (5) vie for a foul shot rebound against Bluffton in an Northwest Conference contest. The Pirates won. (Marvin Foster photo)
Joe Dwight Rose, Sr., 100, passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at 3:52 a.m. at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born May 19, 1920 in Alger, Ohio, to the late Arnett and Eula (Houchin) Rose. Joe first married Mary Louise Losey on Nov. 24, 1940, and she died on Nov. 8, 1986. Joe then married Dorothy J. Rose on Aug. 19, 1988 and she died Jan. 11, 2018.
Joe was a farmer. He was a member of the Lima Baptist Temple before moving to Florida. He was a 1938 graduate of Alger High School.
15 minutes with Abby Chamberlain,
a 2019 Ada High School graduate.
When did you join the Air Force and where are you stationed?
I joined in August, 2019. I am stationed at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho. This is my first duty station.
What are some of your goals while in the military?
I plan on doing a full 20 years for retirement. My goals are to retire in the Air Force with two degrees, English and diagnostic imaging.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The balanced Bluffton girls basketball team rode a huge second period to a 64-28 victory over visiting local rival Ada in Northwest Conference action Thursday night.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed just 10-7 after the first period. But then the Lady Pirates blew it open with a 23-8 second stanza as seven players scored.
Bluffton then extended its lead to 31 points at 53-22 with a 20-7 third quarter.
Four Pirate girls scored in double figures, and 10 Bluffton players hit the scoring column in all.
