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Ada girls lose Bulldog battle to Grove

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 9, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls basketball team got behind early and lost 55-15 to visiting Columbus Grove in their annual Northwest Conference "Battle of the Bulldogs" Thursday night, December 8.

The Ada girls dropped to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the NWC with a loss that ended their two-game win streak. The Grove girls evened their mark at 3-3 and 1-1 in the NWC with the one-sided victory.

The purple and gold were short-handed due to illness and injury.

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Village of Ada council meeting dates for January 2023

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 9, 2022

The Village of Ada has announced a modified schedule for council meetings in January 2023.

Council will meet on January 10 and 24 rather than the regularly scheduled first and third Tuesdays of the month.

For more information on council schedules, visit https://www.adaoh.org

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Howard Fenton announces petition for mayoral candidacy

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 9, 2022

The next election for the office of Mayor of Ada is November 7, 2023.

Today, [December 8, 2022] I have taken out a petition to run for Mayor of Ada in the November 2023 election. I am a long-time resident of the Village who believes that we need new energy and new direction to move Ada ahead. While we have seen growth in business development in the Village, there is no place for employees to live in Ada. The absence of suitable housing for families and lack of residential development is causing Ada to stagnate while nearby communities thrive. Addressing this problem will be the top priority of my administration.

I am a retired ONU law professor and administrator with significant experience in leading programs and securing and managing grants. I helped write the book on local Ohio government procedures for the Ohio State Bar Association and have been advising foreign governments on good governance for over 25 years. My wife Beth has been active in the Village and was a member of council for nearly 8 years. She currently serves as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. I have five children and four grandchildren spread all over the world.

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Reading poetry with Amelia: 'When Icicles Hang by the Wall'

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 9, 2022

By Amelia Alexander
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This is part of a series of columns by Ada student Amelia Alexander about "reading and debriefing" poetry. 

When Icicles Hang by the Wall by William Shakespeare

When icicles hang by the wall, 
And Dick the Shepherd blows his nail,
And Tom bears logs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in pail,
When blood is nipp’d, and ways be foul,
Then nightly sings the staring owl,
To-whoo;
To-whit, to-whoo, a merry note,
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.

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Glimpses of 2022 Merry on Main

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 8, 2022

Depot Park was abuzz with holiday spirit and family activities on December 3, when the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and its members celebrated the annual Merry on Main festival.

At 11:00 a.m. activities kicked off with the arrival of Santa Claus and his Ada Police Department escort, accompanied by winds that made the village feel a little bit like the North Pole, minus the snow. Santa met with children in the red caboose “Pennsylvania 477779.” Ada Lions and chamber “elves” passed out some 12 dozen cookies, while photographer Ashley Stuart of Ashley Ray Photography (www.AshleyRay.com) took family photos with Santa.

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Summary of December 6 village council meeting

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 8, 2022

No parking on lawn requirement results in tickets for E. Lincoln resident

2nd reading of 2023 appropriations passed

By Paula Scott

The Village of Ada Council met on December 6 for the first of two December regular sessions. The meeting was chaired by Mayor David Retterer. Council members in attendance were Sheila Coressel, Jason Campbell, Linda Mason, Jeff Oestreich and Bob Simmons. Sean Beck was absent.

The meeting packet including the agenda is HERE. At this meeting, council chambers were arranged in a new fashion with councilors and staff in a u-shape and seating for guests on the fourth side of the room.

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