Esther “Joan” Zimmer, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.
She was born on February 15, 1932 in Ada, Ohio to the late C. Raymond and Donna (Shrider) Long. On February 15, 1951, Joan married Russell “Rusty” Zimmer and who preceded her in death on April 2, 1983.
Joan is survived by her two children: Bob (Sue) Zimmer of Leesberg, Florida and Pat (Dennis) Dearth of Ada; four grandchildren: Jamie Fall (James) Smith, Michelle Burgoon, Lucas (Kelly) Dearth and Lance (Nichole) Dearth; five great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; and a sister, Sharon Quay of Kenton.
The Ada High School girls basketball team ran off 23 consecutive points over the middle quarters and cruised to a 51-18 win over traditional rival Upper Scioto Valley in the semifinals of the fourth Border Battle tournament Tuesday night at Allen East.
The Lady Bulldogs ended the first half on a 12-0 run to turn a tight three-point lead against the spunky Ram girls into a 25-10 halftime bulge.
Ada was never threatened in the second half, extending the lead to 36-10 with an 11-0 flurry starting the third period.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-8 with the decisive victory. The scrappy Lady Rams fell to 0-11 with the defeat.
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The numbers 1-5-0 appeared across the Ohio Northern University campus in 2021, as celebrations began for the university's 150th anniversary. PHOTO from ONU Facebook.
The Ada High School swim team competed well in the Bluffton Holiday Invitational at the Lima YMCA Tuesday, December 28.
The Lady Bulldogs finished a solid ninth in the 25-team female field.
The Bulldog boys came in 20th out of 21 teams. In the combined standings, Ada ended up 12th of 28 schools.
Ottawa-Glandorf won the girls team title, but Wapakoneta captured the boys and combined overall crowns.
"Overall I am extremely proud of how our team competed," said second-year Ada head coach Katey Stuart. "Every swimmer dropped time in at least one event, and we even had a school record get broken.
The Ada Soccer Association has posted on its Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/109277639116881/ that registration for spring youth soccer will open on January 1 and run through January 31. A link for online registration will be posted when registration opens.
Children can begin playing at the age of four.
Games begin on April 2 and practices will start in March. Tournaments are scheduled for the middle and end of May (according to age group).
