Story by Monty Siekerman
There are two things about the beautiful home at 602 S. Johnson that you notice when you drive by. First, whoever lives there has good taste. The plantings seem to be the right sizes, in the right places, not overdone or understated. Secondly, how does all of this happen when you seldom see anyone gardening there?
Meet Karlen Waugh who lives in the big, yellow house with his two children, Mason, a freshman at ONU, and Alexis, a sophomore at Ada High School. The home recently received an Outstanding Beautification Award from Keep Hardin County Beautiful.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
More than 500 bargain hunters were on hand at 8 a.m. Saturday when the buzzer rang to start the Wilson Sporting Goods annual Garage Sale. Some shoppers arrived the night before and others lined up several hours before the 8 a.m. start of the sale.
Bins and bins of footballs—bargained priced at $10 up to $35 for the Super Bowl "Duke" ball—were available. And many other Wilson-made items were for sale, such as Badminton sets for $10, basketballs and soccer balls for $15.
KALIDA - The Ada cross country team ran well and finished 16th at the Kalida Invitational Saturday.
Senior Miguel Jordan led the Bulldogs as he finished 13th individually by covering the 3.1-mile course in 17:28.
"Kalida proved again this year to be in favor of Ada's runners," said Bulldog head coach Josh Klein. "Our top four male runners all set new personal records today as Ada finished in 16th place, edging out Allen East.
"Alexis Ennis also improved her time compared to Wednesday, running a 26:44."
MARIETTA — Marietta converted a 2-point conversion with 22 seconds left in the game to rally past Ohio Northern 43-42 on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Don Drumm Stadium.
Junior Anthony McFadden (Chillicothe/Paint Valley) completed 18-of-29 passes for 261 yards and four touchdowns and senior Chad Rex (Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch) caught 10 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns for Ohio Northern (4-1 overall, 3-1 Ohio Athletic Conference).
Freshman Brock Martin (Attica/Seneca East) ran 12 times for 100 yards and two scores for ONU.
