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Wow! What a finish! How about those 'Dogs? NWC co-champs

By Dusty Donley
The Ada Bulldogs rolled into Stadium Park Friday night and laid claim to a share of the Northwest Conference title by defeating the previously unbeaten Delphos Jefferson Wildcats 25-20. The 'Dogs took the lead with only 45 ticks left on the clock, then survived a furious Wildcat rally to preserve the win. The victory lifts Ada's record to 7-2 overall and 6-1 in the Northwest Conference.

ONU finishes second at LTU Innovation Encounter

The Ohio Northern University Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) team captured second place at the fourth annual Innovation Encounter competition at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 18-19.

 ONU finished second among seven other schools at the event. In addition to ONU, the schools that competed were Lawrence Tech, Gonzaga University, Widener University, St. Louis University, Villanova University, Kettering University, and the University of Evansville.

Frank Dilts was a lifelong farmer

Frank E. Dilts, 86, died on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at his residence in Ada.

He was born on Jan. 29, 1927, in Paulding County, Ohio to E. E. and Olive (Lehman) Dilts and they preceded him in death. He married Helen McDougle on June 22, 1947 and she survives in Ada.

Frank was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of the Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, Alger. 

Hey, Mom! I made the honor roll!

Here is the Ada Schools 2013-2014 honor roll for the first nine weeks:

ALL A HONOR ROLL
12th Grade: Sa'ed Al-Olimat, Brittney Archer, Jessica Hill, Joshua Lehsten, Annabel Pinkney, Elijah Rayl, Matthew Wilcox.

11th Grade: Alexis Amburgey, Noah Beach, Molly Gamble, Allison Howard, Caralee Stover, Victoria Wyss.

10th Grade: Benjamin Bowers, Alexandra Boyadzhiev, Rylan Hissong, Megan Simon, Katelyn Stuart, Kylelyn Stuart, Ashley Sumner, Casey Swick, Michael Willeke, Mackenzie Wills.

"Captain Phillips" starts Friday at Ada Theatre

Starting Friday, October 25 and running through Thursday, October 31 is Captain Phillips (PG-13).

"The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years." (IMDb)

Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Daily at 7 p.m.

All tickets are $4.

Hattie Dearth - next year she's be in the Army National Guard

15 minutes with Hattie Dearth, Ada High School senior

What classes are you taking this year?
Psychology/Sociology, Calculus, English 12 CP, Spanish IV, Personal Finance and Physics.

Tell me about the organizations you belong to.
I’m on Student Council, Foreign Language Club and National Honor Society. I volunteer at the Lima YMCA and during the summer at ReStore.

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