Ada teacher and long-time volleyball coach, Melissa Gossard, will be inducted with the 2020 class of the Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony is at Upper Scioto Valley High School on Saturday, May 9.
She is a 1991 Hardin Northern HS graduate who was an all-Ohioan in volleyball and basketball. She finished her basketball career with 1,127 points scored.
Upon having a four-year career at Ashland University, she returned to Hardin County where she coached for 21 seasons. She is the winningest coach in Ada High School history.
Watch the Icon for more information about the event and a feature on Gossard.
While there are 15 confirmed cases in the US, the virus is not spreading in the community and the vast majority of people in the United States have a low risk of exposure to the virus.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 23, at Community Health Professionals, according to Mary Hackworth.
Persons interested in scheduling afternoon donation appointments may call Hackworth at 419-604-8569 or 1-800-RED CROSS, or visit www.redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: AdaCommunity.
The United Way of Hardin County invites Icon viewers to provide items for its radio day auction held Saturday, March 28, according to Phyllis Griffith.
“Residents and businesses are invited to donate items, which can include products, gift baskets, services, gift certificates, to be auctioned on March 28,” said Phyllis.
Contact the United Way office at 419-675-1860 for more details. The auction is broadcast over WKTN FM, Kenton, and bidding supports 22 agencies in the Hardin County United Way.
Carol Warmbrod is in the Vancrest Ada resident spotlight this month. A story and photo of her are featured in this month’s Vancrest newsletter.
Carol attended Ada school and graduated from Hardin Northern. A farm girl, she grew up on a farm where there were cows, pigs and chickens. An avid baseball fan, she played that sport and basketball in high school.
She and her husband, Dale, a farmer, were married in 1957, after high school graduation. They had two children. Carol worked for a time as a secretary at Ohio Northern University and later in Blossom Gallery, floral shop, Kenton.
Ada awoke to one of the rare true snowfalls of the season this morning. It first delayed and then closed area schools. It also brought out the shovels, the snow plows, the window scrapers and the boots. It made a pot of coffee seem heavenly. Here are two snow scenes from Lima Avenue taken by Bel Mancuso.
