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Elks students of the month

Here are the Ada and Upper Scioto students for October and November
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2019

Four Ada High School students and two Upper Scioto Valley students received recognition from the Kenton Elks Lodge 157 as their school's students of the month for October and November.

Students from each school in Hardin County are recognized each month. This was the first group of students recognized for 2019-2020 school year by the Elks.

A partial listing of individual student activities is included here:

Ada students

October
Nora Dellifield – school activities include Varsity Singers, track and field, Academic All-Ohio Award winner and basketball cheerleader. Daughter of David and Jami Dellifield.

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Ada's Katayama to swim at Marshall

Signed a letter of intent to compete at Division I school
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 20, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Ada senior swimming ace Klava Katayama recently signed a letter of intent to attend and compete for Div. I Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.

Katayama is seeking to become the first four-time state qualifier in Bulldog program history this winter. She is also believed to be the first Div. I swim product from Ada.

Klava reported that the scholarship she is receiving is 76 percent athletics, 24 percent academics. The Thundering Herd swim team competes in Conference USA, along with schools such as Rice, Florida International, North Texas and Florida Atlantic.

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After 35 years, Chris Gibson to hand over Bloodmobile responsibilities

Next blood drive is Monday at Community Health Professionals
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Note: Ada's next blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 25, at Community Health Professionals.

By Barbara Lockard
At a jewelry party in 1984, a woman asked Chris Gibson why she wasn’t working with the local Red Cross. Gibson gave it some thought and applied to be a volunteer.  The rest is truly history.

At age 87, Gibson has logged 35 years as Ada’s Bloodmobile coordinator.  She’ll turn over the volunteer position to Mary Hackworth this month.  

“I’ll be around at the November and January blood drives,” said Gibson.  “But I’ll only step in if I’m needed.”

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Vancrest's spotlight is on Pauline Shadley

Ada HS and ONU grad, she taught 4th grade for 30 years.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 17, 2019

Lifelong Ada resident Pauline Shadley is the November Vancrest spotlight resident, and she well deserves the honor.

In case you don’t know Pauline, she is an assisted living resident at Vancrest and is an Ada High School and Ohio Northern University graduate, having graduated with a degree in education.

What you may not know about her is that she played basketball all through her school days, making that her favorite sport.

She spent her professional career teaching fourth grade in Perry schools, Allen County.

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ONU alum will lead Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance

Brandt Miller, board chair introduces Holli Underwood
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 17, 2019

An Ohio Northern University alumnae, Holli Underwood of Ridgeway, is the new president/ CEO and economic development director of the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance.

Her appointment was made Friday by Brandt Miller, Hardin chamber board chair. 

Miller said, “We are very excited to welcome Holli with her vast local knowledge, outstanding leadership abilities, exceptional communication experience and the passion for our community to the Alliance. 

"Holli’s experience in human resources, bookkeeping, marketing and corporate communications will allow her to continue to advance the mission of the Alliance, for many years to come.” 

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Dictionaries to third graders

Ada Rotarians deliver books to students in Ada, Hardin Northern and Upper Scioto Valley
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 15, 2019

Photos of each Ada class of third graders with their dictionaries is at the bottom of this story.

ˈdɪk·ʃəˌner·i/ – A book that lists words with their meanings given in the same or in another language, and often includes other information. Dictionaries contains a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings, or gives a word for them in another language.

Each third grader in Ada, Hardin Northern and Upper Scioto Valley received a personal copy of this word book today thanks to the Ada Rotary Club. 

Ada third grade teachers are Sheri Burnett, Julie Stavenger and Brittany Daniels.

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