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Hardin County Wranglers complete community service project

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, July 19, 2018

On Sunday July 15, the Hardin County Wranglers 4-H club completed a
community service project at the Hardin County Fairgrounds followed by a
brief meeting. 10 members, 8 advisors, and 1 parent were present.

     Reminder's were given about ordering t-shirts, fair entries, and fair
booth information.

The next meeting will be held on Sunday August 5, 6:30 p.m. at the Hardin County Extension Office.

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WOAL Mayor's Trophy awarded

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, July 19, 2018

A Kenton family who received the WOAL Mayor's Trophy this past weekend is shown at the end-of-season Kenton Stingrays banquet Wednesday evening at the Elks Club. 

The Bloom family (L-R:  Jeff, Michelle, and Mason) have not only been helpful to the Kenton Stingrays summer swim team, they have also been instrumental to the Hardin County YMCA swim team which has many swimmers from Ada participating. 

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Ada Village Council meeting moved to Railroad Depot

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The Ada Village Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday July 17, (tonight) will be held at the Railroad Depot instead of the City Building.

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Did Sandy Neely teach you to swim?

She's at it again - this is year number 5 - 0
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 16, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
For the 50th time, Sandy Neely has begun teaching Red Cross swimming lessons at the Ada Pool. Over the past have century, Sandy has taught three generations of Ada people about how to swim and about water safety. She has announced her retirement; this year will be her last as the local swimming instructor.

On Monday, 75 people from children ages through adult years began two-week lessons in four levels of instruction. That’s the maximum number that can be taught in Ada. Year-after-year, Sandy’s classes are filled to the max.

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Bikes, ice cream and Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 16, 2018

Photos by Monty Siekerman

Here's some additional photo of the annual Young's Ice Cream Charity Bike Tour that stopped overnight in Ada this past weekend.

For a story about the tour click here.

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Plain as mud

Down Syndrome fundraiser mixes mud, volleyball and lots of fun
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 16, 2018

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
What do you get when you mix 16,000 gallons of water with dirt? Lots of mud and that mixture became the mud volleyball playing field for a Down Syndrome fundraiser at Ada War Memorial Park on Saturday.

Twenty-one teams from Ohio and neighboring states came to Ada to get down and get dirty to benefit the greater Toledo chapter. On Saturday, the event raised several thousand dollars to provide assistance, education, support groups, and to raise awareness of Down Syndrome.

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