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Where the Ada 'gators roam

Lots of activities take place around the pool at an Ada swim meet
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 2, 2018

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Note: Monty took his camera to a recent Ada swim meet and focused on the activities taking place around the pool's edge.

Swim meets draw a lot of people because there are many team members and their friends and relatives come to watch the action.

• There are about 75 members on a team with 6 age groups competing in four different strokes. Since swim meets occur near suppertime, downing a hotdog from the concession stand is a popular choice for a quick meal before the meet begins, as evidenced by Boston Barker.

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Pops concert has new feature - local choir

Noteworthy is directed by Vicki Mills
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 28, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Pictured are a few singers with the Noteworthy Community Choir preparing for their guest appearance with the Ohio Northern University, Lima Symphony Patriotic Pops Concert on Saturday.

Two choirs, Voices and Expressions, will combine to present songs such as I Got Rhythm, How Far I'll Go and God Bless the USA. 

Noteworthy began its opening season in April of this year and will begin auditioning in August for the 2018-2019 season.  Expressions is an inter-generational choir of singers ranging in age from 13 to 55+, and Voices is a children's choir for 4th - 8th graders. 

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Icon dog of the week - Diamond

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, June 22, 2018

Meet Diamond, Diamond is a 10 year old Husky/Akita mix. He is ready for his new home. 

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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An honor that developed over one-half century

On a job well done by Ada's swimming lady, Saundra Neely
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 22, 2018

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Burt Lancaster starred in the movie “The Swimmer” in 1968, the year Saundra Neely began teaching Red Cross swim lessons in Ada. After 50 years, the movie may lay dusty on a shelf in a film museum somewhere, but Saundra Neely hasn’t put down her swim instruction manual quite yet.

On July 16, Mrs. Neely will begin teaching water safety once again, but this year will be her last as volunteer water safety instructor at the Ada Municipal Swimming Pool. Again this year, for two weeks in July, she will teach children, youth and adults in four different skill levels.

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Here are area graduates from Ohio Northern University

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 22, 2018

Several area students were among graduates at Ohio Northern University in May. Those graduates are:

Ada
Konnor Baker, bachelor of arts
Dustin Donley, licensure – early childhood education
Ashley Green, bachelor of arts
Jessica Hill, bachelor of arts
Kylie Kipker, bachelor of science in nursing
Cody Mattson, doctor of pharmacy
Benjamin Neville, bachelor of science in business administration
Tyler Simmons, bachelor of science

Kenton
Mckenzie Klingler, juris doctor
Jonathan Szczerba, bachelor of science

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Lacrosse is down; soccer on the way

Time to change to field stripes
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 21, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
This is one big erasure.

The lines on the ONU field on the west side of the stadium are being erased since lacrosse season is over and the university will host several soccer camps on this field this summer.

Physical plant summer employees Chloe White-Hoffman adds a solvent to the white lines, while Andrew Trihaft runs a power washer over the artificial turf to eliminate the lacrosse markings.

Lines for soccer will be added soon because ONU will host 10 soccer camps and clinics this summer.

 

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