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Spelling bee winners

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Here are winners of this year’s Ada elementary spelling bee held earlier this week.

From left, Vicky Rausch, fifth grade, winner; Haley Clay, seventh grade, second place; and Ireland Marshall, eighth grade, third place.

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Jeanne Previte retires from restaurant business

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 13, 2018

On Friday evening Ada resident Jeanne Previte served her final meal at the restaurant in Bluffton that carries her name. With Jeanne (on left) are her husband, Peter, and the new restaurant owner, Heather Cox, and her husband, Colin. The restaurant will close the first week of March and reopen on March 6 under its new management.

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Ada varsity quiz bowl team unbeaten on Monday

At 10-team Ada invitational bowl
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Ada High School varsity quiz bowl team won its own Quiz Bowl Invitational on Monday evening.

Last fall, the team won the conference championship, which qualified the group to compete in a regional competition in April in Van Wert, according to Dave Lusk, team coach.

The following shows results, with Ada’s varsity winning each of its five matches and earning 75 points.

A two-way tie for second place, with 68 points each, was earned Liberty Benton and Bluffton.

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Icon dog of the week - Journey

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Meet Journey. Journey is a 4 year old female beagle/hound mix. She weighs 49 pounds, Can you give Journey her forever 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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Two-purpose bicycle

It allows Riley Lamison to recover from an injury
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 12, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
This strange looking bike serves two purposes.

It allows Riley Lamison to recover from an injury. Also, he can still be with his running mates on the ONU track team. Riley, a sophomore engineering student, has an injured hamstring.

Pedaling the elliptical bike helps him recover faster. He travels along with the ONU trackers as they traverse the town on foot to prepare for upcoming meets.

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10-school quiz bowl competition here Monday

Eight quizzes will be going on consecutively
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 8, 2018

Note: The quiz bowl competition was moved to Feb. 12 after a winter weather delay last Monday.

By Monty Siekerman
Want to quickly know the answer to most any question?

Students from 10 schools can probably recite the correct answer on Monday because academic scholars from 10 area schools will be here for a Quiz Bowl competition.

The quizzing starts at 4:30 p.m. and will last until 8 p.m. when a champion is crowned. Junior and senior high school students from Ada, Bluffton, Cory-Rawson, Crestview, Elida, Hardin Northern, Kenton, Liberty Benton, Riverdale, and USV will be on hand for the annual Ada Invitational this year.

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