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Ada crossword puzzle with clues from December 2022 news

Do you remember the news from December 2022? Play the Ada Icon crossword puzzle to find out!

Play the puzzle online or print and play at https://crosswordlabs.com/view/2023-01-02-211.

Here's a sampling:

ACROSS

3. Registration for this spring sport is now open

4. Alec Cooper is new _____ of Ada Police Department

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1. Crosby's _____ opened in December

2. Shakespeare poem in Icon column mentions these frozen drips

5. "Graduation" party in May scheduled for AHS teacher Mr. ______

January 9 Blood Drive at Ada's Visiting Nurses & Hospice

Today is the day: on January 9, an American Red Cross blood drive will be held at Visiting Nurses & Hospice, 1200 S. Main St.

Appointments may be scheduled at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time

The American Red Cross notes that "As we kick off 2023, the need for blood and platelets hasn’t faded with the holiday season–blood must be constantly replenished and ready for those in need of lifesaving care every day. That’s why the American Red Cross and Pro Football Hall of Famer and blood donor Peyton Manning are teaming up this January during National Blood Donor Month to rally people to give now and help patients all winter long.

"In partnership with the National Football League (NFL), those who come to give blood, platelets or plasma Jan. 1-31, 2023, will be automatically entered to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. (Terms apply. Visit www.RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl.)"

AHS wrestlers 11th at Woodmore Classic

Bulerin wins Fostoria tourney

By Cort Reynolds

ELMORE –Ada High School wrestler Marley Bulerin won the Fostoria girls tournament this weekend. She is 20-4 this year and is ranked 16th in Ohio in the 125-pound weight class by American Women's Wrestling.

She has previously placed third at the Clyde and Tinora tournaments, as well as fifth at Findlay.

The Ada boys wrestling team finished a solid 11th at the 22-team Woodmore A Classic tournament Friday and Saturday.

Ada’s Baumgartner sets school freestyle record at Jay County Invite

AHS girls swim team placed 6th

By Cort Reynolds

PORTAGE, Ind. - The Ada High School girls swim team finished a strong sixth out of 18 teams behind three first-place finishes at the Jay County Invitational in Portage, Indiana on Saturday, January 7.

The Ada boys came in 14th. Oak Hill won both the boys and girls team titles. 

Ada sophomore Lily Baumgartner shattered a 32-year old school record in winning the 500 freestyle.  She broke Tanya Nelson’s 1991 Ada mark of 5:37.17 by 10.08 seconds in a time of 5:27.09.

"Griz" honored by Ada Alumni Association reception

By Paula Scott

Additional photos follow

On January 7, family, friends, colleages and former Ada Schools student athletes gathered to honor Gregory Grimslid (a.k.a. Griz) as the newest member of the Hall of Honor. With a new plaque adorning the wall of honorees inside the south entrance, the reception gave the community an opportunity to thank Grimslid for his outstanding service.

In turn, the Sidney High School graduate spoke of having gone to 10 schools in his own 12 years of grade school, Grimslid said that one of the reasons he stayed in Ada, after graduating with a law degree from Ohio Northern, was because of the schools.

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Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening at Crosby's-Mellow

On January 7, the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the arrival of two hair care businesses at 402 S. Main--Crosby's barbershop and Mellow Hair Studio. Proprietors Blake Pifer and Yessica Arriga also hosted an open house, welcoming guests into the newly renovated building.

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