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Darrell D. Hunsicker served in the U.S. Air Force

Darrell D. Hunsicker, age 72, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 11:55 p.m., at the Dayton VA Medical Center.   

He was born on February 15, 1950 in McGuffey, Ohio to I. Harvey and Ruth (Crist) Hunsicker, Sr. who preceded him in death. 

Darrell retired as an administrator. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran who served from May 1969 to January 1988. He was a graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School in 1968.

Survived by a brother, Lewis Hunsicker and a sister, Marsha (Robert) Sprang Neff.

He was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.

There will be no visitation or service.  It was his wish to be cremated.

Joseph K. Lamb built 20 homes in and around Ada

Joseph K. Lamb, age 92, of Harrod, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at the Lost Creek Care Center, Lima.

He was born on March 12, 1930, in Foraker, Ohio to the late James J. and Estella (Geider) Lamb. On May 22, 1948, Joseph married Mary B. Hill, she preceded him in death on October 7, 2009.

Joseph retired from Commercial Lovelace Motor Freight in Lima after working for 38 years. He also built twenty homes in and around Ada. He was a member of the St. Mark Lutheran Church of Ada. Joseph also was a member of the Colonial Hills Golfers Club, the Kenton Elks Lodge #157, and the Eagles Lodge #767 of St. Marys.

Chamber invitation including interested individuals, businesses

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a year-end mixer for members and those considering joining the organization.

5:00– 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 21
The Cask Room

Light hors d'oeuvres will be provided.

Director Lindsay Walden notes, "Please join us for our last chamber meeting of 2022! This will be an open-house-style event hosted by The Cask Room. 

"If you are not a current member but are interested in joining us in 2023, we encourage you to come. This will be a great opportunity to meet current members and ask any questions you have."

AHS Alumni Association notes

"Graduation" party for Mr. Lusk, Decades Donation Challenge for scholarship fun

After 43 years at Ada High School Mr. Lusk is graduating. Please come and wish him well in his new journey. You are invited if you knew him when he was young, were one of his students 43 years ago or now, or worked with him in the last 43 years.

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023 AT 2 PM – 5 PM
Ada First United Methodist Church
Facebook invitation link

Donation Challenge
The AHS Alumni Association has issued an Ada Alumni Scholarship "decades" donation challenge.

Keep your eye on weekend weather

The US National Weather Service Wilmington OH has issued the following information for the period of December 23-24.

We are still expecting impactful weather to close out of the workweek into the holiday weekend, with a concerning signal for cold temperatures and strong wind to produce dangerous wind chills.

Bulldog swimmers 4th at Lima Sr. Invite

Recovered from illness, team returns to competition

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA--The Ada High School swim team finished a solid fourth at the nine-team Lima Senior Invitational behind some winning individual finishes Saturday, December 27.

“Saturday’s meet was definitely a learning experience,” said first-year Ada swim coach Ashley Robey. “We got a late start to the meet and ended up with only 10 minutes of warm up time instead of 20. Then there were issues with the starters and technical difficulties with the operating systems. 

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