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15 minutes with Gary Wells, Ada HS art teacher

He'd like to have lunch with Adam Duritz, the lead singer of the Counting Crows
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 27, 2021

Interviewed by Amelia Alexander
Gary Wells is one of my favorite teachers. The best part of my day during sophomore year was often our banter while I was working on my art. When I tried to think of the most interesting person to interview, Mr. Wells came to mind. 

Icon: “How would you define art?”

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Ada swimmers nipped by Kenton

Carlie Oldfield won 4 events in the girls 15-18 age bracket • Landry Harriger was first in 4 8-and-under boys races • Ada's Tea Griffith captured 3 1st-place finishes in the girls 9-10 division
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 27, 2021

Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
Lots of photos and complete meet
results at bottom of story

ADA - The host Ada swim team lost a close meet to county and West Ohio Aquatic League rival Kenton Thursday night in the final Alligator home meet of the season.

The Stingrays edged Ada by just 23 points (371.5 to 348.5) in the combined boys/girls team score to drop the overall Alligator summer record to 2-4.

The Gator boys defeated Kenton 174.5-154.5, while the Ada girls lost to the Stingrays by a score of 217-174. 

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Voted most popular Ada summer sign

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 27, 2021

No vote is necessary. It's one of the more popular, if not the most popular, welcoming signs in Ada this summer. The pool temperature on the top right might even reflect how your day is headed. It's the sign at the Ada pool.

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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, June 26, 2021

PRP is the abbreviation for platelet rich plasma. PRP is obtained from one’s own blood and injected into other areas of the body to trigger a “healing” process. Platelets are cells in our blood that are part of the clotting and healing process of our body. During the healing process, platelets organize and create mild inflammation. During inflammation, platelets release enzymes that attract stem cells and growth factors. This is done to help repair damaged tissue.

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ONU's Emily Richards 8th in heat at Olympic Trials

Competing in the 800-meter dash
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 25, 2021

EUGENE, Ore. — Ohio Northern alumnus Emily Richards ran her third fastest time in the past three years on Thursday, finishing eighth in her heat and 32nd out of 42 overall in the first round of the US Olympic Trials Women's 800-Meter Run at the University of Oregon's Haywood Stadium.

Richards ran a 2:03.88 in her first ever US Olympic Trials competition - which is her second-fastest time this season and her third-fastest time since 2018.

The top two finishers in each of the five heats plus the next six best times advanced to the semifinals, which took an amazingly fast time of 2:01.42.

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Air view of a ground-level project

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 25, 2021

Here's a view of the Ada War Memorial Field you've probably never seen. It's part of a video showing work progress on an $800,000 artifical turf installation underway this month. Click here for the details.

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