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Tops in soccer and academics

Seniors Hannah Reich (Howell, Mich.) and Anna Niemeyer (Loveland) and junior Sarah Puntel (Strongsville) all were named Academic All-Ohio by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association on Wednesday afternoon.

Reich and Niemeyer were each named First Team Academic All-Ohio, while Puntel was dubbed a Second Team Academic All-Ohio honoree.

Reich, an Athletic Training major, was named Academic All-Ohio for the first time in her career.

The senior earned the honor after being tabbed a First Team Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches this season.

Santa and his elf visit Kiwanis and Rotary Christmas luncheon

It was also Kiwanis' annual holiday auction

It was all Christmas for the Ada Kiwanis and Rotary on Tuesday.

Here's an Ada Christmas elf - John Berg at the Ada Kiwanis Christmas luncheon and auction held at Community Health Professionals. The meeting included Ada Rotary members as guests.

Along with the elf, in attendance was Bruce “Santa Claus” Neely.”

Many Christmas-related items were awarded to successful bidders in the club’s annual auction, according to Jon Umphress.

Kiwanis will take the holiday season off. The next meeting is at noon, Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Dean's Heritage Room, McIntosh Center. Rhett Grant, Director of the Ada Public Library, will present the club program.

 

 

Vancrest music treat

Jonathan Lischak conducts the 35-member Ada High School concert band at Vancrest on Wednesday afternoon. Christmas music filled the air for the residents to enjoy at the holiday-decorated nursing home. (Monty Siekerman)

A real holiday send-off

Ada police, fire-rescue, ambulance-EMT and sheriff on hand as school is out for the holidays

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Story and photos by Monty Siekerman

Ada police, fire-rescue, ambulance-EMT, and the sheriff were all on hand Wednesday afternoon for a send off to all Ada School students at dismissal for the Christmas-New Year's break.

Emergency personnel from the several agencies handed out candy canes near the north door while Santa (even the Grinch) and fire personnel were on hand for those who headed out the south door. 

The send off was orchestrated by the counseling office.

Drugs found in Forest

The Hardin County Crime Task Force served a search warrant today at 501 W. Zimmerman St. in the Village of Forest.  The warrant had been issued as part of an investigation into the illegal sale of prescription medication. 

 

The search resulted in the seizure of $3,740 cash and a significant quantity of prescription pills.  

 

Minor Curl, of that address, was arrested on drug trafficking charges and transported to the Multi County Correctional Center in Marion.  

 

How to care for a poinsettia

The Hardin County extension office advises:

Poinsettias are extremely beautiful flowers. Proper care of poinsettias after purchase include watering pots thoroughly (to saturation) on a regular basis allowing the potting media surface to dry out between waterings.  

Never let the pot stand in water.  Keep temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees. Place plants near a sunny window, but out of direct sunlight and away from hot and cold drafts.  

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