Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, July 14, 2018
By Cort Reynolds
WAPAKONETA - The Ada Alligator swim team stands in fourth place at the annual eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet after the first day of competition in Wapakoneta Friday.
Westside leads the combined team standings after completion of the first 40 events with 1,593.5 points. Wapakoneta is second (1,379), followed by Bluffton (1,030) and Ada (681).
Shawnee sits fifth (567) and Kenton is sixth (534), with Van Wert seventh (304) and Sherwood last (284.5).
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, July 14, 2018
The Kenton High School tennis program will hold a two-day tournament Saturday and Sunday, July 28-29, at the Kenton High School tennis courts.
The event is a fund-raiser for the tennis program. The schedule follows:
Saturday, July 28
Matches start at 9 a.m. – middle school singles, high school and adult singles
Sunday, July 29
Matches start at 9 a.m. - Elementary singles, high school doubles, adult doubles
Competitors are guaranteed two matches. Awards will be presented. Registration is $10 per person. Contact Jennifer Flowers at 419-679-6022 or email jflowers9101@columbus,rr.com to register.
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, July 14, 2018
By Nancy Proctor, BSN, MAE
Patient Experience Manager & Educator
Blanchard Valley Health System
Every business knows how integral a core set of values is to driving behavior that results in exceptional product and service quality.
However, most haven’t really considered how a value of humor in the workplace facilitates success. When you can laugh and have fun at work it carves the path to mutual purpose and mutual respect. Humor also facilitates the physiology that supports optimal health, keeping your workforce present and accounted for.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, July 13, 2018
Ohio Northern senior women's golfer Raven Venegas (Lima/Shawnee), juniors Caitlin Silva (Hilliard/Bradley) and Alaina Mikolajewski (Piqua), and sophomore Taylor Daniel (Columbia City, Ind.) were all named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team.
To be nominated, individuals must meet the team's minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50.
All four individuals previously received notoriety for their academic success after being named to the Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team earlier this postseason.
Ada Public Library held a Hamilton Party on Thursday afternoon with games and viewing part of the current, popular musical titled “Hamilton.” A duel, of course, had to be part of the activities. Here Elsie Allen (left) facies off against Paige Joachims (right) in the squirt gun battle. (Ada Public Library Photo)