Shaun Hood featured speaker at all-school assembly

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Ada Schools have a longstanding tradition of holding a Veterans Day breakfast and canceling school so that student volunteers and staff can focus on the event. In 2026, the school district decided to kick it up a notch by inviting students to join the veterans in their families and for the entire school body to participate in a Veterans Day assembly.

MEDIA RELEASE__Four Ada High School students have been named Elks Teens of the Month by the Kenton Lodge #157:

October - Brooklyn Andreasen and Jacob Rush

November - Reese Jordan and Jacob Szippl

MEDIA RELEASE__Our Lady of Lourdes, 300 E. Highland Ave., will host a Holiday Bazaar on November 18 with lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and dinner served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Mary Jane Moloney Christmas decorations will be for sale, as well as Buckeyes, Chocolate Covered Cherries, Peanut Brittle and Pumpkin Rolls. Some old refurbished church windows will also be for sale. Theme basket tickets and raffle tickets will be for sale.

The lunch menu includes chili, soup, hot dogs, sandwiches and homemade desserts. Dinner entrees are Viva Maria Baked Ziti with Meatballs and Pork Loin Pepperoncini Roast with Mashed Potatoes.

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Donald D. Whitaker, age 89, of Lima, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Vancrest of Ada.

He was born on January 3, 1937, in Kenton, Ohio, to Martin and Mallie (Bailey) Whitaker.