The Ada High School Marching Band began its 2016 competition season earning first place in class C (schools with less than 300 students in grades 10-12) at the Revere High School Invitational held Sept. 24 in Richfield.
Ada’s color guard received the highest overall score regardless of band size, while the entire group earned the honor of Best Visual Effects overall.
Achievements also included Best Color Guard and Best Percussion in Class C.
In addition, the band earned awards for Best General Effects and Best Visual Effects in the combined B and C classes with their Toy Story-themed show.
Ada recognized its girls' tennis seniors at their last home match Tuesday vs. Marion Harding.
Players honored, with parents, from left: Meredith Marshall, Libbie Milks and Paige Hopson. Marshall and Milks were four-year letter winners for the team, which is in
its fourth year back in their second stint as a varsity program.
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the 31st Annual Harvest & Herb Festival sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, September 17. It is always so great to see all the vendors, shoppers, and friends of Ada converging on Main Street for a great festival! The proceeds from the festival are put back into projects to enhance the Ada community each year.
Renowned artist Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine in Chicago will be at Ohio Northern working with printmaking students on Thursday, according to the ONU Department of Art and Design Facebook page.
He will also conduct a workshop and discuss his work while on campus.
Ryan learned about screenprinting from Steve Walters at Screwball Press in late 1995, where they worked together until 1999, at which point he started The Bird Machine print shop in the basement of his apartment building.
Jennifer Nelson, Vice President of Lending at Quest Federal Credit Union (right) and Matthew Phillips, Assistant Professor of Accounting at Ohio Northern University (left), both of Ada, representing the United Way of Hardin County, stand in the Railroad Park beside the United Way campaign thermometer.
Ten percent of the (2017) campaign's goal of $220,000 has been pledged or received to-date.
Ada sweeps Wildcats in county tilt By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team won in straight sets over Hardin County rival Kenton Monday night to stay undefeated at home.
The lopsided 25-6, 25-10, 25-23 victory, their eighth win in the last nine matches, upped the Lady Bulldog record to 11-6 overall. Kenton fell to 1-8 with the loss.
Junior middle Melina Woods led Ada with nine kills, eight digs, two blocks and one ace.
"Olivia (Alexander) and Melina covered everything," said Ada head coach Melissa Gossard. "The back row did really well defensively."
