Blanchard Valley Medical Practices have scheduled several flu shot clinics for the patients of Putnam Primary Care Ottawa, Bluffton Primary Care and Caughman Health Center. Patients must schedule an appointment to receive the shot. The flu shot clinic schedule is as follows:
Bluffton Primary Care
Open to established Bluffton Primary Care patients.
Call 419.369.2280 to schedule an appointment.
Wednesday, October 24, 1 to 4 p.m.
Putnam County Primary Care – Ottawa
Open to established Putnam County Primary Care of Ottawa patients.
Call 419.523.0012 to schedule an appointment.
Darrell Ray Carty, age 80, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 9:03 p.m. at Wapakoneta Manor.
Darrell was the son of Chester Carty and Bonnie Jackson, he was born on March 26, 1938 in Salyersville, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, which included a yearlong tour in Greenland. He was employed at Ford Motor Company in Lima for thirty-seven years, retiring in 1996.
Bernard N. Shaw, age 90, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 6:54 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on September 2, 1928 in Auglaize County, Ohio to the late Byron and Ilo (King) Shaw. On May 23, 1948 Bernard married Lois M. Johnson and she survives in Alger.
Bernard retired from Green & Sawyer of Lima, where he was a truck driver and he also farmed. He was a member of the Maysville United Methodist Church. He was a member of the former Royal Neighbors of Alger.
Douglas Smith, Ph.D., will discuss “Yellowstone wolves: Restoring wildness to the world’s first national park” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the Freed Center. The talk, which is part of the Keiser Distinguished Lecture Series in Life Sciences at ONU, is free and open to the public.
Smith is a senior wildlife biologist in Yellowstone National Park. He is regarded as one of the world’s top experts in wolf biology. A leader in issues involving wildlife conservation and restoration, Smith has studied wolf restoration, recovery and management for more than 20 years.
HARROD - This past Saturday, backyard rivals Ada and Allen East battled to a 1-1 tie in the girls soccer regular season finale at Ada.
On Tuesday evening at Harrod in Div. III sectional first round action, the 10th-seeded Lady Bulldogs lost 6-1 to the Mustang girls in the rematch.
Ada finishes up 4-12-1, while AE improves to 9-6-4 with the win and advances to the second round.
The Mustangs scored two first half goals in the first 10 minutes of play, and never trailed. Bulldog freshman Timber Blankenship netted the lone Ada goal to cut the deficit to 2-1.
But AE responded with a goal to take a 3-1 lead into intermission.
The No. 23-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team outlasted Heidelberg 15-25, 25-17, 25-23, 21-25, 15-12 on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (16-7 overall, 5-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) got 15 kills and five blocks from freshman Madi Ellis (Delphos/Saint John's), 11 kills each from junior All-American Chelsea Huppert and junior McKenna Jordan and 10 kills from junior Sydney Bapst.
DELPHOS - Ada sophomore middle blocker/hitter Megan Light was voted first team All-Northwest Conference in balloting conducted by the league coaches at Delphos recently.
The 5-11 Light topped Ada in kills and blocks this season as the Lady Bulldogs finished fifth in the nine-team NWC.
Ada senior libero Morgan Swick and junior setter Sidney Gossard were voted honorable mention all-league. Gossard led Ada in assists and aces, while Swick was tops in digs.
DELPHOS - Two Ada girls soccer players were voted first team All-Northwest Conference in balloting by the league coaches at Delphos recently.
Junior forward Katie Butterfield and sophomore fullback Brenna Hissong were named first team all-league. Butterfield led Ada in scoring while Hissong was a top defender.
Bulldog senior defensive midfielder Hailey Callahan was named second team all-conference.
Ada junior midfielder Bella East and junior forward/goalkeeper Ella Poling, and freshman forward Timber Blankenship were all voted honorable mention All-NWC.
DELPHOS - Ada senior boys soccer ace Christopher Reyes was voted league Player of the Year and first team All-Northwest Conference in balloting conducted by the league coaches at Delphos recently.
High-scoring forward Reyes led the Bulldogs in goals scored and repeated as a first team all-league selection. Classmate defender Noah Garmon, who made first team All-NWC in 2017, was also a repeat selection this fall.
Bulldog senior defender Jacob Okuly and junior midfielders Skylar Williams and Isaac Spar were each voted second team All-NWC.
Ada sophomore midfielder/forward Jacob Poling was named honorable mention all-league.
The Town & Gown Banquet, which celebrates the connection between Ada and Ohio Northern University, will be held Monday, Nov. 5, in ONU McIntosh Center ballroom.
