SPENCERVILLE - The Ada boys cross country team finished fifth in the six-team Northwest Conference championship meet at Spencerville Saturday morning
Columbus Grove unseated defending league champion Lincolnview, winning the closely-contested boys team title by a score of 30 points to 33. Ada was fifth with 135 points, while Allen East was last with 157.
Ada senior Miguel Jordan finished 12th in the 87-runner field with a time of 17:58.2 to post the top purple and gold showing.
Bulldog sophomore Jacob Morgan ended up 38th with a time of 19:59.6.
WILMINGTON — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished fifth of 35 teams at the Wilmington Jenna Strong Invitational on Friday afternoon at the Wilmington Cross Country Course.
The Polar Bears (67-17 overall) finished first of the 13 NCAA Division III schools. ONU also defeated all 15 of the NCAA Division II and NAIA schools.
NCAA Division I schools finished in the top four places, with Ball State edging Northern Kentucky for the team title.
WILMINGTON— Senior All-American Ian McVey won his fourth race of the season, leading the Ohio Northern men's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the Wilmington Jenna Strong Invitational on Friday afternoon at the Wilmington Cross Country Course.
The Polar Bears (63-18 overall) finished with 131 points to place fourth of 34 teams.
ONU fell only to Miami (Ohio), Shawnee State and Northern Kentucky, who finished 1-2-3.
Northern was first of the eleven NCAA Division III schools.
FINDLAY — The Ohio Northern men's golf team wrapped up its 2018-19 fall schedule with a fifth place finish at the Defiance Fall Invitational on Friday at Red Hawk Run Golf Course.
The Polar Bears ended 10-24 overall finishing fifth of five teams.
Senior Joshua Turich and freshman Nolan Kimberly led ONU with 80s, tying for 14th place out of 41 golfers.
Officers of the Ada Police Department will be on hand for Coffee with a Cop on Tuesday. They will be at McDonald’s from 8-10 a.m. on Oct. 16 to give community members an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns as they work to make Ada a S.A.F.E.R. place to live. And, the coffee is free.
By Monty Siekerman
Ada’s City Building, constructed as a WPA project during the Great Depression, probably will receive a major renovation in 2019. Village officials have been considering what to include in a refurbishing with adding an elevator, safety, and efficiency the top priorities.
Village Council, and it’s committees, now meet on the top floor but this is inconvenient for the disabled public, press, and council members to attend.
Technicon Design Group, an architectural, engineering, and design group in Ottawa, is drawing up plans with the hope that the project can be bid and work completed in 2019.
By Monty Siekerman
Phase I of the Willeke Street project is nearly complete with only blacktopping left to be done, which is scheduled for next week. The $1.1 million project included new storm sewers, new sanitary sewers, new catch basins, water mains, sidewalks and gutters, and rebuilt road.
Phase II, slated for bid and completion next year, will include the same improvements. The cost will be $1.4 million. The Village received a $500,000 state grant for phase I and a similar amount for phase II. Part of the cost will be assessed the property owners.
Avanell J. Brace, 94, passed away Tuesday Oct. 9, 2018 in Lima Memorial Health System.
She was born on January 29, 1924 in Ada. She was the oldest child of the late Vynal and Mabel (Rhodes) Kindle of Ada. On June 22, 1950 Avanell married Franklin R. Brace who died September 1, 1999.
The Ohio Paranormal Ghost Gals will present a program on their paranormal investigations when they speak at the Ada Public Library on Saturday. The Lima women, known as Ghost Gals, will talk about their findings, how they investigate paranormal occupancies, and what equipment they use at the 11 a.m. program.
They investigate for free. If interested in having them check out an old house, outbuilding, or property, call 419-234-1717.
Vancrest of Ada will hold a costume 5K run on Saturday, Oct. 13. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The fun run will begin at 9 a.m. and the 5K will start at 9:30 a.m
