By Monty Siekerman
October is the spookiest month of the year with goblins and ghosts walking the streets later in the month, a perfect month of a paranormal program.
Four Lima ladies, known as the Ohio Paranormal Ghost Gals, present programs on their paranormal investigations. Several of them will be at the Ada Public Library at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13.
They will talk about their findings, how they investigate for paranormal occurrences, and what equipment they use. The program is free and open to the public.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Ada’s little darling—Amelia—cheered on the Ada Schools volleyball teams Thursday at the school gym during a Volley for the Cure fundraiser.
Next month, six-year-old Amelia Griffin will have been in remission for two years after having been diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer. For the past several years, the community has come together to give her and her family love, encouragement, and financial resources. Benefits have been held by Ada School and ONU groups, sports teams, businesses, nonprofits, civic organizations, and many individuals. They call themselves Team Amelia.
This Weekend's Championship: The Ohio Northern men's golf team will host the annual OAC Fall Championships ... All Nine OAC teams are expected to play in the 36-hole event, which begins with a 1 pm shotgun start on Friday ... Saturday's 8:30 am shotgun start will feature pairings determined by Friday's first round finish.
KENTON - The Ada cross country team competed in the sixth annual Kenton Kyle Althauser Memorial Invitational meet Thursday evening at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.
The Bulldog boys finished ninth at the 13-team event, which was won by Columbus Grove with 30 points. Bellefontaine was second (52), while Ada tallied 236 points.
Senior Miguel Jordan paced Ada by finishing a strong 11th amid the 130-runner field in a time of 18:11.56.
Junior Hunter Wells finished 59th overall and second for the Bulldogs in 20:23.18. Classmate Michael Crouse came in 68th with a time of 20:40.5.
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team lost a spirited four-set match to Lincolnview in a Northwest Conference battle on Volley for the Cure Night Thursday.
The Lady Bulldogs lost 25-16, 25-20, 13-25, 25-14 to drop to 11-10 overall and 4-3 in the NWC. Ada has one league match left at home vs. Columbus Grove.
Lincolnview improved to 15-5 and 5-2 in the NWC with the win.
Close to a thousand dollars were raised between donations, t-shirt sales, a bake sale and the 50/50 raffle winnings, which were donated by Jim Swick.
A BBQ pulled pork fundraising dinner for Porcelain Ministries will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday at the Ada Church of Christ Disciples, 316 S. Main. Tickets are $8. Walk-ins welcome while supply lasts.
Porcelain Ministries provides pregnancy and parenting resources for any Hardin County area mom in a struggling situation while pregnant or with a new-born infant.
Volunteers help moms connect with ob/gyn and pregnancy resources and pediatrician and baby resources, as well as providing hands-on parent and baby care training, transportation assistance, and a personalized plan toward independence.
By Monty Siekerman
Once again it’s the Battle of the Burgers at McDonalds in Ada when Ada and Upper Scioto Valley schools compete for the most customers during a two-hour period. A portion of the restaurant’s profits go to the schools. USV won last year. Will Ada get enough customers to McDonald’s to win the match in 2018?
Since Ada went first last year, USV competes first this year. USV teachers and staff will be on hand from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8. Ada’s turn is 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17.
By Monty Siekerman
Hardin County Pullers third annual Fall Brawl and The first-ever Sled Bandits Sled Pull will be held Friday and Saturday at Ada War Memorial Park. Admission is $15.
The Sled Bandits will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Pullers will run at noon on Saturday. For the Pullers the gates open at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 10:30 a.m.
The Ohio Northern University Symphony will present “American Essence” on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Music Director Travis Jürgens will conduct the program, which will feature works by American composers. The program also will include an Ohio premiere of a piece,a guest pianist, and the ONU Dance Company.
The concert opens with Copland’s “Billy the Kid Suite,” taken from the ballet about the American Old West outlaw and moments in his life. The orchestra will then perform music from Disney films, in collaboration with the ONU dance program, choreographed by Kathryn Braunwarth.
