October 2019

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St. Paul's United Church of Christ holds its annual bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Items available include:

  • handmade candy, cookies, caramel corn and pies
  • homemade soups,
  • fall and Christmas items for decorating,
  • children's gifts and games,
  • and handmade blankets, needlework and OSU memorabilia.

Picnic food will be available for purchase from 11 a.m. onwards, including sandwiches, sides, chips and dessert.

St. Paul's Church is located at 4443 Township Rd 25, Ada.

For questions, contact Cheryl Quay, 419-991-4886.

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The Ohio Northern women's golf team wrapped up its fall schedule with a second place finish at the Lourdes Gray Wolf Invitational on Monday at the Sylvania Country Club.

The Polar Bears (22-10 overall) finished with a 352 on the par-72, 5804-yard course.

Denison won the team title with a 328, Northwestern Ohio was third with 369 and Lourdes was fourth with a 372.

Junior Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood) was fifth out of 46 golfers with an 11-over par 83.

Clinics, leagues and games, and travel tournaments

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­Boys’ youth basketball sign-ups start soon for Ada third through sixth graders. Here are all the details:

Elementary basketball has three phases:
• clinics
• leagues and games
• travel tournaments

Clinics are Saturday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to noon beginning Nov. 30. Clinics are Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec 14 and Dec. 21.

League games begin in January and continue on Saturdays through the end of February. Schedules will be released later.

Travel tournaments has each team guaranteed two tournaments in March. These two-day tourneys include multiple games each day.

And, don't forget all the Halloween-related events coming soon

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Ada Music Boosters fall craft show and Ada Historical Society's Woodlawn Cemetary tours highlight events in the community this weekend.

The craft show is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 1986 school gym. General admission is $3.

The cemetary tours are Sunday. Click here for complete tour details.

October concludes with a boatload of event. Many of those follow and for complete details, click on the accompanying links:

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In midget football action at DeGraff on Sunday, Upper Scioto Valley defeated Riverside 13 - 6. Shown is USV defensive end Richard Moed tackling Riverside's ball carrier. USV now moves on to the playoffs. (Ken Collins photo)

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical

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The Ohio Northern University Department of Theatre Arts will present the musical “Spring Awakening” from Oct. 19-26 at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, Oct. 19 and Oct. 25, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on Oct. 20 and Oct. 26.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Spring Awakening is an electrifying rock adaptation of the classic play.

Daring and inventive, it is an exhilarating journey of teenage self-discovery and a celebration of youth and rebellion. Spring Awakening is based on the 1891 play by Frank Wedekind with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.

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Loyd L. Ashbrook, 81, died on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at 2:51 p.m. at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

He was born on March 5, 1938, in Delaware, Ohio, to the late John and Mabel (Stockwell) Ashbrook. On Dec. 3, 1970, Loyd married Thelma I. Little and she preceded him in death on Nov. 2, 2007.

Loyd worked for the Ada Park. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served from 1954 to 1957.

 Loyd is survived by his children: Lloyd F. Ashbrook Jr. of Ada, Carl L. Ashbrook of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Tina (William) McCrary of Green Bay, Wisconsin; two grandchildren: Richard Caskey and Kaydence McCrary; and a great grandson, Aydin Caskey.

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A special Ada council meeting is set for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019  pm in the Ada Historic Depot.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss transfer of property and the water treatment plant operator position, according to Angela Polachek.

 

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By Faith Investment Services
Bluffton, 419-358-4207

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These are great questions, and the answers are different for everyone.  There is no cookie-cutter approach to long-term care, whether self-funded or relying on Medicaid when your assets are depleted. 

Possible options include:

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By Cort Reynolds
ASHLAND - The Ada girls soccer team ended its season with an 8-1 loss at powerhouse Ashland Crestview in Div. III sectional first round play Tuesday evening.

The defeat finished the Lady Bulldog season with a record of 3-13-1. Second-seeded AC improved to 15-1-1 with the victory.

The favored Lady Cougars advance to the sectional final round, where they will host 11th seed Willard Thursday, Oct. 17.

The 10th-seeded Bulldogs were able to hold potent AC scoreless for the first 20 minutes before the Cougars broke loose to build a 3-0 lead.

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