November 2019

By Jessica Reynolds, MD
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Blanchard Valley Health System

Men’s team
Ohio Northern sophomore Justin DeLano (Englewood/Northmont) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17.

DeLano won three events to lead the Polar Bears (2-1 overall) to a 134-51 victory at Wittenberg on Friday.

He won the 1000-yard free in 10:37.04 and won the 200-yard back in 2:09.57. DeLano was also part of ONU's winning 200 free relay team, which finished in 1:30.32.

Women’s team
Ohio Northern freshman Shelby Starkey (Bellefontaine) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17.

Mercy Health has expanded access for outpatient ultrasound imaging to Mercy Health – Wapakoneta Imaging Services, 1015 South Blackhoof St., Suite D.. Other locations include Mercy Health – Putnam County MedicalCenter and Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center.

“Imaging services offer opportunity for early detection and diagnosis, which saves lives,” said Patricia Giesken, Director of Imaging Services at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center. 

“At Mercy Health, we try to give the community as many access points for treatment and comprehensive care. Especially because the health and well-being of the community is one of our top priorities.”

One question I must ask, however, is "What is wrong with our school administration?"

 

Dear Editor and Ada Community:

Much about our community is going well, and I appreciate the hard work and dedication of our public officials and volunteers, organizations, and businesses to make Ada a great place to work and live. One question I must ask, however, is "What is wrong with our school administration?"

Searching for the perfect Christmas gift? Here's a suggestion from The Inn at ONU, 401 W. College Ave., Ada.

The Inn suggests purchasing as a Christmas gift admission to its 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1 evening of wine from around the world.

Here's what the gift recipient will receive:

Join The Inn for an evening of wine from around the world, delicious food and cultural exploration at The Inn’s Around the World Wine Sampling.

Mayor David Retterer called a special council meeting for  6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Council Chambers.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss financial matters, with possible action to follow.

 

 

Santa, live reindeer, Anna and Elsa from Frozen, activities at the Depot, live Nativity and lots more

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is ready for the holidays. Its annual Merry on Main is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, in downtown Ada. Here's the activities planned:

At the depot
• Two of Santa's live reindeer on display
• Kid's crafts provided by Ada Public Library
• Meet and take photos with Anna and Elsa, characters from the move "Frozen"
• Ada Lions, Ada Kiwanis and Ada Rotary clubs will have activities for kids

Also downtown
• Visit Santa Claus, see a live Nativity and choir singing at First United Methodist Church
• Free hot chocolate at Beatitudes

Students must carry at least a 3.0 grade point average and earn a letter during grading period-season

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Several Ada student-athletes earned All-Northwest Conference scholar-athlete honors for fall sports in 2019.

Students must carry at least a 3.0 grade point average and earn a letter during that grading period/season to be an NWC scholar-athlete. 

Gold level is for those with a 3.5-4.0 GPA, while silver is for 3.0-3.49.

Cheerleading gold - Jessica Breidenbach, Coco McLaughlin, Barrette Jones, Cami Hazelton, Meghan Erickson.
Cheerleading silver - Madison Deatharage.

Tickets still available for Dec. 6-7-8 performances at Civic Center, Lima

The Freed Center's scheduled performances of "Holiday Spectacular" are sold out.

However, tickets for the production on Dec. 6, Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 in the Lima Veterans' Memorial Civic and Convention Center are still available.

Those performances times and dates follow:
• Friday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Matinees
• Saturday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m.

The fully staged musical revue ushers in the holiday season and includes dancing and singing while showcasing the performance talents of ONU students and area children.

We're not certain if this is Dancer, Prancer, or Comet.

But, we do know that it's one of Santa Claus' reindeer and two of the deers will be in Ada during Merry on Main from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, at the historic railroad depot.

Merry on Main includes lots of family-friendly activities. Those activities follow:

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