September 2020

Bulldog runners continue to cut times

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By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Ada cross country teams competed at the 16-team Van Wert Health Hospital Invitational Saturday.

"It was a great morning for a cool fall run," said Bulldog head coach Josh Klein. 

Junior Riley Ferguson was the top Ada runner on the day. He finished 82nd out of 113 runners in a time of 21:03.9.

Sophomore Robby Waters ran second for the Bulldogs. He crossed the finish line 97th in 22:49.4. Classmate Connor Daugherty was 102nd with a time of 24:29.7.

Senior Cole Anspaugh came in 108th with a time of 25:28.2.

Junior Hayden Schmidt of Anna won the individual race with a time of 16:17.7.

Sumner had a team-high 22 digs, White added 11 digs, Dalton served up 3 aces

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team lost a tough four-setter to big-hitting Carey in a non-league match Saturday.

The 29-27, 23-25, 25-15, 25-9 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog overall record to 7-7. Carey improved to 8-6 with the win.

"I thought we worked well together as a team," said Ada third-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor, whose team had to adjust its attack with versatile setter Kirsten Poling sidelined by illness.

Here's Ada Schools October menus

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The Ada school October lunch menu is now on the Icon.

It begins with peanut butter and jelly sandwich with cheese sticks for Kindergarten through fifth grade and mini-turkey subs with yogurt for sixth grade through seniors.

The month ends with a variety of pizza and assorted veggies.

Click here to view the entire October lunch menu.

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Ada High School Latin Club 1960-61 – 

Back row from left, Mike Bowden, Etoile Heifner, Bruce Noe, Dolores Taylor, Larry Rodgers and Joe Banks.

Third row from left, Mrs. Price, David Munro, Dick Klingenberger, Becky Hetrick, Steven Stambaugh and Janet Calvert.

Second row from left, Evon Kerr, Tana Tipple, Nancy Koch, Sharon Sobers and Gretchen Archer.

Front row from left, Kathy James, Brad Hindall, Cheryl LaViness, Daniel Collett and Debbie Reese.

Not Keys’ finest work by any stretch of the imagination. Still, there are enough good tunes and her smooth vocals to recommend it.

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Reviewed By Craig Hoffman
American singer-songwriter and actress Alicia Keys is out with her seventh studio album Alicia (stylized all caps) in 2020. This comes after a number of delays due to COVID-19. Keys has received numerous awards in her fantastic career, including 15 (competitive) Grammy Awards. 

The artist was the host for the Awards show in 2019 becoming the first woman in 15 years to do so. She repeated the feat in 2020 in addition to singing a soulful tribute to the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

Poll in partnership with Ohio Northern University

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According to the results of a new Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll – in partnership with Ohio Northern University and Oakland University – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds a commanding lead in Michigan and Wisconsin, and is running neck and neck with incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The poll questioned self-identified registered, likely voters in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on a variety of topics that may factor into the November election, including how voters plan to cast ballots, attitudes about Black Lives Matter and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic at the state and national level.

Packed week of competition Monday to Saturday

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Ada school sports teams have a packed week of competition Monday through Saturday, Sept. 28 to Oct. 3. Here’s what’s on the Bulldog calendar:

Monday, Sept. 28
Junior high volleyball at Spencerville, 5 p.m.
Varsity girls’ soccer hosting Bluffton, 5 p.m.
Varsity boys’ soccer at Bluffton, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 29
Cross country at Bath Invitational, 5 p.m.
Volleyball hosting Lima Central Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 30
Junior high volleyball hosting Columbus Grove, 5 p.m.
Varsity girls’ soccer at Van Buren, 5 p.m.

School of Visual and Performing Arts presents 1935 Clifford Odets taxi strike drama

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The Ohio Northern University School of Visual and Performing Arts will present the 1935 Clifford Odets taxi strike drama “Waiting for Lefty” from Oct. 1-3 via livestream on freedcenter.com. All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m.

“Waiting for Lefty” is set in New York City, where the cab drivers union is on the verge of a strike, and corrupt union boss Harry Fatt is doing everything he can to discourage the men from taking their cause to the streets.

As they reflect on the circumstances that are driving them to the brink of a strike, the mysterious absence of their elected chairman, Lefty Costello, leaves the workers feeling uneasy.

Working with Gladine Cleaners of Findlay with weekly delivery

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Beatitudes, 210 N. Main St., Ada, is the new pick up point for dry cleaning services in Ada, according to Deb Curlis.

This service began this month at Beatitudes as a result of the closing of Reichert’s, who previously offer it.

Curlis said that items to be dry cleaned may be dropped off at the store until 4 p.m. each Tuesday. Items will return to Ada and will be available for a 10 a.m. Wednesday pick up by customers.

Gladine Cleaners of Findlay, in operation since 1940,  provides the service and the company is the same firm that worked with Reichert’s.

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Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Ada and Bluffton  Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.adaicon.com/classifieds.

New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing postions available should contact [email protected].

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