Kylie Colwell, an Ada High School senior, is the Icon October artist of the month.
This fall she is enrolled in Art 4 and has taken Art 1, 2 and 3.
She is currently working on her art portfolio to prepare for art school admissions. In addition to visual arts, she has been involved in dance for 14 years.
Gary Wells, Ada HS art teacher said, “Kylie is a naturally gifted artist whose attention to detail has always been superior.”
Kylie's own art comments follow: "This piece (in the photo) is a stylized still-life painting of things I found around the classroom that I made for my college portfolio.
The village of Ada invites residents interested in serving on its village council to notify the village of their interest by Friday, Oct. 23.
A vacancy occurred with the Oct. 5 death of Don Fleming, who served on Ada council for 39 years. Fleming was first elected in the early 1980s. He has served as a council member longer than any other person in the village, at least in recent history. He served at one time or another on each of the council committees. In 2019 he was Ada council president.
The position is a mid-term council seat vacancy. Qualified residents interested in filling the seat are asked to submit a letter of interest by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 23.
For the fourth year, Bluffton and Ada Icons received re-accreditation from the Better Business Bureau, serving West Central Ohio, according to Fred Steiner, owner. The Icons joined BBB in 2017.
Businesses meeting Better Business Bureau ethical standards may be invited to become accredited, and these firms provide the financial support which allows BBB to offer services to communities at no charge.
Bulldog girls blank Jefferson By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Ada girls soccer team defeated Delphos Jefferson 1-0 in a defensive Northwest Conference battle Monday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-11 overall and 2-4 in the NWC with the regular-season ending win. The Lady Wildcats dropped to 4-9-1 (2-3-1 NWC) with the defeat.
Bulldog Ella Marshall scored the game's lone goal off a long throw-in during the first half. After the in-bounds pass came into play, the ball bounced around and Marshall tapped it into the goal off an assist from Kylie Shafer.
The Ohio Athletic Conference has announced its league schedules for baseball, softball and men's and women's lacrosse for the 2021 seasons.
League play for softball and women's lacrosse will begin competition on Saturday, March 20, 2021, with men's lacrosse and baseball opening on March 27.
Championships games for all of the sports will run over three weeks at the end of April and the first two weeks of May.
As of now, all teams are expected to add non-conference games to their schedules. Those will be added as they become available.
The October West Ohio Food Bank's Hardin County food distribution takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Dial-Roberson Stadium on the ONU campus, according to Jason Aldrich.
Enter on Klingler Road. To received food persons must be 18 or older, have a valid photo ID and proof of residency, be at or below 230 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and sign and eligibility to take food home form.
The most recent food distribution was on "Hunger Action Day" Sept. 10.
During the event, 100 families, most from Hardin County, were served. The West Ohio Food Bank distributed 38,356 pounds of food during the afternoon.
By Cort Reynolds
Division III soccer pairing were set on Sunday. Here's where Ada boys and girls teams are placed.
The Ada boys soccer team was seeded fourth at the 12-team Div. III sectional drawing. Ada (8-7) will host 12th seed Otsego Wednesday, October 21 in the tournament.
The winner will face Mansfield Christian Saturday, Oct. 24. The victor in that game will likely face unbeaten top seed Bluffton (12-0-2) Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the district semifinals.
Sign up now for the "take a break" challenge from the OSU extension office. Deadline to join is Sunday, Oct. 18. Details in the flyer. For more information contact Jami Dellifield at [email protected], or call 419-767-6039.
