There was a good turnout for a free Ada tennis clinic Saturday despite the unseasonable heat at the park. The Ada Tennis Association sponsored the event while the Bulldog varsity players and coaches taught. Free balls and racquets were given out.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - It's official: willful Ada senior Miranda Wills is set to attend Ohio Northern University and play tennis for her father's program.
She continues a family tradition of playing tennis at ONU, following in the forehand footsteps of her father and older sister.
Miranda signed with ONU Tuesday morning at the high school varsity gym. Her father Scott Wills has been the head women's coach at ONU for two decades, posting a 389-104 record while winning all nine league regular season titles in program history.
Miranda enjoyed a fine senior campaign playing number one singles for the Bulldog boys team.
Roger L. Friend, American Legion Department of Ohio commander, is the guest speaker of the Monday, May 31, Ada Memorial Day service, according to Matt Crawford, commander of the Ada American Legion.
The ceremony is at Woodlawn Cemetery at 1 p.m. on May 31. It is held in cooperation between the Ada American Legion and Ada Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In case or rain, the service will take place at the Ada VFW Post 9381, north of Ada.
Friend was appointed commander of the American Legion Department of Ohio in 2019.
As department commander of the largest veteran’s organization statewide, Friend is the lead ambassador of over 540 post and 90,000 members.
Morgan Ellis is the new director of chamber and tourism.
She has previous experience as an employment and job training specialist at the West Ohio Community Action Partnership and as a law clerk at the Hardin County Prosecutor's Office. She has degrees from Ohio Northern University and University of Findlay.
Ellis has also been involved in the operation of the Pfeiffer Station General Store, a small Kenton business owned by her family.
A wet Wednesday has moved the 2021 Ada High School baccalaureate service location.
Originally planned for the War Memorial Park, the service, still set for 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, will take place tonight in the Ada school gymnasium.
The Icon invites local organizations to send summer event details for posting.
“As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, nearly every area annual event was cancelled in 2020,” said Fred Steiner of the Icon.
“We are seeing a reemergence of many of these events and activities that are open to the public and we want to help your group spread the word,” he said.
The Icon is interested in posting any event open to the community, or special events such as class reunions, planned in June, July and August.
Leah Erin Casey, a 2017 Allen East High School graduate, will graduate from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, on June 13, earning a B.A. in English with Honors.
Ms. Casey graduates summa cum laude and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
She will attend The Queen’s College at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, in the fall, pursuing an MPhil in English Studies (Medieval Period).
While at Dartmouth College, Casey earned seven citations for meritorious academic achievements and academic. She is also recipient of several scholarships, including a semi-finalist for a Fulbright Scholarship, finalist in District 10 for a Rhodes Scholarship.
The Ada High School graduating class of 2021 has 10 valedictorians and one salutatorian. Those students were recognized at the senior honor awards ceremony on May 18. Valedictorians
Aleece Al-Olimat
Alexandra Bates
Kylie Colwell
Brenna Hissong
Barrette Jones
Megan Light
Jacob Morgan
John Brevin Sizemore
Jacob Thaxton
Rebekah Walker Salutatorian
Ryan Kilgallon
Aleece Al-Olimatdaughter of Khalid Al-Olimat and Feng Jao
• Plans to attend The Ohio State University to double major in Computer Science and Neuroscience
