April 2022

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In case you missed the April 20 small ensembles concert at Ohio Northern, the Department of Music has provided link to the livestream video.

https://livestream.com/accounts/7709787/events/10348801

Follow https://www.facebook.com/ohionorthernmusic for more updates and live music performances.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada tennis team's match against visiting Lima Senior Wednesday evening at the park courts was rained out.

The Spartan bus arrived to play but the hard courts were too wet and slick for safe play.

Ada is slated to host St. Marys on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing Columbus Grove, the Ada baseball team lost 10-0 in a run-rule shortened Northwest Conference game Wednesday evening, April 20.

Ada fell to 4-6 overall and 0-3 in the NWC with the five-inning makeup defeat. Meanwhile, CG improved to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the NWC with the shutout win.

Levi Sousley pitched the first three innings for Ada, while junior Jacob Sutherly hurled the final two frames.

Grove broke open a scoreless game with two runs in the second inning, then added three in the third for a 5-0 lead. CG tacked on three runs in the fourth, and plated two more in the home fifth to invoke the 10-run rule.

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing in Columbus Grove, the Ada High School varsity softball team lost to Northwest Conference rival Columbus Grove 12-1 Wednesday evening, April 21.

Ada scored its only run in the top of the fourth frame as Belah Price singled home Karley Wagner to tie the game at 1-1. 

Grove broke the contest open with a 10-run fourth inning outburst. The last eight runs all crossed home after two outs.

CG bunched together six hits, four walks and a hit batter in their explosive 10-run fourth.

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Columbus Grove High School has formed a winter guard team and competed in the Ohio Indoor Performance Association (OIPA) circut for the first time. Winter guard is an indoor competitive activity with routines combining dance, spinning flags, sabres and rifles.

The Columbus Grove High School Winterguard is under the direction of Justina Fuqua-Black and assistant director Maddy Ditto.

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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members gathered at The Cask Room, 127 S. Main, on April 20 to network and enjoy an hors d’oeuvres buffet from 4:30-6:00 p.m.

The chamber will be announcing more events of this kind in addition to the 8 a.m. member meeting on the third Wednesday of each month.

Programs currently under development by director Lindsey Walden, the chamber board and members include:

Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, Saturday, August 27 beginning at 5 p.m. at Depot Park 

36th Annual Harvest & Herb Festival, Saturday, September 17 beginning 9 a.m. on Main Street

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By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

This week, I spent some time at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio enjoying the 2022 special exhibit, The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be. The Beatles were inducted into the hall of fame in 1988 as a group, with each member individually being inducted in the years to come.  The exhibit features the docuseries by Peter Jackson including the 1969 rooftop concert in London. Although Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the major lyricists for The Beatles, George Harrison wrote the famous song Here Comes The Sun. George wrote the song in 1969 while staying at the country home of his friend Eric Clapton. The song was inspired by the arrival of spring and a temporary relief from the band’s business affairs. The song was recorded as part of the Abbey Road album released in 1969. George Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 with a speech by his friend and Traveling Wilburys’ band member Tom Petty.  

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While Councilor Linda Mason and Mayor David Retterer were not present and Councilor Jason Campbell joined the meeting during the public comment section--after completing his duties as coach of the Ada High School baseball team (and a big 14-0 win versus Waynesfield-Goshen--the Ada council did have a quorum for the April 19 meeting, which was chaired by Council President Jeff Oestreich.

 

TRANSFERS

After a brief review of three or four items, the council unanimously approved transfers including employee payment and the corrected classification of a street sweeper purchase in 2016 which improves the refuse fund balance.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

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Julie A. Jenkins, age 74, of Kenton, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 4:36 p.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.

She was born on October 4, 1947, in Kenton, Ohio to the late Tommy and Osie (Bailey) Reffitt, Sr. 

Julie is survived by two sons: Jeremy Jenkins of Kenton and Jason Jenkins of Fostoria; a daughter, Sheri Wilson of Kenton; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two brothers: Ben and Tommy; and four sisters: Minnie, Jo Van, Mary Lou, and Elizabeth. 

She was preceded in death by her son, Rodney Jenkins.

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Anne M. Mahaffey, age 92, of Ada, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at 2:30 a.m. at The Heritage of Findlay. 

She was born on January 9, 1930, in Richwood, Ohio to the late Milford and Paula (Kirchner) Schmelzer.  Anne married Robert O. Wiley on April 30, 1952, he preceded her in death on January 27, 1996.  Then on March 22, 1997, Anne married Donald G. Mahaffey and he preceded her in death on August 3, 2002.  

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