It's a heady time for Ada High School seniors. They will wrap up their school days on Monday, May 23. Commencement for the Class of 2022 will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 29 in the high school gymnasium. And at the Senior Honor Awards ceremony on Monday, May 16, the highest performing students were celebrated with a dinner and the announcement of awards and scholarships.
Lauren Mullins, Kirsten Poling, Lucille Wall, Isaac Williams, Dexter Woods III and Molly Zimmerman earned the honor of Valedictorians, while Selena Gonzalez-Jordan was named Salutatorian.
The Ada Soccer Association issued a reminder that there are U12 and U15 tournament games at Bluffton University on May 20 and 21:
"All of our teams in those ages have had good seasons and could potentially do very well at the tournament. Support from the Ada fans would be appreciated. As of right now, these are the games [we] know about:
Mary Lou Nau passed away on May 18, 2022, in Ada, Ohio, at the age of 91.
Mary Lou Garland was born on October 2, 1930 in Fremont, OH, the only child of Claude and Bernice Garland. She graduated from Ross High School in 1948 before attending Heidelberg College where she was a leader of the Philathean Literary Society. Upon graduation, she embarked on a long career in education. Mary Lou taught classes ranging from kindergarten to high school in the Oak Harbor, Ohio school system. She served in the classroom for several decades where she touched the lives of thousands of students. Mary Lou loved geography, traveling the world and learning about different cultures.
In the May 17 Northwest Ohio-Wildlife District Two report from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, it was noted that State Wildlife Investigator Jeremy Payne, assigned to northwest Ohio, assisted with multiple pollution events in 2021, many of which were reported by a concerned citizen.
These reports allow officers to quickly arrive on the scene and work to determine the cause of the pollution. Ohioans are encouraged to call 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-3543) to report any dead or dying fish in their local streams.
From the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District (via Facebook):
"The phone calls to the Park Office are increasing every day. Let's have a quick clarification on abandoned, nestling and fledgling birds on this Wildlife Wednesday.
"Abandoned-baby birds (animals) are rare. Unless you physically see the deceased parents near the nest (or burrow or den) DO NOT DISTURB the baby animal. Your first impulse may be to help the young bird, but in the great majority of cases the young bird doesn’t need help.
Seasonal beautification of Ada's business district includes eye-catching flower baskets that hang on light poles below village banners.
The project is spearheaded by the Village of Ada, which waters, cleans, trims, and fertilizes the plantings. The baskets are planted by a local small business, Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 Lincoln Hwy.
ODOT District 1 has announced the following construction and detour beginning on June 1:
State Route 309 between Perry Chapel Rd and Pevee Road, east of Lima, will close on Wednesday, June 1 for approximately 70 days for a project to construct two roundabouts and replace three culverts.
A roundabout will be constructed at the State Route 309 intersections with Napoleon Road and Thayer Road. Visit the project webpage for more information.
Arthur Amiet took this photo in the fall of 1938, when he was a student at Ohio Northern. Mayor Dave Retterer recalls that the tower supports were made of railroad rails. Photo courtesy of Don Amiet, as found on Old Pictures of Forgotten Ohio.
