June 2022

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Richard Douglas White, 51 of Ada passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 19, 1970 and was raised in Green Sea, SC and graduated from Green Sea Floyd High School. His parents were Donald L. (Cherie) White and Doris White. 

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By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

In 1984, Glenn Frey recorded The Heat is On for the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop.  The single hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1985.  The song was written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey for Glenn Frey.  This single was the highest charting solo by any member of the band known as The Eagles. 

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Two opportunities to do yoga in Ada on Thursday, June 23!

  • 6:30 p.m. at the Ada Public Library and
  • 8:00 p.m. at the Ada Park (back by softball diamonds)!

Bring a mat or a towel and your water bottle. Classes are free and for all ages.

Provided by Ohio State - Hardin County 4-H.

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By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada boys summer swim team defeated Findlay in a West Ohio Aquatic League dual meet Monday night, June 20. 

The Gator boys upended the Frogs, 173-155. The Ada boys improved their dual meet record to 2-1 with the victory.

The hosts won the girls meet, 182-98 and Findlay took the overall combined boys/girls competition by a score of 337-271. 

Gavin Oldfield (13-14 age bracket) won three races to pace the Alligator boys. Lily Baumgartner (15-18) and Carly Hull (6 and under) each touched first in two races. Lincoln Harriger (11-12) and Luke Harriger (6 and under) each captured first in a pair of races.

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Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart has announced the findings of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services 2022 Support and Compliance Review of the Hardin County Central Dispatch 9-1-1 system. 

Thereview found the 911 system to be “in full compliance with the Public
Service Answering Point operational rules.”

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Cecilia Raen “Cece” Eversole, age 3, of Lima, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Mercy-Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. 

Cece was born on November 9, 2018, in Lima, Ohio to Wyatt Eversole and Cheyanne Clevenger. 

Cece's favorite things were going to the park to swing, anything to do with water and swimming, horses and reading.  She loved to snuggle her favorite blanket. 

Private family services will be held at a later date.  

Memorial contributions may be made to the Dravet Syndrome Foundation, P.O. Box 3026, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. 

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On Thursday you can join the Ada Public Library at the park bandshell for an interactive, family friendly music show .

  • 11:00 a.m., June 23 - The Music Lady, Beverly Meyer

The program is one of several live events at the War Memorial Park, 115 N. Park Drive, that are part of Summer Reading program celebrations.

For more information, visit www.adalibrary.org

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Ohio Northern senior Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) was named to the NCAA Division III Academic All-America Second Team in women's track and field and cross country by the College Sports Information Directors of America for the 2021-22 season.

The Academic All-America Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom.

Pitcovich, an accounting major who competes on the track and field and cross country teams at ONU, boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA and was selected by CoSIDA to the Academic All-District 7 First Team in May.

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Here's the invitation for the July 16 Polar Bear 5K and registration link:

https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1700/index.aspx?sid=1700&gid=2&pgid=1719...

Join us for the third annual Polar Bear Virtual 5K in support of ONU’s Dimension Award Scholar Program! Only together, can we Polar Bears go further in developing student leaders who come from underrepresented backgrounds. This year, there are two ways to participate:

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While it was stinking hot on June 21, 2022, Ada didn't quite reach the record high.

Weather.com reported that Ada reached 97 degrees yesterday, with the record high remaining 101 degrees.

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