October 2022

The Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District invites you and your family to join them from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16 for Forestry Field Day at Russ Curtis & Rushcreek Sportsmen Club, 17950 Co Rd 85, Belle Center.

Bring your family and enjoy a fun filled day including horse drawn wagon rides, ham and bean soup, corn bread, hot dogs, smores and cider.

A rain date has been set for Sunday, October 23, 2022.

CORRECTION: Council members abstaining from the Grandview Blvd. assessment motion has been corrected to show that Linda Mason abstained; Sheila Coressel voted in support.

The October 4 regular meeting of the Ada Council convened with all members present, as well as three visitors in addition to reporters. (Packet here)

The United Way of Hardin County Board of Directors has announced that Ada resident and council member Sean Beck is the agency's new executive director.

Beck previously worked as the emergency response coordinator for the Kenton-Hardin Health Department.

The announcement noted, "Sean brings several years of customer driven results, event coordination and program enhancement experience to this position. Sean is passionate about serving the community and leaving a lasting impact on improving the county. The Board of Directors is excited for this new chapter of restructuring and advancement of the United Way of Hardin County."

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern softball team has announced its 2023 schedule under seventh-year head coach Jackie Price.

The Polar Bears will get their 56th season underway March 11-19 with their annual Spring Break trip to Florida. The 10-to-12 game Spring Break schedule will be announced in February.

ONU will open its northern schedule on March 24-29 with home double headers with Calvin (Mich.) on March 24, Trine (Ind.) on March 25 and Alma (Mich.) on March 29.

Ohio Northern will open its Ohio Athletic Conference schedule with two games at Marietta on April 1.

4:03 p.m. CORRECTION: The second half of this article was previously cut off.

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School volleyball team lost in straight sets to tall and athletic league leader Crestview in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday night, October 4.

The 25-7, 25-13, 25-9 loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 10-10 overall and 1-6 in the NWC. 

The dominating Knight girls squad clinched at least a share of the NWC title with the win. They improved to 12-6 and 7-0 in the NWC to stay in sole possession of first place with one league match remaining.

PANDORA—October 8 is October Big Day, the first day of the international effort known as Global Bird Weekend. (There is also a May Big Day.)

Want to participate? You can join birders Deb Weston and David Smith at 9:00 a.m. at The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm. Hike to record the species that you see in the nature preserve.

The complete list will be submitted to ebird.org to join the global team and help set a new record for birding. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.

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By Cort Reynolds

McGUFFEY--The visiting Ada High School volleyball team swept backyard arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley Monday night, October 3, at Alumni Fieldhouse.

The convincing 25-17, 25-20, 25-11 win upped the Lady Bulldogs record to 10-9 overall. USV fell to 6-8 with the defeat.

The Bulldogs beat the rival Rams with a balanced team effort.

Ada senior libero Courtney Sumner mustered up 18 digs to add to her program career record total.

Junior setter Autumn Andreasen dealt 13 assists and made seven digs.

Junior southpaw Mariah King led the Bulldogs with eight kills.

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE--The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team lost 3-1 to Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match Monday evening, October 3.

The Bulldog girls fell to 5-8 overall and 0-4 in the NWC with the defeat. 

The Lady Bearcats improved to 2-7-3 overall and 1-3-1 in the NWC with their first league win. 

The game was scoreless for the first 25 minutes, with Ada controlling the ball for much of the first 15 minutes.

Spencerville scored the first goal, but Bulldog ace Ella Marshall tied it for Ada 1-1 with a record-setting score.

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE--The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team lost 6-2 at Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match Monday, October 3.

The Bulldogs fell to 5-6-3 overall and 1-2-1 in the NWC with the road defeat. 

The Bearcats improved to 8-2-2 and 2-1 in NWC play after the win.

Spencerville led 3-1 at halftime, and the hosts also won the second half by an identical 3-1 count.

Logan Jolliff led Ada with a goal and one assist. Carter Conley tallied one goal. Drew Long dished out one assist.

Colton Long made eight stops in goal. 

Ada (0-4 NCOSA) plays at Van Buren (3-3-3, 0-0-2 NCOSA) Thursday, Oct. 6.

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