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It must be spring: It's a Rotary BBQ

The Ada Rotary Club wil host a Chicken Barbecue from 4:30-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19.

Menu and cost:

  • ½ chicken, baked beans, potato salad
  • $10 per meal

The meal wlll be prepared by Mike Bollinger, a.k.a. "Chicken at the Lake." Service is carryout and drive-thru only at Hays Insurance, 202 South Main St., Ada.

Free delivery is available for Senior Citizens or four or more dinners.

To purchase tickets, visit 

  • Quest Federal Credit Union, 232 N. Main
  • Liberty National Bank, 118 S. Main
  • or contact any Rotary member

Call 419-230-2250 or 419-303-0586 for more information

Ada Fish Farm will host Pond Clinic

Area residents are invited to a Pond Clinic at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Neil and Amy Dumbaugh’s pond, located at 1547 CR 50, Ada, Ohio. The clinic for pond owners and those thinking about creating a pond is sponsored by the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and OSU Extension, Hardin County.

This is an opportunity to ask questions about pond management and get expert answers.

Steve Fender, author of “Farm Pond Management, The Common Sense Guide” and owner of Fender’s Fish Farms in Baltic, Ohio will discuss pond management and pond fish stocking.

Bulldog boys fall to Leipsic

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School baseball team lost 11-1 to visiting Leipsic in a Northwest Conference game Monday evening, May 2.

The Bulldogs fell to 5-11 overall and 0-6 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, the Vikings improved to 11-5 and 5-1 in NWC play with the win.

Leipsic jumped in front 4-0 after two innings and never trailed. 

Ada's Levi Sousley pitched well into the sixth inning until he was relieved.

The Vikings extended the lead to 7-1 with three runs in the top of the sixth. Isiah Camareno hit an RBI double, and Ethan Zeisloft followed with a two-run double.

Ada softball struggles on defense vs. Vikings

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School varsity softball team lost to Leipsic 13-3 in a Northwest Conference matchup Monday evening, May 2.

The inexperienced Lady Bulldogs committed eight errors.

"We have to clean up the errors if we want to stay in games and win," said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. 

The Bulldog girls dropped to 3-12 and 1-5 in the NWC after the defeat. The Viking girls improved to 13-4 overall and 4-2 in the NWC with the six-inning win. 

April 2022 weather summary

Data by Guy Verhoff, Pandora NWS Weather Observer

For April 2022, our area saw one day with snow on the ground, 28 heating days and two cooling days. Did you turn your air conditioner on (or does it have a mind of its own)?

Campus decked out in pre-finals finery

The Ohio Northern University Art & Design Facebook page shared this closeup of campus covered in blooms. Hopefully such views lighten the load of students as they prepare for spring semester finals, May 9-13.

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