By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The Ada swim teams lost a dual meet at local rival Kenton in the Hardin County YMCA Tuesday night.
"We had a lot of good swims, and performed very well at the meet," noted first-year Bulldog head coach Stephanie Steiner.
The purple and gold girls lost a close meet to Kenton 80-71, while the Bulldog boys lost to the Wildcats, 102-46. Kenton won the combined event, 182-117.
Ada junior ace Klava Katayama captured first in the 200 freestyle and 100-yard butterfly races.
According to 2018 records of the Ada Food Pantry, use has declined over the past four years, and the pantry board considers that to be a positive sign for the community.
The accompanying chart shows individuals served by the non-profit Ada organization each month going back to 2011.
Blue: is the average monthly count averaging the years 2011-2015.
Friday was a snow plow day. Ada schools went on a 2-hour delay and then cancelled. Meanwhile in town and in the township the snowplows were busy. This scene is on Township Road 20 near the Hardin County Line.
Ada High School will host a College Credit Plus meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the school auditorium, according to Erinn Prater, school counselor.
The program is for parents and students at Ada junior high and high school. Persons wanting additional information should contact Prater at 418-634-2746, or Dan Lee, high school principal.
Those unable to attend the Feb. 13 meeting can attend an area-wide meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 11, in Reed Hall at Ohio State University Lima Campus.
