Ada’s now-famous football drop is moving, but all the fun from the event continues.
Previously held on Super Bowl Eve, this year’s Made in Ada Football Festival moves to Saturday, Aug. 25, in downtown Ada, according to Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
The festival celebrates Ada’s remarkable contribution to the sport of football, as all footballs used in the National Football League are made in the Ada Wilson’s factory.
“The new date captures the spirit of a new football season for fans of all levels from midgets through NFL,” said Chris Burns-DiBiasio, chair of the event.
The 2017-18 season proved to be a season of growth for the Ohio Northern men's tennis team as it took a big step forward under the direction of second-year head coach Mike Bonnell.
The Polar Bears finished the season with a 15-9 record, its first winning season since the 2013-14 season and the most wins the program has posted since the 2012-13 season.
ONU also finished in third in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 6-2 mark, the highest it has finished in the OAC since 2012-13.
ADA - The Ada Alligator swim team lost a boys and girls dual meet to visiting West Ohio Aquatic League rival Westside Wednesday evening.
The Alligator boys fell by a relatively close 222-194 count. Meanwhile, the Ada girls lost 306-119. Westside won the combined meet team score, 528-313.
The Ada boys dropped to 2-3 in dual meets this summer with the defeat, while the Gator girls fell to 1-4. In combined team meets, Ada is 2-3 this season.
Austin Veltman has been named the head men's and women's swimming and diving coach at Ohio Northern University. He comes to ONU after serving as the head coach at Hiram last year.
Veltman is just the fifth head coach of the ONU swimming and diving programs since 1990 and takes over for former head coach Peggy Ewald, who guided the Polar Bears to 19 Ohio Athletic Conference team titles from 2005-18.
By Darlene Bowers Join us this summer as the Ada Public Library and the Ada Icon team up to share favorite books from readers of all ages all over the region.
By Monty Siekerman
The Ada Food Pantry will have a special food distribution from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3, for the holiday. The package is ‘fixins’ for an traditional July 4 dinner:
• Hamburger or hotdogs,
• buns,
• potato salad, and
• watermelon.
All clients are eligible to received this package. Advanced registration is not necessary and distribution will continue until supples run out.
This package is not the same as the regular allotment; it’s essentially a bonus for the holiday.
