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Also reports on boys' soccer, girls tennis

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS - The red-hot Ada volleyball team won convincingly again in three games at Delphos Jefferson in Northwest Conference play Thursday evening.

It was the fifth consecutive straight-set triumph for the Lady Bulldogs.

The 25-12, 25-14, 25-15 victory upped the Ada record to 8-5 overall and 4-0 in the NWC. DJ fell to 2-10 and 0-4 with the loss.

Junior Melina Woods led Ada with 25 kills, six assists, five digs, seven blocks and one ace. Senior Haley Wyss knocked down 11 kills and served three aces.

Ada tied with NWC lead

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The host Ada volleyball team swept visiting league foe Spencerville in a Northwest Conference bout Tuesday night.     

With their fourth consecutive straight-sets victory, the Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-5 and 3-0 in NWC play. Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 2-9 and 0-3 in league play.

The Lady Bulldogs cruised to a 25-9, 25-13, 25-14 victory as junior Melina Woods hammered 16 kills and served four aces.

"Melina had a good all-around match," said Ada head coach Melissa Gossard.

Van Wert edges girls' tennis team; boys' soccer shuts down Lancers

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Visiting Van Wert edged the Ada girls tennis team 3-2 at the park courts Tuesday evening.

The Lady Bulldog netters fell to 4-6 with the close defeat.

Victors for the Bulldogs were Meredith Marshall at first singles and Libbie Milks at second singles. Both won easily in straight sets.

Match results:
Singles
#1 Meredith Marshall (A) defeated Emma Verville (VW) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Libbie Milks (A) def. Jessie Agler (VW) 6-1, 6-0
#3 Olivia Kline (VW) def. Melina Temple (A) 6-0, 6-0

Or in this case a nature walk around Ada with the library

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman

The Canadian geese, mallard ducks, black swans, colorful koi and ugly, big carp were well fed Tuesday morning during a nature walk for young children sponsored by the Ada Public Library.

On a sunny morning, 14 youngsters and their parents met at the pond near the Freed Center to feed (and sometimes chase) the feathered friends and throw morsels from the bridge into the water for the fish. The ducks scampered about and so did the kids.

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Even the black swans, known for chasing humans and dogs who pass by, were friendly - they wanted the food.

FROM THE ADA POLICE FACEBOOK, DATED SEPT. 19 -
"Excellent work by the officers of the Ada Police Department and K9 Jaeger. Officers and K9 Jaeger confiscated cash, drugs and a vehicle from Heroin pushers.

The Heroin epidemic is a scourge to our nation and local communities. Ada officers are committed to this fight to keep drugs out of our community. Excellent work officers and K9 Jaeger."

Re-dedicated caboose ceremony recognizes many players in the story

Ada's Pennsylvania Railroad caboose 477779 was re-dedicated on Sept. 17 during the Harvest and Herb Festival. Here are the remarks Dave Retterer, Ada mayor, made during the event.

By Ada Mayor Dave Retterer
Remarks at the dedication of the Ada Caboose Project, Sept. 17, 2016

The Ada Caboose project brought this caboose here in 1989. The scrapbooks that document the initial caboose project are available for your inspection. The caboose itself cost $2,000 in 1989 and much more time and money has been spent on restoring and maintaining it over the years. We are here today to mark the completion of the second restoration of this caboose.

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