Dick and Peggy Lawrence celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday with 23 family members at Flowers and Bread restaurant in Columbus.
Their three children, Jill, of Wausau, Wisconsin, Juli of Athens, Ohio, and Jeff of Ada attended as did their five grandchildren from Wisconsin, Michigan, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and China, and their spouses.
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Dick and Peggy Lawrence of Ada, married at Dola Presbyterian Church, honeymooned in Puerto Rica while he was in the service.
Bob and Karen Ward (top) of Ada hosted four generations over Labor Day weekend, including Karen's parents, Jack and Betty Gentry of Rogers, Ark.
Also pictured are the Ward's four children, all Ada High School graduates: Heather Weihrauch of Hinckley, Jennifer Ackerman of Cincinnati, Brian Ward and wife Elycia of Columbus, and Vanessa Ward of Columbus.
Also pictured are Heather's children Isabel, Ellie, and Asher and Jennifer's children Camden, Cate, and Cori. Also attending was Karen's sister Becky Mulvaney of Rogers, Ark. (Monty Siekerman photo)
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada cross country teams competed at the 38th annual Columbus Grove Invitational last Saturday morning.
"We had a great meet," said Ada head coach Joshua Klein. "All of our boys and girls ran their fastest times of the season, some improving by several minutes."
The Bulldog boys finished 21st out of 24 teams with 26 schools represented. Sophomore Reece Evans finished in a team-best time of 19:01 over the 3.1-mile course.
Bulldog Michael Crouse nosed out teammate Hunter Wells racing for the finish line as the duo came in only six-tenths of a second apart with a shared time of 20:04.
By Dusty Donley
Behind a massive game from Senior wide receiver Chase Sumner, the Bulldog football team improved its record to 2-0 as they traveled to Arlington last Friday night and defeated the Red Devils, 34-20. Sumner amassed over 200 yards receiving and three scores, along with three interceptions in the 14-point victory.
Ada drew first blood late in the opening quarter when Senior quarterback Seth Conley connected with Sumner, who turned on the jets and took it 61 yards to the house. Senior Aaron Everhart’s extra point kick was good, giving the Bulldogs the 7-0 lead.
