RIDGEWAY - The Ada boys basketball team tipped off the Dre White era successfully with a 51-45 victory at non-league county rival Ridgemont Friday night in the season opener.
The Bulldogs broke away from a 22-18 halftime lead with a 13-4 run to start the second half, then held off a late Golden Gopher rally to win the first game of new coach White's tenure.
Senior wing Jordan Bailey came off the bench to lead Ada with 13 points and nine rebounds. Senior post Owen Conley contributed 11 points and nine caroms. Senior guard Seth Evans added nine points.
It's a week of holiday events at the Ada Public Library.Here's what's in story: Tuesday, Dec. 6
11a.m. Family Storytime
6 p.m. Family Storytime
7 p.m. Adult Book Group Wednesday, Dec. 7
11 a.m. Movie, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
4 p.m. movie, Elf
6:30 p.m. Knit and Crochet Club Thursday, Dec. 8
11 a.m. Movie, Curious George Christmas
4 p.m. Movie, Frosty the Snowman Friday, Dec. 9 -
11 a.m. Movie, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas Saturday, Dec. 10
Marlene Hoorman of decorates a window at Edward Jones on Main Street. Twenty businesses competed in an Ada Area Chamber of Commerce holiday window decorating contest this year. The public voted on the best display during Merry on Main on Monday. (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Jon Umphress
Kristy Gillfillan, new staff member of the Hardin County Board of Develomental Disabilities, shared some of the board's projects with Ada Kiwanis members on Nov. 29.
Her talk focused on including social inclusion for the agency’s clients.
What do we mean by social inclusion?
The term, while appearing frequently over the last few years, has yet to be well defined. Although attempts have been made to define social inclusion in ways that can be measured, most efforts have fallen short primarily because of the highly personal, individualized nature of it.
