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FIRST ADA TITLE IN 21 SEASONS

Ada High School's volleyball team have a new trophy for the Bulldog trophy case. The team won the Northwest Conference this season.

Melissa Gossard is the team's coach.

This is the NWC volleyball crown for Ada since 1994. The Bulldogs received 2nd seed in tournament play and will play at Ada at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 

Team members, standing from left, Melissa Gossard (coach), Kaiti Newland, Alyssa Vore, Haley Wyss, Melina Woods, Maddie Gossard and Nicky Lehsten.

Front from left, Rachel Wildman, Carlee Marshall, Claire Toland, Morgan Sutton, Megan Simon, Ashley Sumner and Katey Stuart.

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You hear the rumble of trucks bringing corn into town. You see the "dust" in the fields when harvesters are at work. It's corn harvest season. Here's a familiar site in Ada this month at the grain elevator. It's corn and more corn coming in off the fields. (Kenneth Collins photo)

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Here's some news updates from the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce concerning events in Ada.

• This Saturday, there will be a beer tasting at The Cask Room. From  4:30 – 7:30 p.m. three alumni ONU students will be promoting four flavors of beer from their “Pigskin Brew Co.”

Also a BBQ Wagon will sell sandwich’s out front. A good way to spend a Saturday after the ONU game. 

• Regular membership meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m.  at Community Health Professionals.  Discussion will center on last-minute plans for the Halloween event on Oct. 26. 
 

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The Ohio Northern University’s Annual Residence Life Trick-or-Treat will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 5:15 p.m. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and will be held in the McIntosh Activities Room.

Children of all ages are encouraged to dress up, join for lots of fun and candy with the ONU students. All children must be accompanied by a parent.

There will be a bag decorating station for kids to make a trick or treat bag to take while they go trick or treat.

A costume contest will be held in the McIntosh Ballroom at 6:45 p.m. The contest is divided into relevant ages groups and creativity/resemblance of character, originality and presentation will be considered.

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Constance L. Centers, 77, died on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at 3:42 a.m. at Hospice of Dayton.

She was born on April 15, 1938, in Ashland, Kentucky to Russell E. and Darlene (Clevenger) Ellenberg who preceded her in death. On April 4, 1986, she married Phillip W. Centers and he survives in Dayton.

Constance was a homemaker. She was a member of the Washington Heights Baptist Church of Kettering. Ohio

She is also survived by two daughters: Jill (Jeff) Risner of Aurora and Joan (Jim) McBride of Ada; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Rice and several brothers and sisters.

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By Monty Siekerman
Two things you cannot escape: death and taxes.

These and other topics will be discussed at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct 19, at ReStore. The program is free and open to the public.

Guest speakers for the program, which is titled Funeral Planning, are three noted local experts.

The are:
• Mike Hood, attorney, discussing options you have (will or trust), what legal papers you need to have (power of attorney, do not resuscitate, executor of estate);

• Bruce Neely, funeral director, your options for funeral or cremation, preplanning;

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