The American Red Cross continues to experience a national blood and platelet shortage and asks the public to book a time to give as soon as possible. Donors of all blood types are urgently needed, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets. The Red Cross offers three ways to make a donation appointment that can help save lives:
Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App
Visit RedCrossBlood.org
Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
LOCAL BLOOD DRIVES
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Ohio Northern University McIntosh Center, Ada
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
St. Mary's Catholic Church
160 North Spring Street, Bluffton
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Ada High School boys soccer team lost a 3-2 battle to visiting Northwest Conference rival Bluffton Monday night, September 25, under the lights at War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldog record fell to 2-5-4 overall and 0-3 in NWC play with the close defeat.
The following invitation has been issued an Ohio Northern service group:
Do you have a kid in grades K-8 at home? ONU has a ton of enthusiastic volunteers who want to spend time with them!
Polar Buddies (previously called Ada Friends) is a community effort between Ohio Northern and Ada (and surrounding schools) in which ONU students are paired up with a younger K-8 child in Ada in a peer mentoring program (similar to Big Brother, Big Sister).
Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two
State Wildlife Investigators Brian Bury and Travis Abele observed two men trolling with eight rods from a boat on Lake Erie. In Ohio, anglers are permitted to use up to three rods per person. The boat’s captain initially misled the officers into believing a third angler was asleep in the boat, but Investigator Bury discovered there was not a third person, and the anglers were using too many rods. Each angler was issued a summons for fishing with more than three rods. Both men were found guilty in Ottawa County Municipal Court and paid $145 in fines and court costs.
Jill Simmons, at right, is the lucky winner of this colorful patchwork quilt made by Connie Crouse, left. The quilt raffle raised funds for the Ada Historical Society, which sold tickets at a variety of events during the summer of 2023. The society meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the Ada Public Library.
