Beecher Cole, age 87, passed away at 5:09 p.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Marion General Hospital.
He was born on September 19, 1934, in Gage, KY to the late Shem and Mary (Caudill) Cole.
Beecher was a minister and also worked at Standard Oil.
He is survived by two sons: Richard (Rhonda) Cole of Sidney and Timothy Cole of St. Petersburg, FL; one daughter: Tina Romick of Gatlinburg, TN; twelve grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and two brothers: Ham Cole and Charles Cole.
Whatever Cards & Games LLC, 113 N. Main St. hosted its annual Yu-Gi-Oh! food drive tournament on Monday, December 6.
Players were required to bring 5 cans of food for donation instead of the normal cash entry fee. The 95 cans collected will be donated to an Ada food pantry.
The shop hosts Yu-Gi-Oh! events on Monday nights at 6:00 p.m., which will continue in 2022. For more information, visit the shop or call (419) 558-1019.
The Ada Exempted Village School District has submitted a five-year financial forecast to the Ohio Department of Education as approved by the board of education in November 2021 (full report at Ohio Department of Education).
The report includes both data and notes providing the assumptions used for financial projections including revenue, expenditures and changes in fund balances for 2019-2026.
The assumptions section of the report included the following:
The visiting Perry boys basketball team put together a half-ending 17-0 run and rolled to a 72-29 win over Ada in non-conference play Saturday night, December 11.
The Bulldogs dropped to 2-3 overall with the loss. Perry improved to 5-1 with the victory.
"We were certainly more competitive than last night vs. Grove, but we just made too many turnovers," said first-year Ada head coach Vince Halliday.
"We have to be more under control," he added.
Ada led 2-0 on a layup by senior Cayden Murphy. A layin by Jaden Leal from Murphy, and a Spencer Wall 15-footer kept the Bulldogs in front, 6-4.
The Ada wrestling team participated at the 12-team Lincolnview Invitational Saturday, December 11, with one Bulldog winning a bracket title.
Spencerville captured the team championship, with Van Wert second.
Bulldog Liam Vieira won the 120 lbs. division title with a perfect 4-0 record on the day. He went 3-0 in pool play with a pin to reach the finals. He then won a 10-7 decision over Renson Spear of Van Wert.
"Liam wrestled a couple very competitive matches today, he worked through some difficult positions and finished his championship match strong after it was a one-point match nearly the entire time," said Ada head coach Eric Perkins.
