By Monty Siekerman
Icon's Florida correspondent
It’s nice to find a photo of an Ada water tower and a little piece of the history of the community a thousand miles away.
There it was—a football for sale at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Lakeland, Fla., with one side of the package showing the Ada water tower and a brief history of the Ada-made Wilson football.
Weather permitting, Ada area girls “and their favorite adult” are invited to a “Reach for the Stars” evening at the Ada elementary school cafeteria from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31.
The evening’s theme is being a space science explorer.
The program is by the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. The event is for girls who are not currently participating in Girl Scouts this year.
Here’s what’s in store during the evening:
• create moon phases with cookies
• make a shadow poster
• make a star pattern of your own – in the shape of you
The Lady Rams and Bulldogs go hard at it under the basket before a nice crowd at Ada High School last evening despite the cold weather. From left to right are Mariam Lee, Briona Hurley, Miranda Wills, Allison Moore, Kirsten Poling shooting, and Kylie Acheson. Upper Scioto Valley won the contest 48-36. Both teams play Thursday evening games this week as Ada travels to Spencerville and USV goes to Waynesfield-Goshen. (Carl Wilkerson photo)
Funeral services for Richard Arnett, 79, of Harrod, will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, at The Price - McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Pastor Kenneth VanHoose officiating.
Burial with military rites will follow in Preston Cemetery. Friends may visit 2 hours prior to the service on Friday, Feb. 1.
He died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 at Lima Memorial Hospital.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Upper Scioto Valley used strong inside play and better foul shooting to hold off spunky Ada 48-36 in a hard-fought backyard rivalry girls basketball game Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-16 with the defeat, while the Lady Rams improved to 2-12 with the win.
USV ran out to a nine-point lead, but Ada clawed back within 20-16 at halftime. The Rams earned a little breathing room with a 14-8 third period and basically held on to a double-digit margin the rest of the way.
