Ada's latest news

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Christmas is over, but we aren't finished enjoying the holiday lights of Ada. Here's another residential display photographed by Ken Collins.

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Dale L. Badertscher,  66, died on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh, Pa.

He was born on Jan. 24, 1950 in Bluffton, Ohio, to Harold A. and Margie M. (Morehead) Badertscher who preceded him in death. On Sept. 20, 1975, Dale married Sharon R. Foust and she survives in Ada.

Some guidelines just in time for a new year

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Successfully exercising that time-tested New Year’s resolution to get in shape requires a realistic approach and reasonable expectations, advises Scott Swanson, Ph.D., associate professor of exercise physiology at Ohio Northern University.
 
“It is important to find something that works for you over the long run,” Swanson said. “People tend to start out strongly with something they cannot sustain. The joke is that you will see 100 new faces in the gym during January, but, by February, things will look the same as before.”
 
Swanson suggests some feature of a successful fitness plan.
 

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Here's Mary, currently the only dog available for adopting at the Hardin County dog shelter.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Charles Hubbell was Ada Exempted Village School District board president when this school board photo was taken during the 1956-57 school year. The identification of the board members are in the photo.

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Dorothy P. Shroyer, 83, died at 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on May 26, 1933, in New Bedford, Mass., to John P. and Edwina V. (Furtado) Roza, Sr., who preceded her in death. On Aug. 20, 1955, Dorothy married George Raymond Shroyer who survives in Ada.

Dorothy was a homemaker.

Also surviving are her children: Raymond Shroyer, Richard Shroyer and Amy (Curt) Stover all of Ada; two grandchildren: Caralee and Caitlyn Stover; a brother, John P. Roza, Jr. of The Villages, Fla.; and a sister, Joan (Ken) Castino of North Dartmouth, Mass.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Roza, Sr.

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