Bluffton Family Recreation will host fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys' and girls' youth basketball tournaments this winter, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.
Unlike past years, BFR is unable to rent the school for additional courts, so the tournaments are reformatted with all games at BFR.
The tournament will have a two-game guarantee. There will be two 10-minute halves with the clock stopping in the last minute of each half. Shooting fouls will be a point and a shot.
There are six spots available in each division and the team fee is $75.
The Ohio Northern men's basketball games with Otterbein on Friday and Saturday have been cancelled due to COVID-19 protocol issues at Otterbein.
The Polar Bears (2-0 overall, 2-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) will instead play at Mount Union on Saturday at 2 pm in a battle of the league's only 2-0 teams.
ONU swept Wilmington last weekend, winning 95-86 and 62-61 and will play a home-and-home with Heidelberg next weekend.
According to the Kenton-Hardin Health Department several counties in the state have shared that individuals have been contacted by potential scammers trying to get Social Security numbers and credit card information claiming it is for vaccine distribution.
Kelsey Ralston of the department said, "No providers in the county will ask for your credit card information for payment.
The village of Ada 2020 building projects totaled $1,944,779 according to Michael Harnishfeger, village zoning inspector. There were 53 building permits recorded in 2020.
The largest project totaled $960,000, which was a commercial addition to Vancrest of Ada, 600 W. North Ave.
Three residences were construction in 2020, which included two single-family homes constructed on Beech. The report shows that three swimming pools were constructed and there was a demolition of one building.
Vancrest of Ada's staff celebrates National Activities Professionals Week, and in the spirit of their job descriptions work at keeping spirits high in the Ada senior residential community. Here's a set of four photos from the Vancrest Facebook showing some of the activities created by the staff in the past 12 months.
A printer-friendly copy is attached at the bottom of this story.
Here is a list of events scheduled in Feburary in Ada from the Ada Icon Hometown Happenings. Darlene Bowers compiles the calendar.
Community events
• Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
Tuesdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon
• Free community meals
• Last Wednesday of every month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5-6:30p.m.
(take outs/walk ups only)
• American Red Cross Blood Drive
Community Health Professionals, Feb. 2, 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
