JULY 27 MEDIA RELEASE__Urgent volunteer opportunity: the Ada Soccer Association is seeking volunteer coaches for 2 fall teams – one is a U10 Coed (all boys) team, and the other is a U12 Coed (all boys) teams.
Please don’t be deterred if you don’t have experience with soccer, you can be set up with coach to teach you the basics, give ideas on how to run practices, and drills that would be beneficial. It’s a short season and coaches make their own practice schedules.
You'd know it without the flag: Ada's Charles Van Dyne Railroad Park is a tranquil spot amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Ada. The depot was built in 1887 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. PHOTO by Stephanie Reiss VanAtta.
ADA – Several Bulldog girls soccer players of the recent past and current vintage squared off on a wet field for the annual alumni vs. varsity game Friday, July 25, in War Memorial Stadium.
It rained hard about an hour before game time, making the synthetic turf slick but also dropping the temperatures to about 79 degrees as the sun disappeared.
Neither team scored in the first 20-minute quarter. Alumni goalkeeper Katie Sizemore made several good diving and sliding saves to keep the game scoreless.
By April Lieb, PA-C, Physician Assistant, Caughman Health Center
With summer in full swing, it’s important to remember the value of using sunscreen, especially on our children. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. Having five or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. By emphasizing the importance of using sunscreen from a young age, we can actively reduce the chance of our children developing skin cancer later in life.
The Ada Schools Board of Education has announced a special board meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29. An executive session will be held for the purpose of discussion employment, promotion and compensation of an employee or official.
JULY 25 MEDIA RELEASE__State Route 81 at Thayer Road, east of the city of Lima, will close August 4 for approximately 90 days for construction of a roundabout at the intersection, and for a bridge replacement between McClure Road and Fisher Road, over Patterson ditch.
TRAFFIC IMPACT
SR 81 will be closed from just west of Thayer Road to Fisher Road.
Thayer Road will be closed from just south of SR81 to Sandusky Road.
Detour SR 81: I-75, U.S. 30 to SR 235 back to SR 81.