Kera-Ann N. Bollinger, age 21, died on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. at Dublin Methodist Hospital, Dublin.
She was born on May 21, 1996 in Las Vegas, NV to Kenneth E. and Christine (Ayres) Bollinger and they survive in Ada.
Kera-Ann was a student at The Ohio State University. She was a 2015 graduate of Ada High School where she played soccer. She was an artist and a good friend to everyone.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) shattered the school record in the men's 5,000-meter run indoors by 26.72 seconds at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Holiday Open meet on Friday night at the Kelly Family Sports Center.
McVey ran a 14:32.11 in the 5k, topping the previous mark of 14:58.83 by Nate Rosenbaum in 2015. He finished 13th of 56 runners in the event, which was comprised primarily of NCAA Division I and II runners.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Senior 5-time National Champion Emily Richards(Delaware/Hayes) shattered the school record in the women's 3,000-meter run indoors by 40.62 seconds at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Holiday Open meet on Friday night at the Kelly Family Sports Center.
Richards covered the 3,000 meters in 9:23.61, more than 40 seconds faster than the previous record of 10:04.23 set in 2013 by Allison (Steinbrunner) Kwiat.
Hanna Skiver, an Ada High School sophomore, has her artwork on display at Vancrest this month. Art by Ada students is chosen each month to be displayed at the retirement center.
Senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) added to her impressive resume as she was named an Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Co-Runner of the Year for the 2017 season.
Otterbein's Claire Lamb was also named OAC Co-Runner of the Year.
Richards was named the Runner Up at both the OAC Championships and at the Div. III Great Lakes Regional meets, before going on to be named an All-American at the 2017 Div. III National Championships. She earned the OAC Runner of the Year honor for the first time in her career.
The Band Loco performs for residents of Vancrest on Friday afternoon. The popular due attracts a full house each month when they perform. Patti Meier and her husband, Mike, are from Wapakoneta.
