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Miranda Wills racked up 18 digs,4 kills, 1 ace and 2 blocks

By Cort Reynolds
LEIPSIC - The visiting Ada volleyball team was swept by Leipsic in a non-league makeup match Saturday morning.

The 25-18, 25-9, 25-14 loss evened the Lady Bulldog overall record at 5-5. Leipsic improved to 6-2 with the straight-set victory.

Senior Megan Light led Ada with 13 kills and eight digs. Senior Miranda Wills racked up 18 digs, four kills, one ace and two blocks.

Bulldog junior Kirsten Poling doled out 14 assists, while sophomore Courtney Sumner came up with nine digs and served one ace.

The Bulldog reserves lost 2-0 to drop to 3-7. The Ada freshman team also fell in straight sets.

Charles F. “Chuck” Smith, Jr., 61, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in the early morning due to an auto accident. 

He was born on Aug. 12, 1959 in Washington, D.C., to Charles and Etta (Kearns) Smith, Sr.  His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Harrod.      

Chuck worked as an independent insurance agent. He was a member of the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Kenton. Chuck was always generous with his time, money and love. He loved people, Mexican food and was known as the “Cookie Man.” Chuck especially loved his children and grandchildren.   

You have to be a long-time Ada resident to recognize this once-familiar business, Hal and Jean's Barbecue. It was located a 111 Central Aveue and had an easy phone number to remember: 4521. Just don't try dialing it; you'll need an operator's assistance.

This advertisement is from the Ada High School yearbook of 1951. In the photo are Janice Irwin, serving the boss's daughter, Jean Van Atta.

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Tickets available at Quest and from Rotary members

Ada Rotary Club members are selling tickets for a Thursday, Oct. 1, chicken dinner fundraiser.

Tickets are $9 each and are available from club members, or from Becky Neville (419-230-2250 or 419-303-0586) and at Quest Federal Credit Union, Ada. 

Some drive-thru dinners may be available, but tickets may sell out. 

Dinners may be picked up at Hays Insurance, 202 S. Main St., Ada, from  4:30 to 6 p.m., on the day of the event.

The dinner includes one-half barbecue chicken (prepared by Mike Bollinger Chicken at the Lake), potato salad and green beans.

One of only 12 to receive a national scholarship from the foundation this year

Ohio Northern University pharmacy student Trate DeVolld recently received the 2020 Grossomanides Scholarship from the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundation.

He is one of only 12 recipients to receive a national scholarship from the foundation this year.

DeVolld, a fifth-year pharmacy student, is a collegiate brother of the Gamma Delta Chapter of Kappa Psi at Ohio Northern, through which he has held executive leadership roles and served dozens of committee terms.

Students at Ohio Northern University's Child Development Center are completely engaged in the center's recent dinosaur project. It's based off the interest of the children, according to June Zimmerman, center director.

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