Who ya for? These Ada students took it upon themselves to head up a canned food drive for the Ada Food Pantry...and tied it into the election. Food given can go into a box for Hillary or Donald, depending on your politics. Here, Evan Smittle and Ashley Breidenbach welcome donations. Note: the photos held by Evan and Ashley do not necessarily represent their preferences. The drive continues through Friday at the school. In addition, community members are asked to bring can food donations to the varsity football game on Friday. (Monty Siekerman photo)
For the second consecutive season, Ada High School junior Melina Woods was named Northwest Conference “Player of The Year” in volleyball.
Ada won the Northwest Conference title with a perfect 8-0 record in league play.
JaNahn Evans of Lincolnview was voted NWC Coach of the Year. Voting took place earlier this week by NWC coaches.
Other Ada players named to the all-conference team follow:
• Madisyn Gossard, junior, first team
• Olivia Alexander, junior, second team
• Haley Wyss, senior, honorable mention
The attachment includes the entire list of NWC all-conferenc players.
The Ada High School Marching Band continues winning streak.
The Ada High School marching band earned first place in class C Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Buckeye Invitational.
This was the third competition of the season and the third time the Bulldogs have earned first place.
In addition, the group earned honors for best general effects, color guard, music and visual effects in Class C.
The Buckeye Invitational is a high school band competition sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA). It is hosted by The Ohio State University Marching Band and takes place in Ohio Stadium.
Carolyn J. Risner, 78, died on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at noon at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born on June 1, 1938, in Lima, Ohio, to Claude and Della (Hall) Gullett who preceded her in death. On May 19, 1956, Carolyn married Paul E. Risner and he preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 2015.
She was a member of Grace Gospel Church of Ada. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
By Monty Siekerman
Ohio Northern's total enrollment is 3,108 students, a 4 percent decrease from fall semester 2015. The number of new undergraduate students is up 4.3 percent.
