Attention Ada tennis players - the courts are calling.
Thanks to a community effort by a tennis courts resurfacing fundraiser that started last fall the courts' upgrade is now complete.
The renovation project cost $66,075 and funding is also very close to being completed.
The costs included $55,125 for an asphalt overlay and acrylic resurfacer, plus $10,950 to remove and replace fence fabric with tension wire.
Funding includes:
$29,235 NatureWorks grant
$14,155 Local contributions
$10,000 United States Tennis Association grant
$10,000 United States Tennis Association grant
By Cort Reynolds
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ADA - The Ada swim team lost an extremely close meet to visiting West Ohio Aquatic League rival Wapakoneta in a makeup meet on a hot Wednesday evening.
Wapak edged Ada 359-356 in the combined meet score. Ada won the girls meet 189-184, while the Waves nipped the Alligator boys 175-167.
The Gators (2-3) host county foe Kenton Thursday at 6 p.m. in their regular season dual meet finale.
Paige Jochims masters the art of blowing bubbles. The bubble experience was part of Thursday's space camp in the public library's summer reading program. Check out additional bubble-blowers in the next photos in this series.
Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H is supporting the Ada Food Pantry by running Food Drive Saturday, June 29, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hays Insurace Parking Lot (on Main Street).
Some items currently needed are: canned fruit, paper towels, and jars of peanut butter and jelly.
