There’s lots of catching up to do in Ada schools due to a week of weather delays and cancellations.
Here’s some news from the Ada school website:
Congratulations: To Robyn who won the Elks Patriotism Contest for grades 7 and 8. Her essay will now be judged at the District level for a chance to go on to the Elks State Competition.
Middle school math team: The Middle School math team will have a makeup practice on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7:45 a.m. in Mrs. Thaxton's room.
Students in grades 6-8 should bring their money for Pennies for Patients to their Advisory teacher on Monday.
This is an election year for voters in the Ada school district.
On the Nov. 5 ballot will be candidates for Ada mayor, two council seats, three Ada school board seats, and one Liberty Township trustee.
In partisan races, a primary run-off takes place only when more than one person files petitions with a political party designation for the office. Persons filing as independents are not on the primary ballot. Filing deadlines for various offices follow:
• Ada mayor
Feb. 6 for candidates registered with a political party
May 6 for candidates filing as independents
After 25 years of service, Michael Schoenhofer, executive director of the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties will retire on Jan. 31.
Schoenhofer has served as president of the Lima Rotary Club and president of the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities. He has served on the Governor’s Advisory Board at the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, the Social Work Advisory Board at Bluffton University, the Allen County Health Department Board, and West Central Learning Academy’s Board.
The Ada Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main St., Ada.
The Ohio Northern wrestling team will travel West to the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational, which has been held annually since 1938.
Approximately 38 NCAA Division III schools are expected to compete in the double-elimination individual tournament
And, 11 of the 38 teams are ranked in the latest NWCA Top 25 poll.
On Friday, Prelims, Quarterfinals and wrestlebacks will be contested on six matches beginning at 11 a.m. (CST).
Saturday's competition will consist of Semifinals, wrestlebacks and the seventh place matches beginning at 10 am, with championship, third place and fifth place matches starting at 12:45 p.m.
Lady Panthers cage Bulldog girls By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Host Paulding ran out to a big early lead and went on to beat Ada 66-39 in Northwest Conference girls basketball play Thursday night.
The purple and gold girls fell to 1-14 and 0-5 in the NWC with the loss, while the Lady Panthers improved to 7-9 and 2-4 in league play after the win.
Paulding led 34-9 at intermission, but Ada played the Panthers to a 32-30 second half.
"The first half was disappointing," said first-year Bulldog head coach Morgan Bass. "Then in the second half we scored 30. But they killed us on the boards.
