For the second time in three years the Ada High School Quiz team qualified for national competition. By winning the 40-team Wright State Lake Campus Scholarship Bowl Invitational Tournament held March 23 and 25, 1993, in Celina, Ada has earned the right to advance to competition on the national level.
Members of the team are from left, Keri Kindle, David Movis, Randy Brown, Stella Kurtz and Alice Wamer.
Ohio Northern University's women's soccer team came to an end on Friday. Here's the ONU sports round up for the week just ended.
Women’s soccer
The 17th-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team's memorable 2019 season came to an end Friday. The Polar Bears fell to No. 25 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 3-0 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at Joe Bean Stadium on the campus of Wheaton College.
ONU fell down 2-0 in the opening half, but created more scoring opportunities in the final 45 minutes. The Polar Bears registered six of their seven shots, one of which was on target, and all three corner kicks after halftime.
Bridge Bereavement Services, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will host its December presentation of the “Living through Loss” series on Monday, Dec. 16, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This presentation, “Guilt, Anger and Challenges” takes place in Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital, 1900 S. Main St. Findlay. Light refreshments will be provided.
“Guilt, Anger and Challenges” will discuss the range of emotions individuals may feel after the loss of a loved one, particularly guilt and anger.
Ada Visiting Nurses and Community Health Professionals (CHP) are hosting a community blood drive on Monday, Nov. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at CHP's conference room, 1200 S. Main St.
To schedule an appointment, call 419-634-1333, or go online to RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to pre-register.
Special note: Chris Gibson, Ada's blood drive coordinator for the past 35 year, is retiring. Stop by CHP and wish her well in her retirement.
There's two new Ada holiday gift items on the shelf this month.
Ada photographer Karen Ward has created two new holiday cards featuring Ada scenes, which are now available at Gallery for the Arts, 115 S. Main St.
Ruth Roiter says that this is the third holiday season that Ward has created cards specific to Ada.
The first card shows the statute of Dr. Henry Solomon Lehr located on the Ohio Northern University campus. The message inside the card reads: “Twas the night…” we dream. Wishing you a season of lights, stories and songs of joy and peace.”
Last week Ada elementary students spent time in the book fair in the media center. Here are two students in Mrs. Preston's second grade discovering some possible wish list additions. The elementary school book fair is open Monday, Nov. 25 from, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
