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Dennis L. Arnold, 76, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at 1:35 a.m., at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

 He was born on May 28, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, to Francis D. and Betty (Wise) Arnold and they preceded him in death. On Aug. 29, 1964, Dennis married Judith “Judy” Schenkemeyer and she survives in LaFayette.

Dennis retired in 2003 as a machinist from Ford Motor Company after 30 years. He was a member of the Hog Creek Game Club and the LaFayette Historical Society.  Dennis was a life member of the Tri State Gun Club and the National Rifle Association.  He was a member of the UAW Local #1219 of Lima. 

ONU men even record at 5-5

The Ohio Northern women's tennis team lost only eight games en route to a convincing 9-0 victory over NAIA opponent Saint Francis (Ind.) on Sunday afternoon at the Westwood Tennis and Fitness Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 9-3 on the season, while the Cougars fall to 2-15.

By Cort Reynolds
ARCADIA - Improbably, host Arcadia scored three two-out runs on back-to-back home runs in its final at bat to edge the Ada softball team 7-6 in a seesaw battle Tuesday evening.  

The purple and gold dropped to 1-1 this season with the difficult defeat, while the Lady Redskins improved to 1-1 with the win.

Ada led 1-0 early but trailed 4-3 heading to the final inning. The Lady Bulldogs plated three runs in the top of the seventh to regain a 6-4 lead.

But Redskin Breana Reinhart hammered a two-run home run with two out to it up, 6-6.

By Cort Reynolds
INDIAN LAKE - The Ada girls track team won a triangular meet at Indian Lake with USV Tuesday evening, while the Bulldog boys came in second.

The Ada girls scored 80.75 points to win, followed by IL (68.25) and USV (5). The Lakers won the boys meet by scoring 98 points, with Ada in second (61), followed by USV (15).

Alex Morgan won two hurdle events to pace the Ada boys. Brenna Hissong also took first in two events for the Lady Bulldogs.    

Top Ada girls finishes:
Girls 100 meters:
2nd, Tabitha Tidd 15.5

Girls 200:
1st, Tabitha Tidd 33.16
4th, Brook Phillips 36.87

By Cort Reynolds
ARCADIA - The host Arcadia baseball team scored in every inning except the second to defeat Ada 12-2 Tuesday evening.

Ada fell to 2-2 with the non-league loss.

The Redskins jumped ahead with two runs in the bottom of the first frame. Arcadia extended the margin to 6-0 with four runs in the third.

The hosts led 9-0 going to the sixth when Ada plated its two runs. But Arcadia responded with three runs in the home half of the sixth to end it via the 10-run rule.

Bulldog sophomore leadoff hitter Zac Swaney collected two hits and scored a run. Senior Austin Amburgey singled, scored a run and drove in a run.

Ice cream comes soft served and hand-dipped as sundaes, shakes, soda floats and cyclones

The sun is out and the temperature is rising.

That means that the Ada Dairy B’s is open for the season. The ice cream drive-in at 4209 State Route 235 south of Ada opened a week ago.

This season’s hours are Mondays through Saturdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 9 p.m. The kitchen closes nightly at 8:30 p.m.

Ice cream comes soft served and hand-dipped as sundaes, shakes, soda floats and cyclones. The menu also includes sandwiches, hot dogs, soft drinks  and several side dishes.

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