Note: This story clarifies errors posted yesterday concerning the recent winter guard competition.
Ada High School had two Winter Guard teams compete in the Winter Guard International, Flint, Michigan, Regional Competition Saturday March 9. Both guards earned the honor of participating in the finals held later that evening.
Purple team
Ada’s “Purple” team was the first to take the floor in Saturday morning preliminary competition at 9:30 a.m. in the Scholastic Regional A class with their performance “Amongst the Start!”
One Ada event, launched in 1952, signifying that spring can’t been far away is on the March calendar.
Ada Kiwanis Club 67th annual pancake and sausage day is from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 30, at the Ada school cafeteria. The club is known for helping youth and the event is one of its major fundraisers.
Last year's event attracted nearly 600 meals.
The all-you-can-eat event includes pre-sale tickets for $7 ($8 at the door), Children 10 and under are free. Persons may dine in or carry-out.
State Representative Jon Cross (R-Kenton) has district office hours Friday, March 15, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Ada Public Library.
“It’s very important to stay connected to our communities and to the people of the 83rd district. I want to thank our libraries for allowing me to host office hours to meet with and assist constituents with state needs and discuss public policy,” he said.
The 83rd Ohio district includes Hancock, Hardin and (part of) Logan counties.
Ada High School won this year's Bath Invitational Quiz Bowl held at Bath High School. Ada finished undefeated in the tournament, besting Bath A, 8-3; Bath B, 10-3; Bluffton, 8-6; Crestview, 8-6; Elida, 9-6; Paulding, 10-3 and Van Wert, 7-4. Pictured are team members (front, L-R) Miranda Wills, Rob Allison, Audrey Hazelton and Theo Hardesty. (rear, L-R) Isaac Spar, Nathan Hurtig, Austin Amburgey, Jacob Colwell, Hunter Wells, Jacob Thaxton and Ryan Kilgallon.
Christopher A. "Chris" Wren, 58, died at 8:03 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2019, at his residence.
Chris was born April 24, 1960, in Lima, to Gary and Trudy (Sellers) Wren. On Sept. 21, 2013 he married Carla Sue (Tibbs) Wren who survives in Bluffton, Ohio.
Chris was a 1978 graduate of Bath High School. He retired from Time Warner Cable after 30 years of service.
The Ada High School graduating class of 1910 had nine girls and 16 boy members. Sorry to say, that we don't know their names. This photo is from an early Ada High School yearbook.
