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Ada's Gail Altstaetter witnesses 1961 and 2023 events

By Cort Reynolds

CAIRO – In a historic local baseball game 62 summers ago, Cairo’s Memorial Park hosted the former Negro League Kansas City Monarchs, a legendary team featuring Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige.

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The Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame has announced the recipients for 2023 Scholarships. Courtney Sumner of Ada High School and Zeb Wilson of Hardin Northern High School will each receive a one-time $500.00 scholarship towards their academic endeavors.

Scholarship presentation will be made at a banquet on Saturday night, June 17, at St. John's Church in Kenton.

Sumner's future plans are to attend Ohio Northern University and major in Early Childhood Education. She explains, "While being at ONU I will also be playing basketball! After I graduate, I am hoping to become an elementary teacher and possibly even a basketball coach!"

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More than 40 years after his death, one of the greatest and most successful athletes from Northwest Ohio was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Now, 17 years after his enshrinement in Cooperstown, Ohio Northern University faculty and students are working with his hometown of Alger to honor him.

A historical marker and mural both are in the works to honor baseball great Ray Brown.

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The Ada Exempted Village Schools announced the following 4th Quarter Honor Roll for 2022-2023:

Grade 4

All A:  Elizabeth Archer, Rianna Bhandari, Addison Cole, Charlie Crawford, Lena Daniels, Joseph Gargac, Gage Gibson, Malia Gibson, Ella Howard, Xander Lawrence, Gary Lightner, Landon Long, Levi Luellen, Callum Mcalpine, Bentley Mckee, Madeline Morford, Ada Porter, Claire Porter, Isaac Roniger, Benjamin Rush, Beckett Sleesman, Camryn Smith, Laylyn Staley And Isabella Wagner

A-B:  Weston Acheson, Quincy Behrends, Jordan Boedicker, Raven Burk, Tayvion Collier, Tinley Conrad, Khloe Craft, Colton Crawford, Mollie Dewese, Ava Dickey, Chloe Fisher, Kolson Gibson, Bella Harris, Caitlyn House, Emma Jenkins, Easton Lucas, Brooklynn Lyle, Agoziem Onyekelu, Koen Prater, Lucy Reser, Lyncoln Shaffer, Teegan Smith, Olivia Stuber, Aleks Thompson, Demi Thompson, Livvy Vieira, Tina White and Zyia Young 

Grade 5

All A:  Cash Alger, Naomi Carl, Waylon Clemons, Scarlett Craig, Derek Dennis, Blaine Fensler, Ethan Hollar, Lance Jones, Emersyn Lee, Aubrey Luellen, Lincoln Maris, Grant Smith, Josie Stoll, Maeve Ulrey and Charity Williams

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The Ada High School Band set the tone for commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2023, opening the event with the familiar notes of Fanfare and Processional by Edward Elgar and the Star Spangled Banner.

Gage Hoffer, the President of the Class of 2023, welcomed guests to the event and led a silent moment of reflection. He also quoted former U.S. President George W. Bush, "To those of you who are graduating this afternoon with high honors, awards and distinctions, I say, 'Well done.' And as I like to tell the C students: You too, can be president."

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The Ada Lions Club met on May 24, 2023 to honor new scholarship recipients. Lions Scholarship Chair Robert C Simmons introduced the students. 

The scholarship winners introduced their family members in attendance, shared some of their high school activities, where they were going to further their education, career goals and college major. The Lions Club provided a meal for scholarship recipients and their families.

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