Hayley Chambers, a first-year student at Ohio Northern University, won the Congressional Art Competition for Ohio Congressional District 4. But when her painting never reached Washington, D.C. as expected. Read about the search for "All That Jazz" HERE.
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By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School volleyball team swept a three-setter over visiting traditional rival Upper Scioto Valley in their non-conference regular season finale on Tuesday, October 7. The evening was also celebrated as Senior Night.
Ada improved to 15-7 after the decisive 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 victory.
USV fell to 4-16 after the loss.
Junior Brooklynn Andreasen led Ada by nailing 11 kills and coming up with four digs.
FROM FACEBOOK__A benefit is being held at 4:00 p.m. on October 11 at the Ada VFW for Myla Bodine. Organizers note, "We are coming together as a community to support Myla Bodine, a bright and kind 13-year-old girl who recently experienced the unimaginable—the sudden and unexpected loss of her father, Bryan Bodine.
"This benefit is being held to help ease the financial and emotional burden that comes with such a tragic loss. His passing has left a tremendous void in her life and the lives of those who loved him."
On October 6 NBC's Today Show featured a story on Ada's Wilson Football factory at 517 E Highland Ave. Reporter Kaylee Hartung tries her hand at all the steps that go into making a football by hand--and learns how much skill and experience it takes to make NFL footballs to the factory's exacting standards.
The Ada High School volleyball team was seeded third in the eight-team, Div. VI Northwest 5 District drawing held on Sunday, October 5.
The Bulldog girls (14-7) will host fifth seed Lima Central Catholic (11-8) in the sectional finals on Thursday, October 16 at 6 p.m.
Fourth seed Columbus Grove (9-10) will play sixth seed Spencerville (8-14) in the other lower half sectional final at Ada on Oct. 16 in the second match at approximately 8 p.m.
The Ada/LCC and Grove/Spencerville winners will meet in the district semifinals at Wapakoneta on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Gym “pink out” hosted in support of breast cancer awareness
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School volleyball team lost a three-setter to visiting power Pandora-Gilboa in their Blanchard Valley Conference finale match on Monday, October 6.
The evening also provided an opportunity to support breast cancer research. The Bulldogs sold t-shirts as part of the annual Dig for a Cure event. $2,602.41 was donated to the Kenton-based Not by Choice outreach program.
