FROM ADA ICON - Note: As events in Bluffton return this year, the Icon is posting those announcements on both Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon. The same goes with Ada events returning after a one-year absence. For returning events to be posted on both Icons, send details to: [email protected].
Here’s the latest on the Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, planned for Saturday, Aug. 28.
Extreme science, study of different animals, Bluffton history, diversity, reading challenges for starters
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 4:28pm
By Tim Closson
Bluffton elementary principal This column is from the spring Bluffton school newsletter. In February we had a virtual assembly “Extreme Science.” We had some amazing demonstrations from a 700,000 Volt Van de Graff generator, vortex cannons, and a Tesla coil. This was provided by our PTO.
Youthful Bluffton will play at Elmwood Wednesday, May 19 in Div. III first round sectional baseball action. The Pirates (0-21, 0-7 NWC) were seeded 13th out of 13 teams, while Elmwood was 11th in the Elida district drawing Sunday. The winner will visit top seed Coldwater (15-5, 6-1 MAC) May 21 at 5 p.m. in the second round. Eastwood was seeded second, while Allen East (18-8, 4-3 NWC) was seeded third.
Sophomore Ethan Bogart won the 300 hurdles • Senior Simon Derstine captured first in the 800 meters • Sophomore Brianna Tabler won the girls pole vault to pace BHS
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 3:31pm
Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Bluffton track and field team fared well at the annual 15-team Ada Invitational on a cool but sunny Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.
Carey captured first in the girls meet with 112.33 points. Spencerville finished second with 102.5, and Van Wert came in third (99). Bluffton came in sixth out of 14 teams with 39.33 points.
The boys meet was won handily by Van Wert with 133 points. Arlington nosed out Bluffton for second, 76 to 75. Kenton and Allen East tied for fourth with 72 points.
FROM ADA ICON - Damage from this weekends rain was not limited to Bluffton. Ada Icon photographer, Ken Collins, took these three photos on Sunday afternoon in rural Ada.