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Lima City Council honors Liberty Arts student Samaria Hall for national ultimate frisbee success
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 8-25 recognizing 11-year-old Samaria Hall of Liberty Arts Magnet School for placement in the 2025 American Ultimate Preteen Nationals and her community entrepreneurship.
The Lima City Council adopted Resolution 8-25 on first reading to recognize Samaria Hall, an 11-year-old fifth-grade student at Liberty Arts Magnet School, for her performance at the 2025 American Ultimate Preteen Nationals.
Tony Geiger, the city’s law director who served as clerk for the meeting, read the resolution’s text, which noted Samaria’s title as 2025 Midwest Ultimate Preteen and her first runner-up finish at the national competition in Indianapolis, Indiana. The resolution also highlighted her lemonade stand and custom-bracelet business as examples of entrepreneurship and community contribution.
Councilors offered remarks praising Hall. Councilor Jones moved to adopt the resolution; the motion was seconded and approved. Councilors who spoke included Jones, Glenn, Wilkerson, Gordon and Thompson, each expressing congratulations and encouragement to Hall for her athletic and entrepreneurial accomplishments.
The council recorded the vote as 8–0 on the first reading. Council members invited Hall and family members present to speak from the floor; no substantive policy action beyond adoption of the resolution was taken.
The resolution will be maintained in the council’s records as an official recognition of Hall’s accomplishments.
