Glenn E. Wince, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at 7:04 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, Ohio.
He was born Nov. 1, 1935, in Weston, Ill., to Homer and Rose (Lorch) Wince. They preceded him in death. On June 20, 1981 he married Maxine Bayes Wright and she survives in rural LaFayette, Ohio.
He was a farmer and had worked at the Ada Farmers Exchange. He was also a member of the National Guard. He was sexton of Jackson Township for several years and was a 1953 graduate of LaFayette Jackson High School.
Six Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) trustee terms expire on Dec. 31, according to Angela Polachek, administrative assistant for the Village of Ada.
The December CIC meeting is at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern Univeristy. Trustees will be voted upon at the meeting.
Those trustees are Beth Fenton, Jimmy Wilson, Dick Lawrence, Norm Rex, Don Traxler and Polachek. The CIC meets monthly.
Deb Curlis and Dave Retterer make up the nominating committee.
The final Bingo Bonus night for 2014 is Thursday, Dec. 18. Bingo takes place at the Alumni N-men’s Building in downtown Ada.
The door open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo begins at 6:55 p.m. Proceeds from Ada Bingo benefits the Ada Lions’ Club, Ada Music Boosters and the Ada-Liberty Volunteer Fire Department.
There will be lots of Christmas prize contests and on this special Bonus Night, when Ada Bingo reaches the Level 1 payout minimum (at least 40 players), they will pay out at Level 2 prize levels.
And, if the number of players normally needed to reach Level 2 is achieved (65 players), Ada Bingo will pay out at Level 3 prize levels.
Santa will be in Ada on Saturday, Dec. 20. His visit will take place in The Inn at ONU from 9 to 11 a.m. Bring your children for breakfast with Santa. All children attending will get a special visit and picture with Santa.
Reservations are required by calling The Inn at 419-772-2500.
The Ada Kiwanis Club met on Tuesday December 9, 2014 at 12:00 noon at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada President John Berg called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon.
The following guests were introduced: Rev. Patrick Allen, his wife Deb, and two of their children, Nathan and Noah.
The birthdays of members Scott Wills (December 10th) and Jon Umphress (December 13th were noted.
The wedding anniversary of Bryan and Colleen Marshall (December17th) was also noted.
Anabel Alexander and Nora Dellified from Ada and Sydney Hayter from Kenton joined more than 500 elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who performed in the 2014 UCA/UDA Thanksgiving Tour at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
The three performed with the UCA/UDA All-Americans group in the Festival of Fantasy pre-parade at the Magic Kingdom Park on Thanksgiving Day.
Anabel is an eighth grader at Ada.She is the daughter of Rob and Shelleigh Alexander. Grandparents are Bob and Phyllis Alexander from Ada and Bill and Carol Watson from Bascom.
What year did you graduate from Ada High School?
I graduated in May of 2014.
You recently graduated from State Beauty Academy. What’s coming next?
Next will be a job in the nail industry, and after six months I will be taking the next step in life and will be moving to Columbus to see what’s in store for me there.
When did you first discover your love of nail art?
I always enjoyed doing others’ nails for fun, whether it was painting for fun or doing nails for homecoming, or even getting my own done every two weeks.
Don't forget the ReStore auction to benefit the Beacon Fund. The auction is Saturday, Dec. 13.
Eighty items will be auctioned; proceeds will help people with utility shutoffs, evictions, and other crises. The auction begins at 5 p.m.; doors open at 4 p.m. to view items.
And, check out the rest of the news from ReStore by opening the attachment at the bottom of this story. The attachment includes the current ReStore newsletter.
Ohio Northern University has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
Daniel A. DiBiasio, ONU president, said, “Assisting the community has always been a tradition and part of our mission at ONU, and the University takes great pride in serving the village of Ada and beyond. We want our students to understand that responsible citizenship and service to one’s community are critical.”
