April 2015

A farewell dinner was held last week by the Friends of Findlay at the Findlay Inn for Kiyoshi Yamazaki and his wife, Midori, of Ada Technologies, Inc. Yamazaki is president of Ada Technologies.

The group recognized Yamazaki's efforts as his tenure ends at the Ada plant. Kiyoshi and Midori will be returning to Japan at the end of April.

Jamie Hall, Assistant Administrator for the Village of Ada, and John Hohn, Director of Economic Development of Hardin County, presented the Yamazaki's with a gift and a proclamation from the Hardin County Commissioners.

Russ Gibson (left) and Greg Dysert serve up chicken to Sheriff Keith Everhart at a grill stand in front of Four Seasons on SApril 18. They will sell about 100 chicken and rib dinners during the lunch hour. (Monty Siekerman)

This is the kind of club lots of viewers would like to join. It appears as if members have lots of  fun.

The Ohio Northern Univeristy Indian Student Assocation held a springtime "Holi Festival," over the weekend. It's a Festival of Colors. Following a brief presentation about the festival, and some snacks a "color fight" took place.

Holi is a Hindu festival that signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and the end of winter. During the festival, participants play, chase, and color each other with dry powder.

Amanda Liebrecht, a second-year pharmacy student from McComb, has been awarded a Newman Civic Fellows Award, sponsored by the KPMG Foundation, for her efforts in establishing a Sunday school program in Ada for the Catholic parish.

Liebrecht, along with several classmates, organized a Sunday school in which young children are supervised during the Sunday morning Mass service and a child-friendly lesson is provided for the children. The ONU students take turns preparing lessons for the children, which include Bible stories, a craft/project, some games, and a snack.

Sign-ups for the Ada summer swim team will be held Thursday, April 23, and Monday, April 27, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St. in Ada. Swimmers from ages 5 to 18 are invited.

The cost is $50 per child, with a $5 credit for each additional family member. This cost includes one ad per family in the championship heat sheet. A $10 late fee will be assessed for anyone registering after May 25.

The Buy Ada First Committee announced the location of the next cash mob held in early May.

The cash mob is taking place at Simply Torn, 220 N. Main Street, Ada, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, May 8.

Katrina Linz, president of ONU Recycling, promotes an effort to collect electronics from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in McIntosh Center. The collection will take place April 21 and 22 for the local community and campus as part of Earth Week.

Most all electronics will be be accepted, except lightbulbs, TVs, and alkaline batteries.
During the school year, ONU Recycles collected aluminum cans and plastic bottles, placing 9th among 65 schools in a Pepsico-sponsored national competition.

Funds from the recycled material will help disabled veterans start businesses.

Irene L. Stober, 101 died on Friday April 17, 2015, at 4:41 p.m. at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, Florida.

She was born on Oct. 1, 1913, in Ft. Jennings, Ohio, to George M. and Anna Barbara (Geckle) Moore and they preceded her in death. She married Robert M. Stober on Aug. 15, 1942, and he preceded her in death on April 27, 1992.

Shewas a homemaker and had worked at Westinghouse Electric Corporation for 34 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Ada, and a member of its Altar Rosary Society. She was a member of the Ada Senior Citizens, Inc. and a member of the Kenton Elks #157. 

Heterick Library of Ohio Northern University and the Ada Public Library have teamed up to offer three great opportunities on getting money smart(er) during MONEY SMART WEEK 2015!

Tuesday, April 21st, 6:30p.m., “Financial Aid 101” @ Heterick Memorial Library, Ohio Northern University

Wednesday, April 22nd, 6:30p.m., “Debt Management,” with Liberty National Bank @ Ada Public Library

Was is only 15 seasons ago? Here's the Ada High School swim team from the 1999-2000 school year. Names of the members are on the photo.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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