First United Methodist Church and Sugar Grove United Methodist Church will hold their summer Vacation Bible School from Sunday, Aug. 2, to Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the First UMC, Ada.
This year's VBS theme centers on devouring The Fruits of the Spirit. Those include patience, faithfulness, self-control, kindness, joy, gentleness, love, goodness and peace.
VBS is open to youth ages 3 to sixth grade. To register your child email to: [email protected], or call the church at 419-634-4626 between 9 a.m. and noon Mondays through Fridays.
The official start of fall sports practices is Saturday for member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Aug. 1 is the annual start date for all OHSAA sanctioned fall sports, which include girls tennis, girls and boys golf, girls and boys cross country, field hockey, boys and girls soccer, volleyball and football.
Football Notes and Playoff Updates
Of the OHSAA’s 822 member schools, 717 sponsor football teams. Schools are reminded of the five-day acclimatization period prior to any contact drills. Only helmets are permitted on the first and second days of practice.
Could it be time to start thinking about school? Decide for yourself. Here is the list of events on the Ada school website for August and the official 2015-16 school calendar:
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Ada Music Boosters chicken barbecue, always held behind the stadium, the evening of the first home high school football game of the year.
This year the barbecue will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, before the Bulldogs host Lima Central Catholic.
The chicken barbecue is a major fund-raiser for the Ada Music Boosters. Proceeds benefit numerous projects for Ada’s instrumental and vocal music programs.
Tickets are being sold now through Sept. 3. Contact any band or choir member to purchase tickets, or call Dave Smittle at 419-230-8147 or Kelly MacDonald at 330-212-3215.
The 2015 Red Cross Learn To Swim Program is completed for this summer.
This year 75 students participated in the rainy days of lessons. I would like to thank the Village of Ada for the facility to hold the lessons. The water was wonderful, although a bit cool, the pool area was always clean and ready for our use and the lifeguards were very attentive to the swimmers. The pool staff had the facility open and ready for the volunteers and swimmers every morning.
Mike Todd of Child Evangelism Fellowship leads 15 kids in the Turn Around Song during a 5-Day Club at 924 Christopher Circle on Monday morning.
Susan Rodabaugh is the local organizer of the club which features Bible lessons, songs, activities, memory verses and prizes for children.
(Monty Siekerman)
Keith Wire holds Alice, a dog the family rescued as a puppy.
Alice is now 17 years old and still occasionally spends time at the hardware store greeting customers.
Her birthday is July, the exact date unknown since she was found as a stray. Advertisements and flyers could not locate the original owners, so the Wires took her in. She has been part of the family for many years.
(Monty Siekerman)
Two knights (Wyatt Helton, red shirt; Josh Arnett, black shirt) have a jousting match at Ada Full Gospel Church VBS on Monday evening.
Attendance was high: 121 kids participated the first night.
The church, located just north of Ada on SR 235, goes all-out to interest children in the Bible.
Here's a description of the VBS from its planners: "Grab your expedition gear and prepare for Journey Off the Map! Come join us as we discover truths about Jesus - the Ultimate Guide! Kids will enter the Worship Rally at Overlook and make their first stop in the Tangled Branch Tree House for Bible study.
Danny L. Hollon, 59, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at 4:18 a.m. at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born on July 9, 1956, in Hardin County, Ohio, to Noah G. and Anna Belle (Hall) Hollon who preceded him in death. On July 21, 1974, he married Rhonda R. Waddle and she survives in Belle Center.
He retired from the State of Ohio Department of Corrections after working for 22 years, where he worked as a corrections officer at the Allen County Corrections Facility in Lima.
He attended the Wapakoneta Community Worship Center. Danny was a 1974 graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School.
