Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, November 30, 2017
Bridge Hospice will host their annual Light Up a Life tree-lighting ceremonies on the following dates this December:
• The Findlay ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Birchaven Village in The Chapel, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay.
• The Bowling Green ceremony will take place on Monday, December 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage Corner in the Georgian Room, 1069 Klotz Road, Bowling Green. Light Up a Life is an event that honors loved ones and family members, both living and deceased, during the holiday season. The public is invited to attend.
For more information, contact Bridge Hospice at 419.423.5351.
Donations from Ada First United Methodist, Hardin County Foundation, Knights of Columbus in Kenton
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Patti Risner, ReStore store manager, holds a new winter coat for a child.
Earlier this week, the ReStore Community Center will begin giving away new coats donated by the Knights of Columbus in Kenton.
New hats, mittens, gloves, and boots, donated by the Ada First United Methodist Church and the Hardin County Foundation, will also be given away to those in need.
Mike and Beth Milks' Queen Anne home open on Sunday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
By Monty Siekerman
Mike and Beth Milks, a well-known Ada couple, welcome you to their 1880s Queen Anne style home during the Candy Cane Tour of Homes on Sunday afternoon.
The Victorian homestead, with a carriage house out back, is located at 424 S. Johnson St. There are several Christmas trees and other holiday decorations to view in the house with tall ceilings, alcoves, beautiful woodwork, and wallpapered rooms, all befitting a home build many decades ago.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
SCAM ALERT! The Sheriff's Office has been made aware of a scam where an individual receives a call stating that becasue of the person's good character and being a model citizen that Walmart, Apple and an out of state bank have partnered to provide the person with a cash award. The award is claimed by the person purchasing Apple gift cards at Walmart, then calling a specified phone number where the gift card IDs are provided to the "program representative"; afterwards, the cash value of the card(s) will supposedly be sent to the person being scammed. Of course, the money is never receive
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Celebrate the Christmas season with the Ohio Northern University Singers and Chamber Singers, directed by Christopher Larsen, director of choral activities, as they present their holiday concert “The Joyous Day” at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 at Ada First United Methodist Church. The event is free and open to the public.
Audience members can sing carols of the season, contemplate on the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, and listen to the musical offerings by the talented choral musicians of Ohio Northern University.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting local rival Cory-Rawson ruined the Ada girls basketball season opener and ended a losing streak of over 50 games with a hard-fought win Tuesday night.
After going winless for more than two seasons, the Lady Hornets rallied behind a big second half to defeat the Lady Bulldogs, 53-45.
The non-league victory upped the Hornet record to 1-2, while the cold-shooting Lady Bulldogs start out 0-1.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Ohio Northern fell in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener 23-9 to No. 9-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (0-1 overall, 0-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) got decisions over ranked opponents from senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and Sophomore Nate Barcaskey(Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and were highly competitive in all 10 bouts against the nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets (6-0, 2-0).
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
The ONU Holiday Spectacular will be presented at the Lima Civic Center Friday through Sunday. All tickets are $5 and are available at all Kewpee locations and at the Freed Center box office from noon-5 p.m., 419-772-1900.
The show will be staged at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Holiday Spectacular had a successful four-performance run at the Freed Center in Ada two weeks ago