• USE PRINTER-FRIENDLY COUPON ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM FOR THIS SPECIAL OFFER
Leiber’s Garage, 130 Vance St., Bluffton, has an $18.95 oil change special during December, according to Tom Dotson.
The special offer includes up to five quarts of standard oil, lube and filter. Use the printer-friendly coupon attached at the bottom of this story and present it at the time of the oil change.
The $18.95 special is good through Dec. 31. To schedule your appointment call 419-358-7006.
Margaret A. “Marge” Sprehe, age 79, died on Monday, December 03, 2018 at 12:50 p.m. at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.
She was born on November 24, 1939 in Blackpool Lancastshire England to the late Greg and Hilda (Green) Gregson. On June 8, 1957 Marge married Wayne W. Sprehe and he preceded her in death on October 6, 2003.
Marge previously owned the Homestead Restaurant, Dunkirk and house mother for the Phi Kappa Theta and the Alpha Sig Houses on the Campus of Ohio Northern University, Ada. She also worked as a home health aide. She was a member of the Community Bible Church, Williamstown.
Kevin Risner has a BS in Journalism and an MA in Theology. He is a native of Hardin County and serves as the Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Program Coordinator for the Kenton-Hardin Health Department.
Substance Abuse and Connections
Could we have been wrong about one important aspect of substance abuse? Could it be that something else is going on within the lives of those with substance use disorders that we should consider?
A new phrase is now part of the substance abuse rehabilitation culture. “The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, but connection.”
Here is an announcement of a new mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ada, from 1907. Information and sketch is provided by Leland Crouse.
May 1907 The Hardin County Mausoleum Company of Ada had plans and drawings for a new mausoleum at Woodlawn cemetery. The company is being promoted by W.H. Freund and J.E. Hesser. It was dedicated in June 1909. The mausoleum held 240 crypts and a 12-foot driveway through the center.
Dr. Bo Young Kang, director of choral activities, will make her debut conducting the oratorio at Bluffton. Soloists along with the Bluffton Choral Society including students, faculty, staff and community members will be accompanied by an orchestra.
Audience members will be invited to sing along with three of the major choruses—“Glory to God,” “Hallelujah Chorus” and “Worthy is the Lamb.”
Albert Einstein put art this way: "Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy."
Ada elementary students are passing their energy to the Vancrest residents this month. Several pieces of their art work is now on display at Vancrest.
Here is a sampling of the exhibit showing works by the following students:
• Katie Snarnscky, Grade 6
• Laenen Ulrey, Grade 5
• Adria Preston, Grade 6
• Jaylin St. Laurent, Grade 4
• Kenley Poling, Grade 4
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Kappa Phi has held a sing-a-thon prior to Christmas for nearly 40 years, and this year the money raised will go to the American Society for Suicide Prevention.
Greek organizations, chapel groups, solos, and duets began singing on Friday evening in McIntosh Center. The sing-a-thon continued until 3 p.m. on Saturday, except for time out for breakfast. In all, 25 groups participated.
Emily Fergus of Bellefontaine served as event chair this year. Kappa Phi is a Christian women’s sorority.
WOOSTER — Junior Lauren Halle touched third of 23 swimmers in the 100 fly to lead the Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team on the third and final day of the Wooster Invitational on Saturday. The Polar Bears finished sixth out of 11 teams. Case Western Reserve won the team title.
