Cleora Louise Skinner, 97, died at 5:35 p.m. March 14, 2013, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Nov. 14, 1915 on the family farm in Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio to the late Peter P. and Louise (Fett) Badertscher. She was married to Forest Golden and later divorced.
She attended her first eight grades in a one-room school by the name of Peanut Center located on the corner of PeeVee and Sandusky roads. She graduated from Lafayette-Jackson High School in 1933 and Lima Business College in 1936.
During WWII she worked 13 years for Westinghouse Electric in Lima.
Ada schools will hold an ALICE Parent Informational Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in the school cafeteria.
The Hardin County Sheriff's Department will present the ALICE (Alert, Lock down, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) school safety plan and its advantages to interested parents.
Ohio Northern women's basketball coach Michele Durand has been named 2013 RUSSELL ATHLETIC /WBCA NCAA Division III Region 6 Coach of the Year.
This is the second time Durand has earned this honor, also winning the award for the 2007-08 season.
She is now a finalist for the 2013 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA Division III Nation Coach of the Year Award, which will be announced on Monday, April 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Durand led the Polar Bears to their first OAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship since the 1987-88 season. She also guided Northern to a program record 27-2 mark, including a 25 game winning streak.
Two free tax clinics take place this month in Ada. ReStore and trained Ohio Benefit Bank counselors offer the clinics for those households with a yearly income of $60,000 or less. The clinics are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, March 15, and from 3 to 9 p.m., Monday, March 18. At the tax clinic, a household member will meet with an OBB counselor. The counselor will input tax information from the information provided by the household member. To schedule an appointment, call ReStore Community Center at (419) 558-1015.
