Barstool racing was one of the events Saturday at the Ada VFW Post.
The racing contraption was devised by Wynn Hauenstein who is pictured here pushing his wife, Colleen. The race between two "vehicles," mostly made from tricycle parts, was held between downpours, but got accomplished Anyway.
No "ladies and gentlemen, start your engines" called out at the start, no checkered flag waving at the end, but a goodly crowd enjoyed the "greatest spectacle in racing" in Ada that day.
The day's festivities also included human foosball, also "invented" by Wynn, karaoke, and food off the grill.
(Monty Siekerman)
Jacqueline “Jackie” Puckett, 75, died on Friday, June 12, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. at her residence in Defiance, Ohio.
She was born on April 1, 1940, in Lima, Ohio to John and Thelma (Highland) Johnson who preceded her in death. On April 10, 1963, she married Irwin Puckett at the Lima Baptist Temple, and he survives in Defiance.
Jacqueline was a homemaker. She was a life member of the Amvets Post #1991 Ladies Auxiliary.
Also surviving are two daughters, Tabatha Sue (Robert) Rhoten of Arcadia and Kimberly (Douglas) Hoffman of Defiance; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren; and a sister, Betty (Lee) Fensler of Ada.
Our previous feature photo showed young ducklings on the ONU campus. Here's the apparent guard duck of the flock. This guy watched the Icon photographer at close range during the entire photo shoot. The icon respected his authority.
First out of the shoot is St. Mark's Lutheran. Making frogs on lily pads are (from left) Kaelah Yeary, Karissa Fox, Brianna Lambert, Robyn Newland, and Hannah Hines.
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Camp Discovery is this year's theme. The children learn Bible stories, memorize a Bible verse, and have fun, too - play games and make crafts.
The coins they give this year will go to Lutheran disaster relief. Children will also bring food items for the Ada Food Pantry.
The closing event was Friday with lunch and a program.
By Monty Siekerman
U.S. flags adorned 10 homes on South Johnson Street one recent Tuesday.
Although the older, two-story homes on this short stretch of road near the campus have been largely bought up for student housing, the owners of the family homes that remain show their patriotism by flying the flag on a daily basis, not just on Memorial Day, Flag Day, and the Fourth of July.
FLAG PHOTOS ARE IN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
See the attached to view the other homes with flags on their front porches. Yes, American flags flew from flagpoles and were attached to garages, as well.
