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.
There is a lot of water power in Ada's fire hydrants. That is comforting to know, if you ever have a fire. Here, Bob Gould, village street superintendent, flushes debris and sediment from a hydrant next to the post office. On average, a hydrant can put out 1,100 gallons per minute, that's about what a family of four uses in about a week. The flushing is done annually, cleaning out the hydrants and main lines. The work will continue this week and next. (Monty Siekerman)
