Photos by Monty Siekerman
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These houses look good enough to eat. Several young Ada residents demonstrated their house-building abilities recently in an evening devoted to holiday tradition: creating gingerbread houses.
Construction material included an assortment of jellybeans, candy canes, peppermint candy, gumdrops and, of course icing and graham crackers.
Nancy Musselman, 2018-2019 President of the Hardin County University Club II announced that the club’s scholarship award applications are now available.
Each year University Club II awards one $1,000 scholarship to a junior or senior college student who has graduated from one of the schools of Hardin County.
Scholarship applications are available by emailing the Club’s Scholarship Chair, Jill Simmons at [email protected]. The scholarship application deadline is Feb. 1, 2019.
Polar bears are popular inflatables in Ada due to ONU’s Klondike, the mascot. Here is one enjoying a little bit of snow in the 500 block of North Johnson Street. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Kara McVicker (left) and Erin Jones bring in a cartload of presents for Vancrest residents during the nursing home’s annual holiday party and dinner earlier this week. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Emma Spradlin is celebrating her 101st Christmas this year. She enjoyed a meal, along with a daughter and granddaughter, during Vancrest’s annual holiday meal and gift-giving for residents on Wednesday afternoon.
Emma was born in Salyersville, Ky., but spent most of her life in McGuffey where she and her late husband Frank farmed. They both worked at Hardin Memorial Hospital for many years, she in housekeeping and he as a janitor.
Photo (from left) Emma Hutchinson, Emma Spradlin, Ruth Hutchinson.
By Monty Siekerman
This is gift-giving season, but the mayor of Ada extends his gift-giving all year long by making tokens for numerous occasions and events.
You may pass by Dave Retterer at a Veterans Day service, Halloween, Merry on Main and he’ll slip a small wood token into your hand. The unexpected gift always brings a smile and “thank you” from the recipient.
