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Rev. Calvin Waugh participated in 16 mission trips to 31 countries

Served as a pastor for 53 years
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 19, 2021

Rev. Calvin L. Waugh,  88, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 8:51 a.m. at his residence in Alger.

He was born on Oct. 1, 1932, in Osceola, Iowa, to the late Roy and Nellie (Marquis) Waugh. On Dec. 29, 1956, Calvin married Patricia A. Parson and she survives in Alger.

Calvin was a U.S. Army Veteran who served from 1952 to 1954 stationed in Korea. He was an active pastor for 53 years at York Street and Shiloh Heritage Christian Union Churches, Alger First United Methodist Church, and Hepburn and Otterbein United Methodist Church. 

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Jeffrey Daniels was an Upper Scioto Valley HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 19, 2021

Jeffrey W. Daniels, 66, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 2:08 p.m. at his residence in Kenton.

He was born on February 16, 1955, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Rev. John and Thelma (Punches) Daniels, Sr.

Jeffrey was a contractor and owner of J. Daniels Construction Company.  He was a graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School.  Jeffrey enjoyed loved the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing and mushroom hunting.  He loved all of his grandbabies and spending time with his family and friends.

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Tiptoe

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 19, 2021

Tiptoe through these tulips. A certain sign of spring in Ada is when the tulips bloom in front of the entrance to Ohio Northern University on south Main Street.

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47 school years ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 19, 2021

If you reverse "47" you end up with "74," which is year of this week's historic Ada photo. 

It's the 1974 Ada High School class as seniors, with the photo taken from the school yearbook.

Know anyone in this pictures?

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Ada's next Red Cross blood drive May 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 19, 2021

Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 17, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.

To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.

You may also visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, and use the sponsor code: AdaCommunity.

Face coverings are required at this blood donation. 

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I’ve had writer’s block lately

In our culture, it’s very common to feel shame when we are not productive, but I know that my self worth should not depend on how much I produce
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 18, 2021

By Amelia Alexander
Lately I’ve been feeling like an impostor and a failure. The other day, I was being incredibly negative and one of my friends kindly pointed out that I should be all about the growth mindset, considering I have written an entire article about it.

I was feeling embarrassed because he was completely correct. I was being a hypocrite, and I felt very disconnected from the “good writer” people have told me that I am.

I’ve been struggling to write, and the feeling of being stuck has seeped its way into other aspects of my life. 

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