By Monty Siekerman
Coloring for adults is the latest craze.
Why? It's relaxing, lowers stress, you end up with something beautiful, coloring can be fun (some books are humorous), and there is a level of nostalgia about coloring like when you were a child.
The Ada Public Library has a Coloring Book Club for those 13 years old and older. Sessions begin at 6 pm. You can come and go as you please between then and closing at 8 pm.
The next session will be Thursday, Feb. 7.
Supplies are provided--the coloring books and color pencils and markers. Crayons aren't usually used because the designs are too detailed for the thicker crayons.
Ada’s newest Main Street business, Century 21 Sunway Realty, cut the ribbon during its open house on Jan. 20.
Becky Reed, broker and owner of Sunway, purchased the former Beacon Realty from Becky Neville of Ada. The office remains at 208 N. Main St., Ada. In addition, an office is at 930 E. Columbus, St., Kenton. The Kenton office number is 419-675-2333.
Anne Devers (front) and Gregg King (back) apply a new coat of paint to the north wall of ReStore. The store is closed until next week while the painting takes place. Also assisting, in pictures, was Tasha Hurley.
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. That was the message of David Horning, comedian motivational speaker, who made two presentations in Ada this week.
In this sketch he used drums to make his point.
He spoke to members of the Ada Rotary and, in this photo, made a presentation to the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. Horning's brother is a freshman at ONU this year.
Alexander Hurtig, a sophomore from Ada High School, was first place winner in the Third Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.
Sophomore Noah Pinkney finished in second place and sophomore Terry Sheridan was third place.The purpose of the essay contest is to challenge students to think about how Dr. King's philosophy can be used to resolve social justice issues in today's society.
Students are encouraged to find renewed relevancy in the spirit of Dr. King, and use this renewal to "ignite the flame" of being called to action. The MLK Celebration Committee, in collaboration with Ada High School, sponsors the annual essay contest.
Ohio Northern will be hosting a Pack Away Hunger event from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24.
This event will pack meals for impoverished children and their families. Consider giving your time if you are a current ONU student, staff or faculty member.
Pack Away Hunger is a non-profit organization dedicated to greatly improving the lives of children and others who suffer from hunger and malnutrition.
The lack of proper nutrition creates serious health and developmental consequences for individuals and has far reaching implications for communities.
