Arthur G. Matson, age 87, died on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.at his residence in Dola.
He was born on April 3, 1930 in Hardin County, Ohio to Lawrence D. and Pauline (Gillen) Matson who preceded him in death. On October 7, 1966 Arthur married Patricia Lee and she survives in Dola.
Arthur was a farmer, wood sculpter and artist. He was a 1948 graduate of Dola High School. Arthur served in the U. S. Army from 1951 to 1953 in the military police in Virginia. He was a member of the Dola Presbyterian Church. Arthur served as a volunteer at Lima Memorial Health System for five years.
By Monty Siekerman
Village officials celebrated Arbor Day on Friday at the school, giving all third graders a Picea abies.
What's a Picea abies? Ask a third grader, they'll know.
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The grade schoolers have been studying trees and know that's the name of a Norway spruce, and many other facts about trees, such as when did Arbor Day begin, what value are trees, and more.
Students also drew a tree. Winning the art contest were:
• Lilah Carter, first
• Peyton Karsten, second
• Kaylee Watson, third
• Lanen Ulrey, fourth
Several artists with Ada connections were winners or had works accepted in the Spring Show at ArtSpace/Lima, 65-67 Town Square.
The show is open through June 3 in The Ellen Nelson Gallery of Artspace, according to Bill Sullivan, director.
Area artists winning awards include:
Winner of The Jack Earl Award for best of show
Judith Greavu, former member of ONU art faculty Innishowen Tide Pool, bronze, fused glass
She has several additional pieces in the show
Is this on your bucket list? Changing an Ada stop light? It is certainly a traffic stopper. Click the next photo to see where the action took place on Friday morning.
Eric Baumgartner (left) discusses a student engineering project with John-David Yoder during a senior design showcase at ONU.
Dr. Yoder, chair of the mechanical engineering department, has been appointed dean of the ONU engineering college.
Dr. Baumgartner, who has served as dean for the past 11 years, has accepted a position as vice president of academics at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Here are some May calendar items from Apollo Career Center:
Wednesday, May 3 at 7 p.m. National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony 12 students will be inducted.
Saturday, May 6 at 8-11 p.m. the 2017 Apollo prom will take place in the Apollo Commons.
Tuesday, May 9 begins the annual Floral Design and Interiors bedding plant sale. A wide variety of annuals, vegetables and hanging baskets. May 9-12, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Open to the public.
