Lee Carpenter served his country from 1942-1945 in the US Army, 983rd Field Artillery Battalion in the South Pacific.
Lee and his late wife, Martha, lived in Dunkirk for 30 years. Once retired, Lee moved to Bucyrus. At the age of 95, he bought a house in Ada near his daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Rick Crace.
Lee has worked in many areas and traveled the U.S. selling his own invention. He invented a belt-tightener which is used in elevators, on conveyors and other pieces of equipment.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman Note: Monty took his camera to a recent Ada swim meet and focused on the activities taking place around the pool's edge.
Swim meets draw a lot of people because there are many team members and their friends and relatives come to watch the action.
• There are about 75 members on a team with 6 age groups competing in four different strokes. Since swim meets occur near suppertime, downing a hotdog from the concession stand is a popular choice for a quick meal before the meet begins, as evidenced by Boston Barker.
By Monty Siekerman
Pictured are a few singers with the Noteworthy Community Choir preparing for their guest appearance with the Ohio Northern University, Lima Symphony Patriotic Pops Concert on Saturday.
Two choirs, Voices and Expressions, will combine to present songs such as I Got Rhythm, How Far I'll Go and God Bless the USA.
Noteworthy began its opening season in April of this year and will begin auditioning in August for the 2018-2019 season. Expressions is an inter-generational choir of singers ranging in age from 13 to 55+, and Voices is a children's choir for 4th - 8th graders.
Meet Diamond, Diamond is a 10 year old Husky/Akita mix. He is ready for his new home.
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.
Burt Lancaster starred in the movie “The Swimmer” in 1968, the year Saundra Neely began teaching Red Cross swim lessons in Ada. After 50 years, the movie may lay dusty on a shelf in a film museum somewhere, but Saundra Neely hasn’t put down her swim instruction manual quite yet.
On July 16, Mrs. Neely will begin teaching water safety once again, but this year will be her last as volunteer water safety instructor at the Ada Municipal Swimming Pool. Again this year, for two weeks in July, she will teach children, youth and adults in four different skill levels.
Several area students were among graduates at Ohio Northern University in May. Those graduates are:
Ada
Konnor Baker, bachelor of arts
Dustin Donley, licensure – early childhood education
Ashley Green, bachelor of arts
Jessica Hill, bachelor of arts
Kylie Kipker, bachelor of science in nursing
Cody Mattson, doctor of pharmacy
Benjamin Neville, bachelor of science in business administration
Tyler Simmons, bachelor of science
Kenton
Mckenzie Klingler, juris doctor
Jonathan Szczerba, bachelor of science
