Robert (Bob) and Karen (Gentry) Ward will celebrate 45 years of marriage on June 6, 2017.
Both are from the state of Missouri and were married in Karen’s hometown of Rolla in 1972.
The Wards moved to Ada, Ohio, in 1989, from Las Cruces, N.M., where Bob had been teaching at New Mexico State University.
Retiring in 2015 from Ohio Northern University, Bob served the T.J. Smull College of Engineering as a civil engineering professor. Karen and Bob both continue to enjoy the community of Ada, Ohio.
The Wards have three daughters and one son. The photo was taken in 1971.
The Icon dog of the week is Sweetie, She is a 4 month old female chihuahua mix. She weighs about 5 pounds. Sweetie is looking for her forever 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.
Let's have one more look back at the 2017 Ada High School commencement.
LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW -
Family and friends were proud and happy Sunday afternoon when 61 Ada High School students received their diplomas in the school gym. Nine of them completed their studies at Apollo Career Center.
Here are some photos of the event.
• Brandon Hickey and his family
• Corbin Crouse with his family
• Steve Guyton with daughters Mara and Olivia
• Jacob Park
• Kaitlyn Long
• Libby Milks
Lions Club members loaded truck after truck of mulch Saturday morning for those who stopped by with their own trucks and trailers and for delivery to those who ordered mulch by phone.
The Lions, who usually end their sale around Memorial Day, will continue selling it in June since many May Saturdays were rainy.
Tavern 101 hosted 50 ABATE bikers Saturday during a memorial run which began in Ada and travelled to Mt. Blanchard, Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus, and Mt. Gilead before ending the day in Marion.
Pictured among the parked motorcycles lining Main Street are Jim Elgin, CEO of ABATE in Ohio, and Lisa Barnes, co-coordinator of region 14.
ABATE stands for American Bikers Aid Toward Education. One of their projects is distributing yard signs and decals for vehicles reminding people to look out for motorcycles. The organization is a motorcycle advocacy group.
Mom and Dad are keeping the babies warm in the "nursery."
Why are they called mourning doves? Because their song is sorrowful. The bird (Zenaidura macroura) is the most common dove found in North America. It is, in fact, a small pigeon. (Photo by Ken Collins)
