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The community involvement of the guy on the left will astound you
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
He wrote a 1,500 page history of the club (yes, one thousand and five hundred pages). The book details the service club's efforts in the community from 1924 to the present.

He has served the club as its president.
He was a lieutenant governor of the district a decade ago.
He has been a member of the club for 20 years and now serves as its publicity chairman.

For his efforts, the Kiwanis Club honored Jon Umphress with a tree planted in his honor at Ada Memorial Park during a luncheon on Tuesday.

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Bird's-eye view

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

This is an aerial view of the $15 million waste water treatment plant that became operational in April of 2016. The photo was taken with a drone by Peterson Construction of Wapakoneta, the general contractor for the project. The road at left is East Lincoln. The road at the bottom of the photo is the drive leading into the plant. A new item was added to the bill in recent years to pay for the construction. The bill increases in $5 increments, which now amounts to $25 a month with the most recent increase appearing on the September bill.

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Choral ensembles to perform free concert Sunday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

The University Singers of Ohio Northern University will present a concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 in Presser Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

 The Homecoming weekend concert will feature all of the University’s choral ensembles. The program includes contributions by Polar Rhythms, a self-directed student a cappella group; University Singers, Men’s Chorus and Chamber Singers, directed by ONU music faculty member Christopher Larsen; and Women’s Chorus, directed by ONU music faculty member Marilyn Roth-Basinger

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Ada Senior Citizens fall schedule

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Here are the fall activities scheduled for the Ada Senior Citizens:

Sept. 27--meet at Vancrest at 12:30 p.m. to visit with residents and play cards.

Oct. 11--meet at Community Health Professionals at 12:30 p.m. for cards and games.

Oct. 27--meet at CHP at 12:30 p.m. to carpool to Kewpee in Lima for lunch, then see "Ozark Jubilee" at 2 p.m. in Celina.

Nov. 8--meet at CHP at 11 a.m. to carpool to Golden Corral in Lima for lunch to celebrate Thanksgiving together.

Citizens age 55 and over who reside in the Ada area are invited to join the group for a $10 annual membership fee and participate in the twice-monthly meetings and activities.

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Free jazz concert at ONU Sept. 28

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

The Parker Presents jazz group will perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 in Presser Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The group consists of Gene Parker on saxophone, Ray Parker on bass, Harry Allen on tenor sax, Tad Weed on piano and George Schuller on drums.

 Gene Parker, an adjunct professor of jazz at Ohio Northern, plays more than 12 instruments. He has been a professional musician in the Toledo area for many years. His son, Ray Parker, is a New York City bass player. Both men have performed nationally with some of the biggest names in show business.

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Ada boys soccer wins again

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

PHOTOS BELOW BY VICKIE GARMON

By Cort Reynolds

NEW KNOXVILLE - The visiting Ada boys soccer team defeated New Knoxville 5-3 Tuesday evening to win their sixth match in a row.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-1 with the victory, their fourth straight on the road.

Ada (5-1 road) got three goals from Nate Allen to pave the way to the win. Logan Williams and Noah Pinkney each netted a goal and passed out an assist to support Allen's outburst.

Chris Reyes dished out two assists as well. Ace Gamble made three saves in goal.

Ada (2-0 home) hosts Liberty-Benton Thursday, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m.

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