Harry D. Simon, 95, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014,at 3:34 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, surrounded by his family.
He was born on Oct. 21, 1919 in Putnam County, Ohio, to Edward “Dutch” and Rosa (Badertscher) Simon, who preceded him in death.
He was the Water and Street Superintendent in Walbridge, Ohio, retiring in 1982 after 22 years. He formerly worked for the Ada Water Department for several years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during WWII. Harry was a 1936 graduate of Ada High School.
He was a life member of the Walbridge VFW Post #9963.
John A. Fisher, 39, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at 1:13 a.m. at the St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, in the presence of his family.
He was born on April 24, 1975, in Lima, Ohio to Bernard “Larry” Fisher, Sr. and Nancy (Donnal) Sprague. His father survives in Lima. His mother and his step-father, Howard Sprague, also reside in Lima.
John attended Allen East High School and graduated from Apollo Career Center in 1993.
Sophomore Jill Chapman broke a 27-year old school record in the 100 free to lead the Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team on the third and final day of the Wooster Invitational on Saturday at the Wooster High School Natatorium.
The Polar Bears finished seventh of 10 teams with 832.5 points in the 20 events.
NCAA Division II foe Gannon (Pa.) won the team title with 1489.5 points, Wooster was second with 1111.5 points and Case Western Reserve was third with 1052 points.
Chapman finished third in the 100 free in a school record :52.27, breaking the previous record of :52.40 set by All-American Nancy Emerick in 1988.
Jane Lee, a teller in the Ada office at Liberty National Bank, recently announced her retirement.
She has been a teller in Ada for over 32 years. She has been at Liberty National Bank for the past eight years.
Heather Cox said, "Jane will be greatly missed by her co-workers and many customers. She has always been very dependable and willing to help her fellow co-workers and always goes above and beyond to assist her customers and the community. Please stop by the Liberty National Bank on Friday, Dec. 19, to wish Jane the very best on her retirement!
Ohio Northern University has been awarded a Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) Program Development grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in the amount of $50,000 to deepen the intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among undergraduate students on campus.
David MacDonald, University chaplain, will lead the project, which is titled “Creating a Common Language of Vocation.” A Vocational Study Team (VST) also will be established, made up of representatives from ONU’s offices of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Polar Careers as well as the University’s five colleges.
Popular Ada author Lynne Scott will have a book signing from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, in the Ada Public Library.
Her latest novel, “Love in Small Doses,” is the story of a small town pharmacist and the changes she and the town experience when a large retailer moves in for competition.
Copies of Scott’s earlier novels will also be available for purchase at Saturday’s signing.
Scott’s previous titles are “Community Pool,” “Miranda’s Bottom,” “Chronia Polla,” and a novella, “Mr. Hurst’s Ambition.” They are listed under the authorship of Lynne E. Scott.
The Ohio Northern wrestling team will hold a Toys for Tots drive during the 34th Annual ONU Invitational on Saturday.
The invitational will take place in the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse and will begin at 9 am.
Fans who donate a new toy, still in its original box, will gain free entry to the invitational.
Tickets for the event are $6 for adults and $4 for students.
All proceeds from the tournament will also be donated to Toys for Tots.
Toys for Tots is a national charitable organization that annually collects toys to give to needy children around the United States, specific to the area in which they are collected.
Citing increased customer demand for its products in the Midwest region of the U.S., Sekisui Plastics USA, Inc., (SPUS) has chosen Kenton as the location for its new $5.2 million manufacturing facility.
Scheduled to come online in July, 2015, the plant will initially produce foam products molded mainly from Piocelan® hybrid moldable foam resin, for use in automotive parts, baby seat core parts, and other industrial markets such as protective packaging.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) officially recognizes Ada resident, Richard Gainey, as Santa Claus.
The BMV recently picked Gainey’s license plate “ST NIK” as its fifth “What’s on Your Plate?” winner.
Gainey will soon be featured on the BMV’s Web site, Facebook and Twitter pages. He will also receive a decorative license plate with the personalization of his choice.
“Santa” Gainey, was selected for his personalized plate “ST NIK.” In his other life, he is a Professor of Multimedia Journalism at Ohio Northern University.
