According to the newsletter, Maxine is always a happy, warm, and loving girl. Her birthday is June 13 and she attended Dunkirk schools as a youngster.
A favorite food of Maxine’s is a tender roast with gravy that just falls apart. In the summer time, you can find Maxine sitting outside enjoying the beautiful weather even though fall is her favorite season. We just celebrated her favorite holiday of Christmas as well.
Maxine was married three times with her last one being for 40+ years to Cletus. Maxine has seven children, two boys and five girls. Maxine recalled her favorite vacation as the one she took with her family to Disney World.
As a young man he was a top local DJ, and then he spent five years as a farmer before his decision to attend ONU Law. Now a three-term senator, recently reelected to the incoming 34th Guam Legislature, Jim Espaldon, ONU JD 2003 graduate, is following in his father’s footsteps. (Reprinted from The Guamanain Magazine.)
Jim Espaldon’s only real idol and mentor was his father, Ernesto Espaldon, Sr., a philanthropic local surgeon who also served six terms as a Guam senator.
Jim had always dreamed of following his dad’s footsteps into public service. “I would tell him, ‘I want to run for office now, and he would tell me, You’re not ready, you’re not ready.’ ’’
Ada Kiwanis opened the first weekly meeting of the club for 2017, which begins its 93rd year, on Jan. 3.
President Tom Kier presented a brief, and at times humorous, program dealing the early history of pharmacy, beginning in ancient times up to present day. The presentation included pictures taken during his visit to the Galapagos Islands some time ago.
Heather Cox will have the club program on Tuesday, Jan. 17. She has invited a representative of Blanchard Valley Hospital to join the club to discuss planned changers for the Bluffton Hospital.
Bob McCurdy reported that an upcoming meeting has been set to discuss the possibility of chartering a new Key Club.
Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County, shares the Little Sparks-Goo Crew calendar. Little Sparks-Goo Crew is for Parents, Grandparents, Caregivers, Family Friends, AND the Children (birth to Pre-K) that they love, according to Jami Dellifield, OSU Extension Educator.
Little Sparks-Goo Crew is designed to offer adults and the young children in their lives a variety of activities to encourage social-emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development. Goo Crew encourages intergenerational learning and a place for adults to learn more about child development.
FT. JENNINGS - Despite a record-setting performance, the Ada boys basketball team fell 77-51 at Fort Jennings Tuesday night in a non-league bout.
Bulldog senior Owen Conley knocked down a school-record seven three-point field goals and tallied 25 points in the defeat, which dropped Ada to 2-4.
Meanwhile, FJ improved to 4-5 with the victory.
Ethan Swaney was the only other Bulldog in double figures with 11 points. Musketeer Brandon Wehri tallied 34 points to top all scorers, and sank four triples. Ian FInn added 17 points in the strength of three treys for FJ.
The Alger Memorial Festival Committee will hold a country-style breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan 7, at the Alger Social Center, 210 N. Main St., Alger.
The menu includes biscuits, sausage gravy, hash browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and a beverage.
A suggested donation is $7. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat (premises only). Carry out is available. Call 419-679-8460 for free local delivery.
Jackie E. "Jack" Fancher, 80, died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at 12:50 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
He was born on Dec. 19, 1936, in McGuffey, Ohio to Wilmoth "Curly" and Dorothy Agnes (Dodds) Fancher who preceded him in death. On Jan. 21, 1956, Jack married Pat M. Decker and she survives in Ada.
Jack was a farmer. He was a member of the Bethel Church of Christ, Ada. He was a 1954 graduate of McGuffey High School. He was a social member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 and a member of the Ada Liberty Conservation Club. Jack and Pat wintered at Hawthorne in Leesburg, Florida for many years.
By Monty Siekerman
You can spell success A-D-A-I-C-O-N.
The year 2016 began with the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce naming the Ada Icon the Business of the Year, which is unusual for a company that began less than three years ago.
Why such an honor?
Owners Fred and Mary Steiner developed a product that meets the needs of the community: providing news and photographs of local people and events that affect the lives of residents.
Here's the proof:
• There were 221,930 page views last year, an astounding 24 percent increase in one year.
The 2017 Republic Services refuse and recycling guide is now available in the Water Office. Many residents find it helpful to keep a copy of the calendar handy to know which day their refuse and recycling pick up will happen.
The contract the Village holds with Republic Services is in place for three years, and there are no changes planned for pick up this year. Refuse will still continue to be picked up on Tuesdays, with the possible exception of weeks in which a major holiday falls on a Monday or Tuesday.
