January 2019

Employee spotlight features Amber Wolber

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The January issue of "The Ada Articles," Vancrest's monthly newsletter is now posted on the Icon.

The newsletter includes a listing of events at Vancrest plus features on several December events. This month's employee spotlight is on Amber Wolber, resident assistant for Vancrest's assisted living.

The newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story.

Vancrest Ada's resident spotlight for January

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Betty Layman is a resident in our Assisted Living. She celebrates her birthday on April 24. 

Betty is now a widow after being married to Allen for 60 years. They had six children together, which include one adopted daughter and a set of twins. Betty enjoys reading in her free time and loves to pass the time doing it.

She is not much into sports even though she is a pro at balloon volleyball. Betty’s favorite time of year is the fall with the changing leaves and the cooler weather.

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Several area students were named to the Ohio Northern University fall semester dean’s list. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.

Area students include:

Rand Abdullatef
Zachary Beaschler
Kiser Colley
Shaheed Khan
Kaitlyn Newland
Sydney Newland

Programs at Hancock Historical Museum

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The Findlay Chapter of Great Decisions will begin its second season with an introductory meeting on Sunday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. at the Hancock Historical Museum, W. Sandusky Street.  Anyone interested in learning more about critical issues facing America is encouraged to attend.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs.  The program involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching a DVD and meeting in a discussion group. 

This non-partisan, grassroots model adopted more than 50 years ago, continues today with tens of thousands of participants taking part in discussions nationwide annually.

Captures first in 50 and 100

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By Cort Reynolds
WAPAKONETA - The Ada swim teams competed at the 13-school Wapakoneta Invitational meet this past Saturday.

Ada junior ace Klava Katayama captured first in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle races to score 40 of the 116.5 Lady Bulldog points.

The purple and gold girls finished seventh out of 12 teams, while the Bulldog boys came in ninth out of 13 squads with 88 points.

Shawnee grabbed both the boys (387 points) and combined team titles (757.5). Ottawa-Glandorf captured the girls team crown with 376 points to edge out Shawnee (370.5).

Coloring club at work in the public library

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• Interested in joining the Ada Public Library coloring club? The next meeting is 3:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18, at the library.

The club meeting was pretty quiet. You might say, quiet as in “stress-relieving quiet.”

Yet, there were animals, enchanted forests, secret gardens and kaleidoscope designs radiating from the artists’ palettes.

Three members of informal adult coloring club at the Ada Public Library sat around a table keenly focused on their work on Friday afternoon.

Maggie Krause, junior biology major, serves with the Ohio Northern Colleges Against Cancer chapter

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If someone glances through the career accolades list for junior pole vault specialist Maggie Krause, they quickly realize she embodies the true spirit of an NCAA Division III scholar-athlete.

In a breakout sophomore season, the Chagrin Falls native garnered All-OAC and All-Great Lakes Region honors in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. She also qualified for the indoor and outdoor national championships for the first time in her career.

If that was not enough, Krause then capped the eye-opening campaign with her first career All-American honor, finishing eighth at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.

ONU men travel to Baldwin Wallace Jan. 9

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The Ohio Northern men's basketball team got off to a slow start and fell 64-52 at Muskingum on Saturday afternoon at the Steele Center.

The Polar Bears (4-9 overall, 0-6 Ohio Athletic Conference) fell behind 8-0 in the first 1:22 and trailed 41-15 with 3:40 left in the first half.

Northern stepped up its defense from there, holding MU to just 23 points in the final 23:40 of the game, but could get no closer than 10 points the rest of the way.

Senior All-American Ryan Bruns (Chckasaw/Marion Local) led Ohio Northern with 17 points and nine rebounds.

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The Ohio Northern women's basketball program kicked off the 2019 calendar year in winning fashion Saturday afternoon, toppling Ohio Athletic Conference foe Muskingum 74-52 inside the ONU Sports Center in Ada.

With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 8-5 overall and move to 2-4 against the conference circuit. Meanwhile, the Muskies fall to 1-12 overall, which includes an 0-6 mark in league play.

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Here are 21 Kindergarten students in a class taught by Mrs. Carl Smith, Jr.

Front from left, Larry Conley, Mike Blaha, Tommy Stoodt, Mike Roberson, Suzanne Dilts, Laurie Miller, Jeanine Sousley.

Center row from left, Linda Baker, Carla Sleesman, Steven Brace, Kelly Martin, Pamela Smith, Bruce Smith and Scott Anderson.

Back row from left Singleton Remsburg, Cheryl Umphress, Dale Vandemark, Kenneth Merrill, Donald Klingler, Stephen Hubbel and Keith Blue.

(From the collection of Leland Crouse)

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