By Monty Siekerman
Kade Cortez holds a football (a Wilson football, of course) while others, in the background, play a pickup game, even though the temperature was approaching 90 degrees on Tuesday morning.
The Ada Bulldog Football Youth Camp will be held from 10:30 a.m. until noon, July 24-26, at War Memorial Park.
The school staff and players will host a camp for players entering grades 3-8 to develop skills of passing, catching, punting, kicking, tackling and blocking.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - The 50th annual Festival of Wheels is Friday in downtown Bluffton. It should attraced nearly 200 vehicles.
The event has expanded from antique and classic cars to include trucks, tractors, golf carts, fire engines, motorcycles and Cushman’s, according to Dennis Morrison, show chair.
This year’s downtown show opens for parking at 2 p.m. and registration for vehicles is from 2 to 5 p.m., rain or shine.
Judging begins at 5 p.m. with trophies awarded at 7:30 p.m. A cruise down South Main Street begins at 8 p.m. Vehicle registration is $12.
Ken Collins caught some of the recent action on campus with these photos of HOBY leadership students arriving on campus.
Many sports camps take place during the summer, as well. The ONU students who do take summer classes do not nearly equal the enrollment during the academic year, but campus remains a busy place for others.
The camps and conferences help pay for buildings that would otherwise remain empty, supplement some faculty and staff salaries, and provide an opportunity for youth to visit campus and, perhaps, enroll when they graduate from high school.
Ken Collins caught some of the recent action on campus with rehearsals underway by the Cadets high brass, low brass, and drum sections. The Cadets perform at free concert at 8 p.m., Sunday, in Dial-Roberson Stadium.
By Monty Siekerman
You've heard their music throughout Ada since June 2, now the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps is ready for their Thank You Ada concert. The free concert will begin at 8 p.m. at the Dial-Roberson Stadium.
After practicing in Ada, the Cadets will take their show on the road from coast to coast, competing against other corps from the U.S. and Canada. The 15O-member Cadets Corps includes more than 100 musicians.
Drum Corps International competition begins June 22 in Indianapolis. It continues with nearly 30 shows in 15 states before returning to Indianapolis for the world championships Aug. 10-12.
The West Ohio Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church recognized Ohio Northern University Chaplain Rev. Dr. David MacDonald earlier this month.
MacDonald is the 2017 recipient of the Francis Asbury Award for Campus Ministry.
The award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to fostering United Methodist ministries in higher education.
The presentation was made during the final afternoon of the 2017 West Ohio Annual Conference at Lakeside, Ohio, on June 7.
There are 162,842 members 1,568 clergy in the 1,020 churches within the West Ohio Conference.
