By Monty Siekerman
How do you keep 70 people in rapt attention for two hours when discussing suicide?
How do you add genuine humor to a talk about suicide?
You speak from the heart, relaying your personal experience of surviving a suicide attempt.
And, you give the talk over and over and over, hoping to save the lives of those who might attempt suicide and save the heart-wrenching grief that comes to family and friends when death from suicide occurs.
Here's the schedule of events and holiday closing times at ReStore Community Center:
• Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
hand out popcorn during village trick or treat night.
• Tuesday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m., Thanksgiving meal.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
• Closed, Nov. 22-24.
• Friday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m., Kids Christmas shopping spree.
Santa will be there, too. • Closed, Dec. 25-Jan. 5.
This is a scene from last year's Thanksgiving dinner when 168 free meals were served.
Here's the schedule of events and holiday closing times at ReStore Community Center: Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m., hand out popcorn during village trick or treat night. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m., Thanksgiving meal. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Closed, Nov. 22-24. Friday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m., Kids Christmas shopping spree. Santa will be there, too. Closed, Dec. 25-Jan. 5. This is a scene from last year's Thanksgiving dinner when 168 free meals were served.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Ada volleyball team clinched its second consecutive outright Northwest Conference title with a straight-set showdown win at Columbus Grove Tuesday night in the regular season finale.
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It was the second year in a row Ada captured the league championship at Grove, who was seeking to share the crown with a victory. Ada edged Grove in two close opening games before taking out the disheartened hosts in set three.
It's a three-peat for the Ada High School volleyball team. This is the third consecutive Northwest Conference title won by the team. A story by Cort Reynolds tells how it took place on Tuesday night at Columbus Grove.
Story by Cort Reynolds - Photos by Vickie Garmon
ADA - The host Ada boys soccer team nipped backyard rival Allen East 4-3
in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday evening.
The Bulldog record improved to 11-4 and 4-1 in the NWC after their fourth
consecutives win. AE fell to 3-7-1 and 2-1-1 in the league with the
defeat.
Chris Reyes netted three goals and passed put one assist to pace the victors.
Loga Williams scored the other Ada goal and dished out an assist while Ace
Gamble made two saves in goal.
