Ashley Bridenbach and Reece Evans have leading rolls in the Ada musical this weekend. Details of the performance are in the story below. (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Monty Siekerman
"The Wedding Singer" musical will be performed this weekend at Ada High School auditorium with a cast of 50+ Ada Junior High and High School students.
The humorous, engaging, and entertaining show involves a wedding singer and waitress.The musical revolves around Robbie, who sings at weddings, his failed relationship with his former fiancée, and his romance with a new love, Julia, the waitress.
The romantic comedy is based on the 1998 movie by the same name. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore starred in the movie. The musical played on Broadway in 2006.
ArtSpace/Lima will host an opening reception for Spring Show 2017 on Friday, April 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.
Spring Show 2017 is the 62nd edition of ArtSpace’s signature exhibit.
Entries are accepted from within a 100-mile radius of Lima in the following categories: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, digital art and mixed media. Entries juried in will be displayed in the Ellen Nelson Gallery. Additional works, not selected in the first round of jurying, but re-juried, will be on display in the Salon des refusés in ArtZone.
The Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes 4-H Club met Monday evening, April 17, at the Hardin Northern school with 39 members, 9 advisers, and 3 guests. Recreation for the evening was an Egg Relay led by Makenna Eibling.
Megan Miller gave a Treasurer's Report, and Emma Miller led role call. There was a safety demonstration by Kylie Clem on the importance of learning how to ride a bike safely. The club discussed using money for book taxes. Books were handed out by Bob Mcbride.
Jonathan “Jonny” Lawrence, age 36, died on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 3:30 a.m. St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on December 15, 1980 in Lima, Ohio to Wilbur L. and Doris (Dye) Lawrence. His father survives in Mount Victory and his mother preceded him in death. On June 4, 2010 Jonny married Samantha Wingate and she survives in Mount Victory.
Also surviving is a niece, Lyric (Christian) Lawrence of Bellefontaine; two brothers: Jamason (April) Lawrence of Urbana and Jeremiah (Sylvia) Blythe of Michigan; two sisters: Barbara Lawrence of Russell’s Point and Wendy McPeek of Caldwell.
The Ohio Northern baseball team swept area-rival Bluffton 3-1, 4-3 Monday afternoon in a twinbill at Wander Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 15-14 overall, while the Beavers fall to 11-16.
In the first contest sophomore Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) and junior Jason Burkett (Maumee) each recorded two hits in the game one victory.
Klinehoffer was a combined 4-for-7 with one RBI and two runs scored on the afternoon.
Bluffton got on the board first in game one in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead, before a 543 double play closed the inning out.
