The annual Ada FFA banquet was held March 30 in the cafeteria at Ada High School.
During our meal, Kaitlyn Long presented our annual slide show. The slide show was the highlight of the evening. It gave parents, as well as community members, a chance to see what the FFA really does throughout the year.
Members of the Parliamentary Procedure teams, Public Speaking, Job Interview and Soil Judging contestants were recognized.
Leadership and scholarship pins were also handed out to those who qualified. In the area of proficiency awards, the following members received recognition:
April skies become very photogentic when the weather can't decide if it will rain or stay sunny. This view is on Liberty Township Road 25 just south of Township Road 30.
Ohio Northern University will celebrate Earth Week with activities on campus and in the community from April 17-22.
Beginning on Sunday, April 17, volunteers from ONU Student Recycles will clean up a section of state Route 81 from Township Road 55 to Country Road 75 in Hardin County as part of Adopt-A-Highway.
Also beginning Sunday at 1 p.m., Ada Elementary students in kindergarten through third grade will display Earth Week artwork in McIntosh Center. The display will be open through Friday.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents an instrumental ensembles concert in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Sunday, April 10, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature several instrumental ensembles in a wide variety of music. To open the program, Dale Laukhuf, low brass instructor at ONU, will present the ONU Brass Ensemble performing excerpts from Elijah, composed by Felix Mendelssohn.
Fourteen painters honed their skills on Tuesday evening during the monthly PaintINN at The Inn. Here, instructor Marilyn Reed gives pointers to local residents Linda Staley (left) and Tammy Bryan. This month's picture featured a spring basket, which went with last month's two smaller paintings. Anyone can join the group anytime. The next meeting is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. The art students also will meet during the summer. The cost of each lesson is $38, which includes all of the art supplies, a buffet dinner, and dessert bar.
Story and photo by Monty Siekerman
"A Voice in the Dark: A Salem Story" is this spring's play put on by the Ada Drama Association at the high school auditorium. Curtain time is 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 15-17.
Told through the eyes of a teenager, the two-act play is a thrilling and poignant tale of one of the darkest eras in American history, the time of the witch trials in Salem, Mass., in the 1690s.
Peg Gordon, the director, called the 90-minute play "challenging" for the cast, which is composed of junior and senior high students. Amy Stover is assistant director.
