North Simon Street received special attention this week as new asphalt was placed on the roadbed. Jim Meyer says, "It's a perfect day for it. Get it done before weekend." Weekend weather is expected to be colder with possible snow. (Ken Collins photos)
Each year, the Hardin Leadership Steering Committee takes this opportunity to
highlight someone putting leadership skills into action.
Laura Ferguson from Ada received that special recognition at the Hardin Leadership annual meeting on Nov. 10.
Ferguson is a 2013 Hardin Leadership graduate and was chosen for her dedication and commitment to Hardin Leadership. She joined the Steering Committee at the beginning of 2016 and was a true asset to this year’s program.
Ethel E. Dennis, 66, died on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at the Flint Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Newark.
She was born on Dec. 3, 1949 in Fremont, Ohio, to Thomas E. and Caroline (Painter) Cheney who preceded her in death. On Dec. 1, 1973 Ethel married Donald J. Dennis and he died on March 20, 2006.
Ethel was a homemaker. She was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren, Harrod.
The tenth annual Night in Bethlehem will be held at Camp Common Ground in Dunkirk on Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4.
“Night in Bethlehem,” an interactive, hands-on recreation of ancient Bethlehem. It is held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 and from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 4. “Night in Bethlehem is a walk-through tour, which is all about experiencing what life was like at the time Jesus was born.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team saw nine members earn Academic All-OAC honors for the 2016 campaign.
Seniors Shelby Stephens (Cypress, Tex./Cypress Woods), Haley Napier (Beavercreek/Beavercreek), Rachel Weigman (Pickerington/North), Missy Ward (Columbus/Westerville North), and Ellie Schmalzl (Walton, Ky./Ryle), juniors Anna Niemeyer (Loveland/Loveland) and Brianna Gr uber (Middleburg Heights/Holy Name) and sophomores Sarah Puntel (Strongsville/Strongsville) and McKenna Welsh (Westerville/Bishop Hartley) all earned the honor for Northern.
The Ada Public Library has expanded in many ways over the past four years. Several charts demonstrate that expansion.
Amanda Bennett, library director, said, “We are very proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last four years. Thank you to our patrons for pushing us to be a better library every day.”
Charts are attachments to this story.
For example, from 2012 to 2015:
• Circulation increased 137.2 percent
• Summer reading program registrations increased 57.3 percent
• Library programs and attendance in those programs increased 271 percent
• Library visits have increased 30.7 percent
