Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
The wind chill was colder in Ada than in Fairbanks, Juneau, and Anchorage, nevertheless some brave, furless polar bears took a plunge into the campus Polar Bear Pond on Saturday afternoon.
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The shivering experience was all for a good cause: to raise money for the American Red Cross. About $2,000 was expected to be raised at the event.
The fifth annual Polar Plunge drew about 150 students and members of the community who paid to take a dip and got pledges from friends who dared them to do so.
Photos and story by Ken Collins
Dusk in winter creates interesting scenes in Ada.
Ken Collins photographed several scenes on Saturday evening.
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Shots include the Presbyterian Church silhouetted against the evening sky, as well as the wind turbines on the west side of town. The Ada Theatre was all lit up for Saturday evening's show.
It might have been 14 degrees Fahrenheit outside, but the cold weather was apparently not enough to keep folks away from the yummy Italian food at Viva Maria's or the faithful from Saturday evening Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes.
Jarod Woodland, Ada, was named to the fall semester Defiance College Dean's List. The honors list is for students achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and enrolled in 6-11 semester hours for which letter grades are given.
Students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and are enrolled in 12 or more semester hours for which letter grades are given are named to the Dean’s list.
Participants for the twenty-fourth annual Hardin Leadership class, a program designed for the development of informed and effective community leaders, are being recruited now until March 4.
Hardin Leadership is sponsored and conducted by the Hardin Leadership Steering
Committee. Nine monthly sessions will focus on the knowledge/skills required by today's community leader, such as team building, public speaking, and marketing.
This year’s program will be offered in morning sessions on the second Thursdays, March through November except for the third Thursday in September because of the Hardin County Fair.
The Ada second and thrd graders will present the musical "Lemonade!" in the school auditorium twice on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The first performance is during school at 1:15 p.m. The second performance is in the evening at 7 p.m., according to the Ada Music Boosters.
Here's a description of the performance: Everyone has heard the phrase, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!" It's a valuable lesson for children of all ages to learn and remember. Come be reminded of this as our favorite make-believe characters show us how a very bad day can be made better with the right outlook and attitude.
