Guest artist Todd Gaffke will perform on saxophone in recital at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 5 in Presser Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.
Gaffke is assistant professor of saxophone at The University of Akron. He graduated from Central Michigan University, as well as a master’s degree in performance and doctoral degree in saxophone performance with jazz cognate from Michigan State University.
He will be accompanied by pianist Deborah Yasutake. Yasutake is an active pianist in the Akron/Cleveland area and is a staff accompanist at the University of Akron. She maintains a private piano studio in Stow.
In recognition of Mother’s Day, the Blanchard Valley Health Foundation provides an opportunity in the Bluffton community to honor or remember a mother. You may recognize her as a “Founding Mother.”
A recognition wall is located outside the hospital maternity area at The Women’s Center of Bluffton Hospital.
This wall features “Founding Mothers” acknowledged by friends and family members.
Through this program, mothers will receive an engraved butterfly permanently placed on the dedication wall, named in a special ad in the Bluffton Icon and will be presented a special, hand-crafted butterfly charm necklace.
Here are the schedules for Holy Week services at Ada area churches:
Ada First United Methodist Church, 391 N. Main, Rev. Brandi Rigsby
Maundy Thursday 7 p.m.
Good Friday 7 p.m. at Sugar Grove UMC
Sunday sunrise service 7:30 a.m.
Easter breakfast 8 a.m.
Triumphant service 10 a.m.
Ada First Baptist Church, 350 W. North Ave., Rev. Jack Duffy
Good Friday 7 p.m.
Easter breakfast 8 a.m.
Resurrection service 1015 a.m.
Suddenly it seems there’s an event planned every day in Ada.
It takes eight pages of single-spaced type to track all these Ada April and May events, and Darlene Bowers, our calendar complier, shares it all with Icon viewers.
Ada April and May Hometown Happenings includes:
• Community events
• Ada schools
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• ONU Observatory
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Village service schedule
• Ada Public Library
The calendar is attached as a Word document, so it’s printer-friendly, ready to print and post on your bulletin board.
Ohio Supreme Justice Judith L. French had a busy day on campus on Wednesday. She spoke to Prof. Kathie Fleck’s public relations class and later helped judge the Cekebrezze moot court competition at the law school. Justice French has served on the Ohio Supreme Court since 2014. She will be up for election in 2020 for a six-year term. Here she chats with Connor Gillmor before he interviews her for ONU’s 3-TV. (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Monty Siekerman
Ada Technologies, better known locally as ATI, sits on the east edge of town where the company has produced parts for Honda and other auto manufacturers for over 20 years.
