Senior guard Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) has been named the Men's Basketball Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 19-26.
The senior earned the honor for the first time in his career.
Burger led the Polar Bears to a 2-1 week, averaging a team-best 26.7 points per contest, dishing out 20 assists and adding 10 steals during the week.
After scoring 30 points in a season-opening victory over Defiance, Burger followed up the performance with a career-high 33 points in a heartbreaking 77-73 loss to No. 9-ranked Washington (Mo.).
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brauen celebrated 70 years of marriage on Nov. 6.
Keith and the former Esther Lugibihl were married Nov. 6, 1947, by Rev. Ernest Bohn, Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora.
They are the parents of 10 children: Connie (Leland) Crouse of Ada; Julie (John) Mackey of Bluffton; Shirley Brauen of Columbus; Merry (Gene) Augsburger of Pandora; William (Joan) Brauen of Foley, Minnesota; David (Kathleen) Brauen of Harrod; Christine (John) Hochstetler of Bluffton; Donald (Jodi) Brauen of Bluffton; Betty (Gary) Augsburger of Pandora and Janet Brauen of Troy. They have 23 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way.
Tallene Eichelberger, general manager of The Inn, arranges a holiday display in the hotel lobby.
The Inn and Mike and Beth Milk's home in Ada are among 7 locations in the county that will be on the Candy Cane Tour of Homes sponsored by Keep Hardin County Beautiful.
Tickets for the Sunday afternoon tour are available at The Inn and New Leaf Garden Center. The Inn will offer hot cocoa and tours of the guest rooms and banquet spaces dressed in holiday finery.
The tour is from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
JoNell Hanratty (left) and Ruth Roider volunteer their time and creative talents to decorate the Depot for the holidays. It costs $60 to rent the historic railway station, which can be done by calling the village offices at 419-634-4045.
Bridge Hospice will host their annual Light Up a Life tree-lighting ceremonies on the following dates this December:
• The Findlay ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at Birchaven Village in The Chapel, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay.
• The Bowling Green ceremony will take place on Monday, Dec. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage Corner in the Georgian Room, 1069 Klotz Road, Bowling Green.
Light Up a Life is an event that honors loved ones and family members, both living and deceased, during the holiday season. The public is invited to attend.
For more information, contact Bridge Hospice at 419.423.5351.
A new student-led orgainzation is forming at Ada High School called Ada Gatekeepers.
According to Ada Bulldogs Facebook, the group, open to freshmen through seniors, will focus on increasing mental health awareness, reduce the stigma of talking about life problems, and suicide prevention.
Gatekeepers intend to make a positive impact at school, with peers and the Ada community, please see Mrs. Vermillion to sign up by December 5th. The first meeting is Monday, Dec, 11. Students interested in joining should see Marlene Vermillion.
