Here are the Ada High School "office girls" from the 1970-71 school year. From left, Doris Ganzer, Kay Van Atta, Kelley Martin, Vicki Zimmerly, Jill Pifer, Pat Hubbell, Jennifer Anderson, Theresa Phillians, Carla Sleesman and Cindy Montgomery.
Richard A. “Dick” Downer, 86, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at 1:49 AM at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on March 26, 1934, in Columbus to the late John Andrew and Elizabeth (Dempsey) Downer. On Feb. 14, 1973, Richard married Anita L. Sheeley and she preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 2011.
Richard retired from the U.S. Army as a combat photographer and later as a Health Inspector in 1982. He taught High School in Los Angeles, California, New Lexington, Ohio, and at Lima Central Junior High School. He also taught OWE for one year at Hi-Point Vocational School in Bellefontaine. \
If you take a photo exactly as a vehicle can be viewed through the bowling pin outline does it count as a strike? Achieving this requires as much concentration as an actual bowling strike. You'll soon see that there is more to this photo than first meets the eye. In the next photos series you'll see it took the Icon photographer 10 shots to get a "strike."
Ohio Northern University will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.
The event will take place under the Tent on the Tundra on campus, and will also be livestreamed on the ONU Religious Life Facebook page at the following link:
The commemoration will include comments from ONU President Dan DiBiasio and village of Ada Mayor Dave Retterer, who is also a visiting associate professor at ONU.
