One of my favorite quotes is by Walt Disney. He was quoted to say that “it’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” Disney would point out that you need to focus on the big picture and it takes courage to fight for your dreams. He successfully won 22 Academy Awards. His first Academy Award was in 1932 for the Best Short Subject (Cartoon) for the film Flowers and Trees. He was given an Honorary Academy Award the same year for his creation of Mickey Mouse. In 1939, he received an Honorary Academy Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. His only Best Picture Academy Award was in 1964 for Mary Poppins.
The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, November 5, 2021 at Hancock Agricultural Center, 7868 County Road 140, Findlay, Ohio.
Attendees are invited to hear updates regarding water quality in the Blanchard River watershed and learn about the important work of the BRWP over the past year.
Featured speakers will be Ken Mauer and Chad Carroll from the West Central Ohio Land Conservancy. Attendees also have the option of visiting two water quality improvement project sites along Township Road 89 in Findlay and discuss future plans to improve water quality in Northwest Ohio.
The 1971 Northwest Conference Championship Ada football team reunited on October 22, 2021. The reunion included 28 members of the 44 living members of the team as well as head coach Gary Ricker, assistant coach Tom Dearth and two managers.
Prior to the game, the group met for dinner. During halftime, the team and coaches were introduced to the home crowd.
Front row kneeling, L-R: Kevin Willeke, Sterling Brown, Steve Decker, Eric Archer, Carey Clum, Richard Bosse (Manager), Tom English, Assistant Coach Tom Dearth, Mike Conley, Jim Delp, Keith Westrick
At the October 22 Ada High School home football game, 28 members of the 44 living members of the 1971 NWC championship team were present as well as head coach Gary Ricker, assistant coach Tom Dearth and two managers. Associated story with captions.
