Barbara A. Hopson, age 77, died on Saturday, April 15, 2018 at 8:35 a.m. at Willow Ridge at Mennonite Home Community, Bluffton, Ohio.
She was born on July 25, 1940 in Lima, Ohio to the late Dewitt I. “Dig” and Maxine (Smith) Goodwin. On August 11, 1956 Barbara married Larry R. Hopson who preceded her in death on November 10, 1993.
All three courts at King-Horn Gym were filled with volleyball players and spectators on Saturday and Sunday for the Ohio Valley Region "Northern Challenge." Twenty teams of 14 and 15 year olds competed. Brian Hofman, assistant women's volleyball coach at ONU, has directed the tournament here for 23 years. About 600 people attended the two-day tournament, counting players, coaches, officials, and spectators. In the next photo - it's a place to ”crash” between volleyball matches. (Monty Siekerman photos)
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Amanda Swanson says, “On your mark, get set, go” to begin the walk/run for juvenile diabetes research held Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center. The goal was to raise $3,000.
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Amanda, a biology major, is president of the ONU chapter of the Professional Organization of Women in Science (PAWS), the sponsoring group. ONU HealthWise also assisted with the project.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
The Ada Kiwanis Club served about 600 meals on Saturday during the 66th annual Pancake/Sausage Day at the Ada Schools cafeteria during the breakfast and lunch hours.
This is a major fundraiser for the service club, which is known for helping youth.
Serving began at 7 a.m. and, yes, there were diners waiting at the door at that early hour on a Saturday morning.
The grand reopening of the Ada Public Library addition and remodeling will be held on Saturday, April 28.
The program will begin with remarks by Library Director Rhett Grant at 10:30 a.m. The celebration/open house will continue until 1:30 p.m. with refreshments and
Tater the Clown entertaining the children. Tater (Robert Halsey of Kenton) is a balloon artist.
DELAWARE — ONU junior Maddy Reed (Piketon) tied her own All-Ohio meet record in the pole vault and won the event, while sophomore Taylor Lavey (New Baltimore, Mich./Findlay) broke her own school record in the 100-meter dash to lead the No. 10-ranked Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team at the 2018 All-Ohio Championships at Gauthier Track.
The Polar Bears (34-7 overall) finished fourth of 19 teams in the meet.
