Malcum Patton, 83, died on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 2:29 a.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.
He was born on Feb. 29, 1932 in Marshallville, Kentucky, to Willie and La Mae (Marshall) Patton who preceded him in death. In October of 1957 he married Faye Poe and she preceded him in death on March 11, 2013.
He retired from Ford Motor Company after 30 years, where he worked as a tool chaser. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served during the Korean War. He was a life member of the Ada VFW Post #9381. He was a member of the First Church of God in Lima.
The ONU Observatory will be open to the public from 9 - 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20, to celebrate the Spring Equinox and a new moon, according to Dr. Jason Pinkney, manger of the observatory.
"The spring, or vernal equinox is the start of spring and it is marked by the northward passage of the Sun across the celestial equator," said Pinkney. "There also happens to be a total solar eclipse on this day, but it will not be visible from the United States."
Colleen Scott teaches art at the Ada Railroad Park on Sunday afternoon. About 25 children and adults, mostly adults, learned how to make a cityscape with acrylics. Colleen, from Columbus, will have a session in June to paint flowers. Instruction and materials cost $35 for a two-hour session. For more details about the next class, call her at 937-269-2900. She is a graduate of Columbus Art and Design and has shown her work in Columbus and Cincinnati. She says, "Art is all I've ever known." (Monty Siekerman)
Ada Boy Scout Troop 124 recently held a court of honor to recognize those who have achieved their goals in the past few months.
They met at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Ada. Korwin Kurtz, Senior Patrol Leader, served as the Master of Ceremony. Bugler, Theo Hardesty called Assembly on his bugle then began the flag ceremony with a Call to Colors.
Patrol Leader, James Lee, led the troop in the Pledge of Allegiance with Donald Waters guiding them through the Boy Scout Oath.
Senior Citizens: Do you like to play Euchre, Trash, board games? Like to talk? Join us at Ada Senior Citizens on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at noon in the Community Health Professionals building.
Laurie Laird, owner of New Leaf Garden Center, says the saying goes: plant peas on St. Patrick's Day (March 17) and potatoes on Good Friday (April 3). "I don't see that happening this year since the ground is so frozen." It was 6 degrees on March 6...more like mid-Janurary.
