The Ada Music Boosters 37th annual Music Feast is Saturday, Nov. 8.
This year’s program features high school students from 14 visiting show choirs from Ohio and Indiana. The Ada Varsity Singers, under the direction of Abigail Glenn, Vocal Music Director, and Jonathan Lischak, Director of Instrumental and co-director, will provide an exhibition performance as the host school for this day-long event.
The Ohio Northern University Men's and Women's Choruses will perform their concert in the Snyder Recital Hall of the Presser Hall on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.
The ONU Men’s Chorus, directed by Dr. Ben Ayling, will be performing a varied selection of glee club music and will feature the quartet “Age Appropriate.” The chorus is accompanied by Teresa Blowers, ONU lecturer of music.
The next Ada blood drive will be held from 11:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St. Donors have has a chance at winning two tickets to the OSU-Michigan game or a weekend getaway to Hocking Hills at Cedar Falls.
Barbara A. Holbrook, 66, died on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at 3:44 a.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
She was born on April 26, 1948, in Kenton, Ohio, to Tom and Patricia (Risner) Holbrook and they preceded her in death. First married Dexter Rowe and he died in 1988. She later married Neil Duffman and he is also deceased.
She was a homemaker. She attended the Pentecostal Church.
Russell D. Staley, age 97, died on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at 12:13 p.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.
He was born on Oct. 3, 1917 in Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio to George Washington and Edith Edna (Ackerman) Staley and they preceded him in death.
He married Winifred Colleen Mason on July 3, 1941, and she died on Aug. 26, 2012.
Due to the unexpected cancellation of school last week two events were rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 3. Those events follow:
School Pictures:
Junior high and high school pictures have been rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 3. This includes senior composite pictures. Senior composite pictures for Apollo students only will begin at 7 a.m. in the band room. All other seniors will be called per public address announcement during first period. Picture retakes have been rescheduled for Dec. 2.
