Wilson employees shared their trade secrets with persons attending Saturday's Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival. During the fest', fans had the unique opportunity to buy a one-of-a-kind football and watch it being created.
Four stations in the process included: sewing, turning, lacing and molding the footballs in a unique assemblyline fashion.
In these photos are Ashley Lamb, sewing; Derek Gibson, turning, Chrissie Oakes, lacing and Gibson, at the molder.
One of fans to purchase a football was Zane Wilson, 8, of Findlay, who now has a football with a "Wilson" name on it.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Mud volleyball lived up to its name on Friday evening when ONU students got down and got dirty for a good cause.
Proceeds from the Founders Hall tournament support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Kenton. The fundraiser provides monthly books for children. The event has been a residence life tradition at ONU for 25 years.
Amy Morgan holds many bags of rolls that were part of the Ada Music Boosters annual chicken and pork dinner held prior to the first home football game. Amy, co-chair of the Booster’s fundraisers, reported that 430 meals were served Friday evening. People could pick up their orders near the Scout cabin in War Memorial Park and either picnic at the park or take the food home. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Pat's News Stand had served as the location of many Ada businesses over the years. Leland Crouse shares this photo of the "news stand." He provides the following list of businesses that operated out of this location in the past 95 years.
The Donley family won the grand prize drawing at the Football Festival on Saturday evening. They took home the Big Green Egg grill and all of the supplies that go with it. Pictured are Dusty and Jennifer with son Myles, 3. (Monty Siekerman photo)
