Photo and story by Monty Siekerman
Ruth Roider sets a candy cane tree on the piano as she decorates her house for the Candy Cane Tour.
Ruth's two-story home, built about 1905, will feature a number of trees because she loves trees. However, only one tree will be lit.
Among the decorations found on trees will be one with 150 mice. She has collected the mice, inanimate ones, of course, since she was a child. When young, she would accompany her father, Karl, on ONU music tours of Europe. He was chair of the music department for many years.
ReStore Community Center will be closed from Dec. 17 and reopen on Jan. 5 with a new floor. The $15,000 project was supported by gifts. About $10,000 has been raised thus far from gifts and fundraisers. Inclined to give? Stop by with a donation. (Monty Siekerman)
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents “Gaudete: The It’s Not Quite Christmas Yet” concert, performed by the ONU wind and symphony orchestras, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m.
The program begins with the ONU Wind Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Thomas Hunt. The group will present four pieces: Alfred Reed’s “Alleluia! Laudamus Te” and “Russian Christmas Music”; John Paynter’s arrangement of J.S. Bach’s “Toccata, Adagio and Fugue”; and Percy Grainger’s “The Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol.”
Our wrestling team will host the 35th annual ONU Invitational on Saturday. It is a 15-team, double elimination tournament starting at 9 am and should be done by early evening.
Also, our basketball teams will begin OAC play on Wednesday against Otterbein (women will be home, men away)
More information about all of Ohio Northern's 23 varsity athletic programs can be found on the web at ONUSports.com.
Santa makes several stops in Ada in December. Here's his schedule:
Look for Santa at:
• ReStore from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, Dec. 4. Children are invited to "shop" for family members, but in this case the "shopping" is free. A child may select a free gift for each person in his/her family. And, the packages will be wrapped at no charge.
• The Inn at Ohio Northern University from 9 to 11 am on Saturday, Dec. 5. Complimentary photos with Santa will be taken. Breakfast is $11.50 for adults, $6.50 for children, 3 and under free.
