By Cort Reynolds
PORTLAND, IND. - The Ada swim teams competed in their opener at the
14-team Celina Waterdogs/Jay County Sprint meet Saturday in Portland,
Indiana.
The Lady Bullogs ended up fifth out of 11 teams with 45.5 points. Jay
County won the female team title with 179 points.
The Ada boys finished a solid sixth out of 14 teams with 59 points. St.
Marys Memorial won the boys title with 84 points, edging out Celina (80).
Ada sophomore Klava Katayama registered one third and two fourth-place
finishes.
Bulldog senior Zach Beaschler also posted two thirds, one fifth and one
sixth-place finish.
By Monty Siekerman
Jenny Grant, with a little help from her husband, Rhett, painted the big front window of the Ada Public Library for the window decorating contest.
You don't often associate attorneys with being artists (Jenny practiced law near Atlanta before moving to Ada last summer) but she honed her window drawing talent when she was a teenager working for a movie theater.
Back then, she'd occasionally draw a picture on the theater window telling passers-by what was playing. Rhett, the new library director, helped some...by coloring in the building, tree, and wording.
The Claypool and Cartwright families of Lima sing carols on Saturday at the long term and rehab portion of Vancrest. While...just down the hall, in the assisted living portion of Vancrest, Melia Santillanez plays the keyboard. (Monty Siekerman photos)
By Monty Siekerman
Jennifer Line of Vancrest puts the finishing touches on a tree that will be raffled off during the second annual Vancrest Holiday Fair on Saturday, Dec. 9.
After a successful first year in 2016, even more vendors have signed up for this year's event which will be held from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
There will be 29 craftsmen and independent dealers selling their wares to all who attend, just in time for Christmas gift-giving. The tree raffle is new this year.
The fair is a good place to find unique gifts. Vancrest is located on State Route 81 west, across from Ada Schools.
Priscilla West serves as the Salvation Army Red Kettle drive bellringer in front of Reichert's Clothing on Saturday morning. The drive helps local families with everything from rent and utilities to food and necessities. Bellringers will be at Reichert's again next Saturday, then at Community Market on Dec. 16 and 23. (Monty Siekerman photo)
