By Monty Siekerman
Bob Gould and his wife Abby (formerly Abby Epley) head to Uganda on June 4 to help build a school and share The Gospel as part of their mission work with their local church, Crossroads Church of God located on State Route 309 west of Ada.
The team will also include Ada residents Christian and Kayla Breedlove and Anna Yoakam among the seven people going this year.
Bob says most of the people on the islands of Lake Victoria live in mud huts without electricity or running water.
He has gone to the African nation six times to help build churches and schools. The nation is roughly 85% Christian and 12% Muslim.
Jerry Dearth and Beth Fenton shovel in a load of mulch at the Ada Lions Club mulch sale at Bass Trucking on State Route 81 west of town.
Club members have sold six semi loads of black and brown mulch so far this year and will continue the sale another two or three weeks. Mulch can be ordered by calling 419-302-5987 for delivery on Saturdays.
The sales area is open for pickup at 8 a.m. Saturdays until done. Delivery costs $10 in Ada and surrounding area or $20 a distance away.
This year the club gave out $6,100 in scholarships to nine Ada graduating seniors, and a total of $61,000 over the past 13 years. (Monty Siekerman)
A polar bear needs a hug on a warm (at last) summer day, so Anna Ibarra obliges. She and her brother, from Oxford, Mich., were at the ONU stadium on Saturday afternoon to play in National Premiere League soccer matches, which brought three teams to campus for a weekend of competition. Teams from Ohio and Michigan consisted of high schoolers age 15 to 18. (Monty Siekerman)
Van Wert High School is at bat in a district final game Saturday afternoon held at ONU. The Van Wert Cougars defeated the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans 4 to 2 to advance to the regional semi finals. (Monty Siekerman)
Would you like a free bike helmet and maybe win a prize? The Ada Police Department will sponsor a bike rodeo for young children and youth to age 15 1/2 at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30 in the municipal building parking lot behind the police station. Prizes will be awarded and all participants will receive a free helmet.
The Ada High School alumni banquet will be held Saturday evening, May 30, in the school cafeteria.
Tickets at $25 per person will be available while they last. Dr. Joe Baughman will be inducted into the Hall of Honors. Classes recognized will be from 1935, every five years, through last weekend's Class of 2015.
Alexis Amburgey will receive the alumni scholarship.
The evening will begin with a reception at 4 p.m. followed by dinner, catered by Henry's Restaurant, at 5:30 p.m. The program will start at 6:30 p.m.
