By Monty Siekerman
Troy Erickson is the new school board member replacing Nancy Wood Allison who moved from the school district. Troy and his wife Tara, both AHS graduates, are parents of three children now attending Ada Schools: Abby, a junior; Meghan, an eighth grader; and Brody, a sixth grader.
Troy, 44, formerly coached Ada softball and baseball teams. He has been an Ada fireman for 23 years and currently is assistant chief. The family attends Ada First Presbyterian Church.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Cannoli anyone? Christie Stephens offers Italian pastry to diners at the Kiwanis Club annual spaghetti dinner on Thursday evening in the Ada Schools cafeteria.
Despite snow, sleet, and ice throughout the day, local residents showed up in droves for the annual fundraiser to support the club’s youth activities. Total count: 332 dinners sold.
As usual, Pete Previte’s made his special Italian sauce for the spaghetti. Salads, breadsticks, and beverages were available for the all-you-can-eat meal.
Yusuke Muramatsu, an engineer at ATI in Ada, spoke about Japanese culture at the Ada Public Library on Nov. 14.
He will give a presentation about a Japanese cooking in December, and in January he will talk about his job at ATI which is designing motors for automobiles, including Honda and Nissan. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Ada FFA members meet with Michael Lenhart during the veterans day breakfast at Ada schools. FFA members were among the servers at the breakfast. Lenhart was an electrician in Vietnam in 1972-73. From left are Josie Poling, Ella Poling, Lenhart, and Sidney Gossard. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Ohio Northern men's basketball coach Rich Bensman is scheduled to appear on Thursday night's edition of Hoopsville, a podcast on D3hoops.com.
Fans can listen to the podcast Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. by clicking the above link.
Bensman is expected to be on the air at approximately 8 p.m.
The Polar Bears opened their 2018-19 season with a 99-61 victory over Defiance on Monday and will look to go 2-0 on the season with a 2 p.m. contest with Denison on Saturday at the ONU Sports Center.
Faith Investment Services recently celebrated its 15th anniversary as a financial firm in Bluffton. Gary Reese started in the financial services industry in 1987 and transitioned to owning his own firm in October, 2003. He has been a successful Financial Adviser with Faith Investment Services since 2003. He is registered with cfd Investments based in Kokomo, Indiana.
