Amanda Henson and Hillary Buxton shared their Boots for Bulldogs project story at Wednesday's Community Improvement Corp. meeting. The Ada CIC voted to donate $500 to the project. Boots has raised over $20,000 of its $44,000 goal since May 21. Click here for more details on the project.
By Monty Siekerman
Members of the board of Safe Haven of Hardin County Domestic Violence Center and Ada village officials planted a butterfly bush at the Ada Depot gardens on Tuesday evening.
The bush is in memory of those who lost their lives to domestic violence and in honor of those who survived.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
From left are: Bev Bahr, Gloria Grappy, Mayor Dave Retterer, Linda Wilkison, Lisa Clark, Stephanie Applefeller, Mary Curtis, Kaity Thomson, and Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger.
After a rain delay, the Ada High School Marching Band and Color Guard took the field earning first place in Class C Saturday, Oct. 6 at the OMEA “Music in Motion” competition at Maumee High School.
The group earned Overall Best Visual Effect and Best Auxiliary regardless of school size. In addition, the group earned honors for Best Color Guard, Best General Effect, Best Percussion, and Best Visual Effect in Class C.
Color guard members include Olivia Heister, Samantha Crawford, Kaylee Huffer, Madison Wright, Leona Dalton, Olivia Green, Tessa Long and Paige Seitz. Amy Webb serves as the Color Guard director.
Blanchard Valley Medical Practices have scheduled several flu shot clinics for the patients of Putnam Primary Care Ottawa, Bluffton Primary Care and Caughman Health Center. Patients must schedule an appointment to receive the shot. The flu shot clinic schedule is as follows:
Bluffton Primary Care
Open to established Bluffton Primary Care patients.
Call 419.369.2280 to schedule an appointment.
Wednesday, October 24, 1 to 4 p.m.
Putnam County Primary Care – Ottawa
Open to established Putnam County Primary Care of Ottawa patients.
Call 419.523.0012 to schedule an appointment.
Darrell Ray Carty, age 80, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 9:03 p.m. at Wapakoneta Manor.
Darrell was the son of Chester Carty and Bonnie Jackson, he was born on March 26, 1938 in Salyersville, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, which included a yearlong tour in Greenland. He was employed at Ford Motor Company in Lima for thirty-seven years, retiring in 1996.
