By Monty Siekerman
The Upper Scioto Valley Lions Club celebrated Don Ralston's birthday (standing left) when the group met last for dinner and a meeting at the 235 Grill in Alger.
Craig Carman (standing right) helps hold the club banner.
Other members attending are (from left) Tom Ralston, Joe Bischoff, Gary Harpster, Bob Aline, Phil Bradley, Bob Spencer, Gary Hall and Curtis Englehardt.
The club, founded in 1978, meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays at the 235 Grill. Anyone wanting to join may contact any member.
Going off to college is both exciting and nerve-wracking for new students and their parents, alike. Ohio Northern University Vice President for Student Affairs Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, Ph.D., has been involved with that adjustment for nearly 30 years and has advice to help ease the transition.
By Monty Siekerman
Ada rain gauges have remained mostly empty for weeks.
There has been only 1.2 inches of rain in Ada during the past seven weeks, as evidenced by the corn and bean crops, brown lawns, and constant watering of gardens.
Relief is on the way, according to predictions. However, anticipated rains may put a damper on two major events in town this weekend: Highway Buy-Way and Farmers and Merchants Picnic.
(Know who the hand model is in this photo? Hint: looks Iconic, doesn't it?)
FROM THE BLUFFTON ICON - If there's such thing as a parallel universe, this photo is proof.
Last week the Icon owners spent a couple hours in Bluffton, South Carolina, while on a vacation in the south.
"We tried to be normal tourists, but when we came upon a Bluffton police cruiser and two officers, we let our secret out," said Fred Steiner. "This photo was too good to pass up."
As you might expect, with a Bluffton, Ohio, a Bluffton, Indiana, and a Bluffton, South Carolina, sometimes things get confusing.
A 5-year-old Ada child drowned in a pond on Sunday, July 31, according to Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish.
Crish reported that Haiven Hale, 5, of Ada, was swimming with other children in a pond at 6803 N. Dixie Highway in Allen County, when he was found unresponsive in the water.
Emergency personnel were called to the scene but were unable to save him, Crish said.
The sheriff’s report indicated that there were several adults around the pond watching the children and trying to keep track of them in the water, but with children going in and out, lost track for a minute or two, long enough for Haiven to drown.
