By Monty Siekerman
Aggie Crates, who will celebrate her 102nd birthday on Saturday chats with "youngster" Teed Neiswander, 92, at ReStore on Tuesday.
Both are longtome Adaites. Those wishing to send a birthday card to Aggie may address it to:
Aggie Crates
514 E. Lincoln
Ada, OH 45810
At ReStore, Aggie recited three long Christian poems from memory, not missing a beat, and received applause and admiration from the diners who were present for Crock Pot Tuesday.
30 years of a glorious fall festival in Ada Ohio, and this year we have 30 minutes of “HOLY COW! What else can happen?”
Our typical, perfect, sunny, fall day was replaced this year with cloudy rain. Our traditionally spectacular parade was interrupted by a harder rain, wind, thunder, lightening and then literally divided in half by the railroad gates going down.
But the parade MUST go on, until an actual train of 100 plus cars decided to pass by. In the 30 years of the festival this was only the third train appearance.
Twenty seven members of the 1965 graduating class of Ada High School met over the weekend for their 50th year class reunion.
They attended the Ada-Lima Central Catholic football game on Friday night as guests of the school, then enjoyed a pizza party hosted by Gary and Charlotte Ludwig.
On Saturday evening they gathered for a dinner at The Inn at Ohio Northern University.
Class members attending were:
Front from left, Mary Hueston Ralston, Patty Long Badertscher, Joanna Roof Klingenberger, Jane Helser, Charlotte Willeke Brown, Judi Brown Ludwig, Diane Hackworth Spradlin, Drenda Hathaway Metzger.
TROIKA Entertainment recently announced that the national tour of the quintessential backstage musical comedy classic 42nd STREET will launch on Sept. 22, at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ONU alumnus Brandy Miller is in the cast. He is part of the ensemble.
This production is directed by co-author Mark Bramble and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the team who staged the 2001 Tony Award winning Best Revival.
You know the old saying, "Four Cecropia are better than none."
Here is a photo of four large caterpillars removed from a fernleaf buckhorn plant at Liberty National Bank on Saturday. The Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) is North America's largest native moth, having a wingspan of 5 to 6 inches.
The wings of the giant silk moths are brown with some white and "eyes." The large caterpillars were removed from the bank's plant and transported to a maple tree in the country, hoping the life cycle will continue for these moths and one day, perhaps, be seen by someone.
The photo below shows what these caterpillars will eventually become.
