It's a small church congregation with a big heart. Members of the Ada Church of Christ gathered together candy, fruit and other items for the residents of Vancrest, Yorktown Apartments, and the community. Church members gave and delivered about 140 baskets in Ada. Deb Koehler (left) and Dana Walters help deliver some of the Christmas baskets to Vancrest on Wednesday afternoon. (Monty Siekerman photo)
It doesn’t matter who wins this year’s NFL Super Bowl.
Everyone wins at the party in Ada on Super Bowl Eve. It’s Saturday, Feb. 3. The party is the second annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival.
Meanwhile, Super Bowl LII takes place in U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.
Ada’s Feb. 3 festival celebrates Ada’s Wilson Football Factory, sole supplier of footballs for the NFL, and Ada as the football-making Capital of the World.
Like last year, the event ends with a large football drop at midnight in the Ada railroad park.
Roger Young is the new fiscal officer for the Ada Public Library. Roger taught accounting at ONU from 1964-1999, so he is well-qualified for the part time library job. In addition, he has served as treasurer for many organizations in town during the past half century.
By Monty Siekerman
Fruit, candy, calendars, even candy canes in crochet stocking made by Jane Helser were all part of Christmas baskets prepared by the Ada Senior Citizens on Wednesday morning at Community Health Professionals.
Members of the group prepared about 40 baskets that they will deliver to home bound residents in the community.
Ada Senior Citizens will next meet at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at CHP for lunch and cards. New members are welcome to attend.
Planning is underway for the second annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival. It's on Super Bowl Eve, Feb. 3, 2018. Committee members from left, Mark Hilan, Sara Vordermark, Chris Burns-DiBiasio, David Dellifield, Wyn Hauenstein, David Retterer and Jack Jeffery.
