Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
What do you do with 8 turkeys, 3 hams, and 20 homemade pies?
You serve them to 233 people who come for Thanksgiving dinner. ReStore Community Center hosted 65 more people than a year ago when it held its annual Thanksgiving feast on Tuesday evening.
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The free meal not only feeds people, but also provides an opportunity to socialize with friends and neighbors at Thanksgiving time. All of the trimmings were there: cranberry sauce, dressing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and corn, dinner rolls, salad.
Here's a local Thanksgiving post card from 111 Thanksgivings past. The card was mailed to Sidney Hauenstein in Bluffton in 1906. The address side of the card is in the next image.
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team finished the 2017 season ranked No. 19 in the season-ending American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
The Polar Bears were 29-6 overall, 8-1 Ohio Athletic Conference.
Ohio Northern won twice in the NCAA III Tournament Regionals before falling to eventual national runner-up Wittenberg in the Regional finals to end its season.
DEFIANCE — Senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) posted her 22nd career double-double to lead the No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 69-49 victory at Defiance Tuesday evening at the Weaner Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-1, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 0-3.
Bullimore finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds and senior Lindsey Black(Urbana/Graham) added 12 points for ONU.
Tavern 101 revised its menu this month, according to Beth Ann Bass. "We have revised our menu and changed our weeknight specials," she said. Here are the new Tavern 101 weeknight specials:
• Monday - Pulled Pork Sandwich, Onion Rings and Coleslaw - $7.99
• Tuesday - Wings - .75 Each
• Wednesday - Tacos - .75 Each
• Thursday - Cook's Choice
• Friday - All You Can Eat - $9.99
