By Monty Siekerman
The annual Kiwanis Club spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Ada School cafeteria.
About 300 people attend each year.
Tickets are $7 presale, $8 at the door, with children 10 and under free.
In addition to all the spaghetti you can eat, the meal includes salad, bread sticks, and a beverage.
Tickets are available at Liberty National Bank, Ferguson Insurance, Dr. Mark Shull's office, Hanson Neely Funeral Home, and club members.
By Monty Siekerman
USV beat Ada in total sales in a three-hour contest during McTeachers Night at Ada McDonald's. USV sales were $4,383 while Ada's totaled $3,540.
Early in the evening, it looked like Ada would win hands down since customers were lined up out the door and onto the front sidewalk when the clock struck 5 o'clock. But USV held their own and blew Ada out of the water.
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The schools vied for highest sales from 5-8 p.m. on back-to-back Mondays. In any case, both school systems won. Ada will receive $1,700. The total for USV has not been determined yet.
Linda Pollitz, LSW, chats with Pastor Jack Duffy of the First Baptist Church of Ada and Dave Rouch, a lay leader in the church. Pollitz spoke about Alzheimer's and dementia on Sunday evening following a dinner at the church to which the public was invited. She said Alzheimer's is is not a mental illness, but is a brain disease and looks forward to the time when the stigma of mental illness is gone. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Joel Hauenstein, 36, died in a car-motorcycle accident on SR 81 that occurred at 9:05 p.m. on Friday.
Hauenstein was riding his motorcycle eastbound on SR 81 east of Ada when a car operated by Kyle Burnett turned into his path while pulling into a private driveway.
Hauenstein's motorcycle hit the side of the car. He was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital where he died early Saturday morning. Burnett and two passengers were treated at the scene.
Hauenstein enjoyed designing, fabricating, and painting motorcycles. His artwork was featured in several national motorcycle publications.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home in Ada.
Bluffton Hospital was recognized by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) as a top 20 hospital for patient satisfaction. Chris Keller, president of Bluffton Hospital and Nicki Keuneke, director of operations recently received the award at the annual Critical Access Hospital Conference.
“We are so proud to be ranked highly in these measures and to receive this award,” said Chris Keller, president of Bluffton Hospital.
“Our associates, physicians and volunteers work hard every day to ensure each patient has a positive experience. I am thrilled that their effort is being recognized through this prestigious award.”
