Tawa Tree Service was in town Tuesday to give the sycamore by the theater a new lease on life. Workers trimmed the crown, cut away dead branches, and cut off limbs that might damage passing vehicles along Main Street, the nearby theater and a house. The tree was sprayed for lace bug last week. The venerable tree is estimated to be 120 years old and110 feet tall. The tree commission recommended to village council that the work be done; council approved. (Monty Siekerman)
Yup, that's a state senator behind that Batman mask, a.k.a. Cliff Hite, who is reading books about superheroes to kids at the Ada Public Library on Monday afternoon.
Sen. Hite is a former teacher and coach, so interacting with children just came naturally.
Here, he gives a fist bump to Daniel Klear while others look on. Thirteen children and several mothers attended the storytime.
Sen. Hite is a Republican from Findlay and has represented this area as senator since 2011.
Threat of severe storms didn't keep The Cadets from performing and didn't keep Ada residents from attending - the final performance of the famous drum corp. Photos and videos are below. (Monty Siekerman photo)
At least 1,000 people watched Ada's favorite drum and bugle corps on Sunday as the nationally-recognized artists performed "one more time" here before hitting the competition trail.
The crowd attended in spite of threat of severe storms, roads out due to flooding and road construction bordering the ONU stadium. And the rains came shortly after the performance.
• LOTS OF PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
Following the 14-minute competition, Ada gave the Cadets a standing ovation.
Shelley Shepard Gray, a popular author of more than 55 books, meets Phyllis Gossel (center) and Donna Englehart (right) during an hour-long talk and book signing at the Ada Public Library on Saturday morning.
The author told how she began writing, the work involved in producing so many books, and how much fun writing is to her.
With a laugh she said, "I get paid for making making things up." Most of her books are inspirational novels about Amish women (she is not Amish), but she has also tried her hand at historical novels, romance books, and westerns.
She is now researching Civil War life because that period of time will be the setting for a new work.
