As of 5:45 p.m.The Cadet performance at ONU is still on for an 8 p.m. performance at the ONU football stadium.
David Dellifield told the Icon that the event will be at the stadium, there will be carts for those who have difficulty walking from Wander Field and Fraternity Circle.
The following message is from Marc E. Staley, ONU Director of Facilities:
Ready, set, go. Competing in Ada VFW barstool racing are (left,) Justin Starr pushing his dad, Shane, and Ellie Laubis providing the power to Patricia Nelson's mobile chair. A story and additional photos is in the story below. (Monty Siekerman photo and story)
Barstool racing was one of the events Saturday at the Ada VFW Post.
The racing contraption was devised by Wynn Hauenstein who is pictured here pushing his wife, Colleen. The race between two "vehicles," mostly made from tricycle parts, was held between downpours, but got accomplished Anyway.
No "ladies and gentlemen, start your engines" called out at the start, no checkered flag waving at the end, but a goodly crowd enjoyed the "greatest spectacle in racing" in Ada that day.
The day's festivities also included human foosball, also "invented" by Wynn, karaoke, and food off the grill.
(Monty Siekerman)
Jacqueline “Jackie” Puckett, 75, died on Friday, June 12, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. at her residence in Defiance, Ohio.
She was born on April 1, 1940, in Lima, Ohio to John and Thelma (Highland) Johnson who preceded her in death. On April 10, 1963, she married Irwin Puckett at the Lima Baptist Temple, and he survives in Defiance.
Jacqueline was a homemaker. She was a life member of the Amvets Post #1991 Ladies Auxiliary.
Also surviving are two daughters, Tabatha Sue (Robert) Rhoten of Arcadia and Kimberly (Douglas) Hoffman of Defiance; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren; and a sister, Betty (Lee) Fensler of Ada.
Our previous feature photo showed young ducklings on the ONU campus. Here's the apparent guard duck of the flock. This guy watched the Icon photographer at close range during the entire photo shoot. The icon respected his authority.
