There's Ada 'Gators and Florida 'gators. Here's one of the Florida variety. Monty Siekerman sent this photo greeting form the Sunshine State. He said the alligator in this photo was prowling around the neighborhood where his sister lives.
And we thought icy road were dangerous. Monty says it's 8-foot plus.
Alisha White, a contestant from Illinois, is the winner of the Icon's Oscars Contest. She had 7 out of 8 answers correct.
The award for Best Picture went to Parasite. This is the first time that an international film has been awarded Best Picture. Parasite also was awarded Best Original Screenplay and Best International Film (this category was not covered in the Icon contest). The director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho, was awarded Best Director.
Carol Warmbrod is in the Vancrest Ada resident spotlight this month. A story and photo of her are featured in this month’s Vancrest newsletter.
Carol attended Ada school and graduated from Hardin Northern. A farm girl, she grew up on a farm where there were cows, pigs and chickens. An avid baseball fan, she played that sport and basketball in high school.
She and her husband, Dale, a farmer, were married in 1957, after high school graduation. They had two children. Carol worked for a time as a secretary at Ohio Northern University and later in Blossom Gallery, floral shop, Kenton.
Ada Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main Street.
This meeting is open to the public, and is always open to new members.
By Barbara Lockard
David Dellifield, director of ONU’s McIntosh Center, would not have met the Kenton fire captain if it hadn’t been for Hardin Leadership.
“The program connected me to people in the county that I would not have met on a daily basis,” said Dellifield.
A graduate of the 2013 Hardin Leadership Program, Dellifield holds a bachelor’s degree from ONU and a master’s from Bluffton University. Having grown up in the Allen East area and living out of state for a few years, however, put him at a disadvantage when it came to a knowledge of area individuals and resources.
Ada High School Class of 1970 is holding a 50-year reunion on Friday, August 21 at 5:30 at The Inn at ONU, according to coordinator Kay Houx. The cost is $30 per person and RSVP requested by June 1.
The evening will include a social hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and classic buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m.
In addition to the dinner, an afternoon golfing outing is planned. Anyone interested should contact Jim Niswander at 419-302-7638.
Additionally, an Houx is hosting an informal gathering from 2 p.m. onward at 6572 S. Hardin Rd, Harrod.
The Inn at ONU, located at 401 W. College Ave., has rooms saved specifically for this event.
