On July 20, 1969, Wapakoneta native Neil Armstrong walked on the moon after riding Apollo 11 all the way into history. So when a young Ohioan named Jed Marquart – today a member of the ONU faculty –toured NASA’s Cape Kennedy mere days before the most famous space launch of all time, it’s easy to see why it made a lasting impact.
By Jed Marquart
FROM THE ONU WEBSITE - I turned 11 years old in May 1969. Growing up on a farm outside of Bluffton, like most kids who grew up during that time period, I was enthralled with the space race. I played with toy rockets and model airplanes, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and working for NASA.
Following a week-long camp, Ada High School’s Varsity Singers will give a free public performance on Thursday.
The performance is at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 25, in the school auditorium, as a preview of the upcoming show choir season, according to Scott Henning, director.
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The show’s title is “Coffee Break.” It takes place in the Varsity Singer's Cafe where hard work and coffee keep the world going.
This year’s Singers include 29 singers and dancers, 12 band members and a four-person crew.
Janet Fisher, a life-long Ada resident, is this month's Vancrest resident spotlight.
She grew up in Ada and graduated from Ada High School. She worked at Hal and Jean's restaurant for many years, saying that she took the job because a teacher told her that it would "break her shyness."
She enjoyed bowling and now her favorite game is balloon volleyball. Janet is a long-term care resident of Vancrest.
Mother of 6th and 8th graders: “Our boys loved the week of choral camp!”
Eleven singers, grades 1 to 8, joined Noteworthy Community Choir’s first-ever Summer Sounds Choral Camp, and spent the week singing, dancing, making drums, playing instruments and building new friendships.
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“We didn’t know the vocal skills of the campers until day one, and they were wonderful singers! We even managed a three-part song!” says, Vicki Mills, director of SSCC.
“Year one was a fantastic success, and we’re already looking forward to year two. I even heard a camper tell his mom he wanted to come to this camp again next year!”
By Barb Lockhard
If the New Mexico landscape was an inspiration to artist Georgia O’Keeffe in the 1920s, decades later it may have also been a visual training ground for Ada photographer Karen Ward.
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Arriving in Ada nearly 30 years ago from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Ward fell in love with “the charm of the yesteryear vintage of this small village.” She’s been photographing Ada ever since.
Ward has created a collection of postcards featuring Ada’s historic landmarks and unique perspectives of everyday scenes.
