By Monty Siekerman
Beth Fenton has resigned from village council to devote time volunteering for the Red Cross in a position she describes as “challenging and rewarding.”
In her new capacity with the Red Cross, Beth will be deployed as part of a disaster action team in the United State or internationally. She has been deployed twice in the past year, once to Florida for Hurricane Irma, then to North Carolina for Hurricane Florence.
She said that members of the disaster action teams work 12-hour days for seven days, then have a day off. She described the experiences as “emotionally intense.”
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
About 150 senior citizens attended the 27th annual Christmas luncheon at the Ada Schools on Wednesday.
Many attendees were dressed for in colorful sweaters for the holiday season. Santa greeted everyone while giving out candy canes. The luncheon offers the school system an opportunity to thank the seniors for their support, in many ways, during the time they have lived in the school district.
Albert Einstein put art this way: "Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy."
Ada elementary students are passing their energy to the Vancrest residents this month. Several pieces of their art work is now on display at Vancrest.
Here is a sampling of the exhibit showing works by the following students:
• Katie Snarnscky, Grade 6
• Laenen Ulrey, Grade 5
• Adria Preston, Grade 6
• Jaylin St. Laurent, Grade 4
• Kenley Poling, Grade 4
Levi Probst, Bluffton, is the winner of the Ohio State vs. Michigan football contest.
With 70 entries in the contest, no contestant picked OSU to win by more than 21 points. OSU won by 23, winning 62 to 39.
Probst was the closest contestant. He predicted OSU to win by 14 to 20 points. He won both tie-breakers, saying OSU would score first and would lead at the half.
In second place - each predicting OSU to win by 14 to 20 points were:
• Ken Shonk (lost by predicting Michigan would score first)
• Kimberly Robinette (lost by failing to predict who would score first)
• Jerry Burkholder (lost by predicting Michigan would score first)
Photos by Monty Siekerman
The doors and mailboxes of residents of Vancrest are all decked out in the holiday spirit. Here are a few photos of the decorations.
