It was all Christmas for the Ada Kiwanis and Rotary on Tuesday.
Here's an Ada Christmas elf - John Berg at the Ada Kiwanis Christmas luncheon and auction held at Community Health Professionals. The meeting included Ada Rotary members as guests.
Along with the elf, in attendance was Bruce “Santa Claus” Neely.”
Many Christmas-related items were awarded to successful bidders in the club’s annual auction, according to Jon Umphress.
Kiwanis will take the holiday season off. The next meeting is at noon, Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Dean's Heritage Room, McIntosh Center. Rhett Grant, Director of the Ada Public Library, will present the club program.
Poinsettias are extremely beautiful flowers. Proper care of poinsettias after purchase include watering pots thoroughly (to saturation) on a regular basis allowing the potting media surface to dry out between waterings.
Never let the pot stand in water. Keep temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees. Place plants near a sunny window, but out of direct sunlight and away from hot and cold drafts.
OhioMeansJobs Hardin County sponsors an orientation every Tuesday about how they can help you find a job. The meeting is held at 1 p.m. at 175 W. Franklin St. in Kenton.
The participants will receive an overview of services offered at the center, including training opportunities, employment paths, and resume development.
Meet Bruno. Bruno is a 1 year old male rottweiler mix. He weighs 71 pounds. Can you give Bruno his forever home?
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.
By Monty Siekerman
Melanie Butterfield, an Ambassador Level Girl Scout from Troop 20301 in Alger, has received the Gold Award, which is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Only 5% of Girl Scouts earn this award.
In order to achieve this goal Melanie had to first find a project that she was passionate about. She chose to organize a workshop for the public on Responsible Pet Ownership.
She investigated the topic thoroughly, then built a team. Her team was consisted of 2 speakers and 16 volunteers from her Girl Scout troop, her Venture Crew 601, and youth from Auglaize Bible Church. The total hours of the project were over 160 hours.
Vancrest Administrator Randy Cox will retire at the end of the year to enjoy life with his family and do more traveling and golfing. He might be considered young to retire (58) and looks even younger, but has been in the nursing home business for 37 years.
Randy spent a year deciding on staff and purchasing furniture and equipment for the nursing home in Ada prior to its opening.
