The Hardin County Hootenannies met at Advisor Grant Mizek's farm. There we had our Fishing Derby and a fish fry. We started with a brief meeting. President Isaac Davis opened and asked Sean Hurley to lead the American pledge and Levi Beiler led the 4-H pledge. Secretary Miranda Holbrook took roll call and asked for our favorite foods. There were seven members present.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio has received a national Quality Agency Award, recognizing the hard work of agency leadership and staff to provide high-quality programming for area children.
This award, presented annually by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, recognizes BBBS agencies across the country that serve a minimum of 150 children and achieve certain quality markers in the length and strength of Big/Little match relationships.
Only three of 25 Ohio agencies received the Quality Agency Award. The others are BBBS of Central Ohio in Columbus and BBBS of Greater Cincinnati.
Several area students have been awarded scholarships in the amount of $500 each from the Northwest Ohio Diabetes Association. Those earning scholarship awards include:
Nicholas Bowden – 2013 Findlay High School graduate attending The Ohio State University and majoring in actuarial science.
Ben Davis – 2012 Tiffin Columbian High School graduate attending The Ohio State University and majoring in business.
Katelynn Driggers – 2013 Carey High School graduate attending Bluffton University and majoring in education/Spanish.
Phillip Farwig – 2010 Liberty-Benton High School graduate attending Ohio Northern University and majoring in pharmacy.
The Ada community is coming together this summer to support one of its younger residents – Amelia Griffin. She is the daughter of Beau and Christina Griffin. Her brothers are Jude, 7, and Willie, 3.
Four-year-old Amelia was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She has a tumor next to her spine and metastasized to her spine, according to information posted on her Facebook “Amelia Griffin Never Surrender Run.”
Tests have shown that her cancer has spread to several spots on her spine and pelvic region and below.
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)
The Pawsitive Attitudes 4-H club held their June meeting at the Alger Public Library. The meeting was called to order at 6:12 p.m. with co-advisor, Lydia Osborne, five members and two guests present.
Secretary, Ruth Anne Osborne, called the role with each member naming their favorite TV show. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jonathan Osborne. The 4-H pledge was led by Reporter, Abigail Osborne.
