Ray Mumma holds a pipe confiscated from the KISS dressing room when the Rock N Rollers performed at ONU 40 years ago.
Ray said the dressing room smelled of marijuana, the pipe smelled of marijuana, so he confiscated it.
The pipe sat on a shelf in the police department in Ada for many years. Ray was a patrolman at the time, later to become police chief, now retired after 32 years on the force. (Monty Siekerman)
On May 6 new members of the Ada High School National Honor Society were inducted by the senior members and the advisor, Lyn Davis.
Following the ceremony, the members were a part of the unveiling of the new honor boards located outside of the high school office.
The boards include National Honor Society members, Interclass winners, grades 6-8 honor roll, valedictorians and salutatorians, those that have scored 30 or higher on the ACT and those that have scored a 4 or a 5 on the A.P. tests.
The school and the Ada Academic Boosters worked together to see this project completed.
Little Lily Raines shows 'em how it's done as she directs an ONU band Friday at Railroad Depot Park. Lily is the one and a half year old daughter of Jamie and Amanda Raines of Ada. (Monty Siekerman photo)
The Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes 4-H club met on May 4th in the Hardin Northern Ag building. The meeting was presided by Holly Wilson and roll call was favorite movie. Thirty-eight members, seven advisors, and thirteen guests were present. The meeting started with recreation at seven, where the members exercised on the school playground. The 4-H pledge and Pledge of Allegiance were led by Paytin Dye and Bo Bame.
Alex James and Blake Willeke, Ada High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) members, received State Degrees at the Ohio FFA convention May 1 in Columbus.
Willeke and James, juniors, are involved in crop production as well as animal science projects. The degree also requires hours of community service, leadership activities and other school activities.
Photo: Blake Willeke and Alex James received the State Degree at the recent Ohio FFA Convention. With them is FFA advisor, Tony Dyer.
Mark Bays cares for the Survivor Tree, an 80-year-old American elm that survived the Oklahoma City bombing which occurred 20 years ago in April.
Bays spoke at Tree City USA awards ceremony held at the Toledo Zoo on April 29. At the occasion, the Village of Ada and ONU were both honored for the planning, growth, and care of trees.
During lunch, Bays met with Monty Siekerman who is familiar with memorials built in memory of those lost in disasters. Siekerman's daughter, Amy, and her husband Kyle Miller perished aboard TWA Flight 800 the next year. The memorial for the plane crash is located on Long Island.
