People

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By Darlene Bowers
“The Harvest and Herb Festival showcases Main Street and our town. It’s the town, the personality of our town; friendly and welcoming,” shares Arlene (Lasko) Allison who is the epitome of warmth and a down-home welcome.

Arlene’s ever-present smile, bubbly personality, and graceful demeanor are contagious. She’s the friend you want to hang out with, the mom other mom’s know and love, and the educator whom kids are thrilled to bump into away from school. Arlene and husband, Scott, and also Anna Poling are instrumental in the implementation and production of Ada’s Harvest and Herb Festival.

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Here are members of the 2014 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest and Herb Festival queen's court.

Back row from left:

• Senior, Kaylee Spangler, daughter of Kim and Kris Spangler
• Senior, Alexis Amburgey, daughter of John and Tracie Amburgey
• Sophomore, Olivia Guyton, daughter of Steven Guyton and Christine Cavallovo

Front row from left:

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Bluffton's Maple Crest senior living community kicked off National Assisted Living Week week with a performance of bagpipes played by Stephan R. Johnson of Ada. The week was Sept. 7-13 and the week's theme was "the magic of music!"

Johnson was formally dressed in his Irish kilt (the Irish wear solid colored kilts) with every detail in place from the knife in his sock to the shoes with no tongue (so muddy water can drain out). 

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15 minutes with Lindsay Walden, Ada High School senior. Note this is our first "15 minutes" interview of the school year. Watch for many more.

What’s your class schedule this year?

I’m taking Communications, Chemistry 1, Calculus, office volunteer, Spanish 4, AP English, Physics and I end the day with a study hall.

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Secretary Brian Myers called the weekly meeting (September 9) of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12 noon in McIntosh Center, ONU.

The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.

The wedding anniversary Bruce and Sandy Neely – (September 14, 1968) was noted.

Members were asked to keep the Cox and Marshall families in their prayers.

Sandy Neely thanked members for the get-well card and noted that she was glad to be back after recent surgery.

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By Torie Wright 

Note: This is the first in a series of interviews with ONU students, simply answering the question: "Where are they from?"

I was at the end of a line of cars the other day, which got me to thinking. Ada’s population seemingly doubles when ONU is in session. For the first time in my nearly 22 years living here, I wondered where the people I share this town with come from. I decided to find out.

I wandered around ONU’s campus and found 18-year-old freshman Psychology major Tessa Duffy, who sat down with me to talk.

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