It’s possible that the encore was even better than the first time around.
A National Nursing Home Week parade through Vancrest was a big hit in May. The 50+vehicle parade allowed residents to get outside for the first in week and enjoy a parade just for them.
That wasn’t enough for the resident or those paraders. On Wednesday A Red, White and Drive Through parade entertained residents once again.
This parade included several horses in addition to all those 4-wheel vehicles. And, with over 50 participants, it was a 20-minute-and-longer affair.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Bluffton’s major promoter since 1957, Dick Boehr, has “sort of” called it quits.
No one has yet signed up to fill the vacancy, nor has asked to see the job description.
For reasons unknown to most residents here, this past winter he sold the “Boehr block” at the corner of Main and Vine, a building where he did most of his Bluffton brainstorming since purchasing it in 1969.
Funny thing though, he never was paid for these Bluffton promotion efforts. Instead, he was forced to sell real estate on the side to keep bread on the table for his wife, Corrine, and their four sons.
A Go Fund Me fundraiser is underway this summer for Kimberly Badertscher, Ada HS and Ohio Northern graduate, according to Sharon Badertscher, her mother.
Kimberly has been scheduled for a kidney transplant at the end of July. She is responsible for 20% of the bill, a minimum of $20,000 out of pocket just for the transplant surgery itself.
There will be additional costs, such as hospital stay, any labs or testing, pharmacy medications and supplemental oxygen.
Photos and story by Jimmy Wilson
This week's Ada Icon Veggie Garden of the Week belongs to Sophie and Russ Crawford and their grandson, Tristan Seitanakis.
Recent events prompted the Crawfords, who live on North Main Street, Ada, to plant their garden, not only as a way to raise vegetables for eating, but also to help educate their 6-year old grandson on the importance and rewards of gardening.
While Tristan enjoyed the construction and planting phases, the Crawfords admit that weeding and tending to the plants doesn't seem to have the same appeal to their grandson. Some things never change.
Two Ada Boy Scouts from Troop 124 advanced in rank at the summer Court of Honor held in Ada War Memorial Park.
Jadon Holbrook earned both the Second and First Class rank in his first year in scouting.
Robby Waters achieved Star rank, only two steps away from the coveted Eagle Award.
Boy Scout Troop 124 meets each Monday at 6 p.m. at the park’s scout cabin. Don Spar and Tom Lehman are the troop scoutmaster and assistant scoutmaster.
Photos and story by Cort Reynolds
A baseball memorial for 2020 Ada senior pitcher Alex Sweigart was laid out at the high school park diamond Wednesday.
On display were baseballs signed by parents and friends on the mound and at home plate, a pair of his shoes, a wreath and a sign on the chain link backstop.
