FROM ADA ICON - Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is ready for the holidays. Its annual Merry on Main is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, in downtown Ada. Here's the activities planned:
At the depot
• Two of Santa's live reindeer on display
• Kid's crafts provided by Ada Public Library
• Meet and take photos with Anna and Elsa, characters from the move "Frozen"
• Ada Lions, Ada Kiwanis and Ada Rotary clubs will have activities for kids
The Bluffton High School junior class is bringing Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to Bluffton on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Tickets are now on sale for the fundraiser held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the middle school cafetorium.
The event includes a light breakfast, games, crafts and the opportunity to have your photo taken with Mr. and Mrs. Santa.
Tickets may be purchased in the middle school office or from Angie at the village office in town hall. Tickets are $5. Proceeds go to the junior class post prom.
Two free meals, open to the public, are set at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center in December.
The meals are at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, hosted by First Mennonite Church, and at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, hosted by St. John's United Church of Christ.
The center is located at 132 N. Main St., Bluffton. All ages are welcome (and children usually get served first).
Jon “Randy” Mauch, 71, of Bluffton died Nov. 28, 2019, at his residence. There will be no services or visitation. Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Nancy Carol Brodman, 84, died Nov. 29, 2019, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Nancy was born May 2, 1935, in Carey, Ohio, to the late Charles and Edna (Dible) England. On Nov. 8, 1952, she married Bernard Brodman who preceded her in death on Dec. 27, 2007.
Nancy graduated from Carey High School. She worked for 33 years at Bluffton Hospital in housekeeping. Nancy was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bluffton and the Lima Moose Lodge #199.
