Bluffton Lions Club members will hold eye screening for Kindergarteners and pre-school youth Sept. 23 through Oct. 3. That announcement is one of several news items in the current Lions Club newsletter, attached below.
Alice Bucher, who celebrated her 103rd birthday on Aug. 14 in Ada, may be the oldest living Triplett Corp. retiree.
Mrs. Bucher was an employee at Triplett for 22 years.
She and her husband, Dale, had three children, two boys and one girl. Dale was the Ada scoutmaster for many years and he also served on several community boards and organizations in Ada. He died in 1999.
Today, Mrs. Bucher has 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Kimberly Piña was recently named Hilty Home, Pandora, administrator, according to Laura Voth, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio CEO.
The position came available when Jason Cox accepted the role of marketing director of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio in June.
Kim grew up in Arlington and received her B.A. in recreation management from Bluffton University in 2008. She worked as a youth minister and with the developmentally disabled population before joining Birchaven as an activities assistant in 2012.
Interviewed by Liz Gordon-Hancock
Ryan DeMarco was born in upstate New York, but grew up in Champaign County, Ohio. He's now settled in Bluffton, is married to Alicia (Evilsizor) and they have three children, Micah (age 8), Noah (age 6), and Hannah (age 4).
Where did you go to school and what have you been up to?
I graduated from St. Paris Graham High School in 2000, and enlisted in the Ohio Army National Guard shortly before graduation. I was Honorably Discharged in 2010.
Abbey Miles, daughter of James and Kathy Miles, earned Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair with her Purrfect Pets project. She is a member of The Blue Ribbon Stock 4H Club.
FROM ADA ICON - Ada resident Andrew Ward of 540 E. Lincoln Ave., earned deserved recognition on Tuesday by the Village of Ada and Ada Police Department.
The letter to Ward is attached at the bottom of this story -
Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, presented Ward with an Ada Police Department S.A.F.E.R Award (Seeking Aid From Every Resident) during Aug. 6 Ada council meeting.
According to Harnishfeger, Andrew’s willingness to get involved and assist the police makes Ada a safer and more secure community.
