My sister told me about a church workshop she attended and they were discovering how we are more alike than different. But what stood out to her (and to me when she told me) was the question, “What is your favorite holiday?” The options included birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter. Guess what? Nobody picked Easter. Yes, these were Christians but …

ADA — Musical group, The Voices of Ohio, is coming back to Ada for an evening of music on Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m. Ada resident, Melanie Caw Woods, is a member of this choral group and a member of Ada First United Methodist Church.

The Ada Kiwanis Club met at noon on Tuesday, April 30 in the Dean’s Heritage Room, McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada. President Joe Ferguson presided at the meeting. There were no guests present. Jon Umphress offered the invocation.

Boots and Buckles 4-H Club met on April 29 at the Hardin County Historical Museum. President Chloe Anderson made the following announcements:

Ronald L. Zimmerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty National Bank, recently awarded four area high school seniors scholarships toward their college education. Kama Arn, who will graduate from Ada High School, will be a freshman at Bowling Green University this fall majoring in nursing. She is the daughter of Scott and Corsie Arn of Dola. Jared Ruhlen, who …

FRIDAY, MAY 3 Free skin screening by Karen Kier and Michelle Musser from Ohio Northern University – 3-5 p.m. at Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library, Kenton.

ADA — Commencement exercises for the Ohio Northern University undergraduate colleges and Master of Science in Accounting program will begin at 2 p.m. on May 12 in the King-Horn Sports Center Field House. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m.

ADA — The Ada 5th and 6th grade, and junior high bands, as well as the 6th grade and junior high choirs will present their Spring Concert on Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in the Ada School Auditorium. The Ada 5th grade band is under the direction of elementary music teacher Tabitha McPeeks. The band will play multiple selections it has been working on during the spring semester.

The Hardin County Joy Riders 4-H Club officers for 2019 are River Guinn, reporter; Kobee Hooker, treasurer; Taylor Price, secretary; Bryant Conley, vice president; Jesa Daniels, recreation; Tanner Cole, president and Grace McCullough, health and safety.

National Day of Prayer is celebrated on May 2nd. If you haven’t ever heard of it, it’s actually been around since 1952. In that year, it was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. It was amended in 1988 and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer. To keep the tradition going, every president since 1952 has signed a National Day of Prayer proclamation.