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June 2012

Thursday visitation for Maria Suarez

Maria Katilyn Suarez

Visitation:
Thursday, June 14, 2012
4:00 PM until 7:00 PM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
Ada

Service:
Friday, June 15, 2012
1:30 PM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
Ada

Owls and book making on library's calendar next week

Two programs of interested are on the Ada Public Library calendar next week.

Owls Out & About
Monday, June 18 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Community Health Professionals Building (1200 S. Main St., Ada)

The Black Swamp Raptor Rehab Center will be bringing live owls for this fun and educational program. Learn about the birds of prey and how group members rehabilitate injured animals.

Book Making Workshop Series
Thursday, June 21 & Friday, June 22 from 10 to 11:30 a.m
Ages 8-10. Preregistration required.

Sara Vermillion had worked at Wilson Sporting Goods for over 37 years

Sara Belle Vermillion

Visitation:
Thursday, June 14, 2012
2:00 PM until 4:00 PM
6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
Alger

Service:
Friday, June 15, 2012
11:00 AM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
Alger

 
Sara Belle Vermillion

Sara Belle Vermillion, age 85, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 12:07 AM at her residence in McGuffey, Ohio.

Imagine Consultants of Findlay offer free screening mammograms July 10

Imaging Consultants of Findlay, Inc., offer free screening mammograms at Woman Wise on Eastern Woods Campus, 15900 Medical Drive South, Findlay, Tuesday, July 10.

The free screening is part of the Hancock County Mammography Screening Initiative, (HCMSI).

Appointments are available from 1 to 6:30 p.m. to those who qualify. To learn if you qualify and to schedule an appointment call 419-423-5451. use the keyword "Pink."

Ada's Community Garden looking good after HOBY volunteers do their thing

June 9 was another picture-perfect Saturday. A work crew of a dozen volunteers, gardeners, and coordinators gathered at the 121 S. Johnson St. community garden to add compost to the garden beds, clean up hedge rows around the perimeter, and repaint a table for the deck.

Upon learning that a group of high school students would be available to serve in Ada on June 9, Joan Zachariah - ReStore Community Center’s Village Garden Coordinator - worked with former coordinator and current AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at ReStore, Julie Brewer, to plan for a workday.

An Ada "Decoration Day"

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Memorial Day was once known as "Decoration Day." Here's  a photograph depicting an Ada Decoration Day at the turn of an earlier century. 

Jonathan Lewis, Ada McDonald's manager, "has ketchup in his veins"

By Jake Dowling, Ada Icon intern
“They say that we have ketchup in our veins.” That is how Jonathan Lewis, manager of McDonald’s in Ada describes his family’s involvement with quarter pounders and Big Macs.

“It has always been a passion of mine to work for the McDonald’s family,” he says.
Lewis, a 2007 graduate of Bluffton High School, and spring 2011 graduate at Miami (Ohio) with a bachelor’s in finance, has always been a part of the McDonald’s family.

Ever since he was in high school, Lewis was a crew member in Beaverdam and remained a crew member when he went to college.

Three Distinguished Alumni recognized by ONU

The Alumni Association of Ohio Northern University presented Distinguished Alumni Awards during the Alumni Awards Banquet eariler this month.

The awards, recognizing outstanding service and loyalty, were presented to Karen P. (Casper) Condeni, JoAnne (Griffith) Lipski, and Michael Chow. The banquet was part of Northern’s 2012 Alumni Weekend, held June 1-3.

Karen P. (Casper) Condeni

Edith Holbrook visitation in Alger Sunday

Edith Holbrook

Visitation:
Sunday, June 10, 2012
2:00 PM until 4:00 PM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
Alger

Service:
Monday, June 11, 2012
11:00 AM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
Alger

The Inn at ONU offers busy June schedule of events

The Inn at ONU, Ada's full-service hotel, has built a reputation for quality and customer services. Guests at The Inn experience luxurious accommodations, fine dining and friendly staff.

To continue to meet its guests’ needs, The Inn will undergo building improvements and enhancements over the summer.

These will be completed in four phases. The Inn will continue to operate as normal during the first two phases of the work.

The third phase begins July 27 and will be completed late August. During the third phase, The Inn's culinary services will be closed; therefore, any room reservations made during the third phase will be reduced by $10 per person.

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