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June 2014

Liberty Belles and Boys drive-thru food drive June 14

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, June 9, 2014

Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club is holding a drive-thru food drive to benefit the Ada Food Pantry.

The food drive will be held on Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at Hays Insurance on Main Street. The food pantry needs items such as peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, mac and cheese, canned meats, canned beans, and personal hygiene items.

This is one of the 4-H club's most successful community service projects, and this year they hope to get at least 500 items donated. Please bring your donation to Hays Insurance on Saturday morning!

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Fall soccer sign-up this month at ReStore Center

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, June 9, 2014

Ada Fall Soccer sign-up will be the following times at Restore Community Center.

Saturday, June 21, 9-10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 24 6-7 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 9-10:30 a.m.

U6 is $25 and includes a shirt
U8 is $30
U10 is $35
U12 is $40
U12 is $45

Age is as of August 1, 2014. Jersey for U8 and above is $20 if needed. A $5 discount applies for each additional child. New players will need a copy of their birth certificate.

Forms and other information can be found at www.adasoccer.org or by contacting Mark Light at [email protected]

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Here's letter number 3 in the Ada A-B-C Summer Contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 9, 2014

HERE'S LETTER NUMBER THREE.

Welcome to Ada’s A-B-C Summer Contest.

Each week in June and ending in the first week of July, The Icon will post two photos revealing one letter (or number) taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.

We invite Icon viewers to keep track of the letters by identifying each letter’s location. An entry form is attached to this story for viewers to keep up to date in the contest.

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15 minutes with Allen Jenkins: He's a business major focusing on accounting and finance at BGSU

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 9, 2014

15 Minutes with Allen Jenkins, 2013 AHS Grad
Interview by Bailey Bowers

What have you been up to since your graduation from Ada High School?
​After high school, I chose to go to college at Bowling Green State University and pursue a business degree specializing in Accounting and Finance. Some people may be confused about the word specializing because most business schools don't have specializations. At BG, all business students earn a BS in Business Administration and then they chose to specialize in an area of business. 

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Ohio Northern University honors distinguished alumni

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, June 7, 2014

Ohio Northern University’s Alumni Association presented Distinguished Alumni Awards during a banquet on May 31.

The awards, recognizing outstanding service and loyalty, were presented to Jason Duff, James Gallagher, Michael Grandillo and Steven Roebuck. The banquet was part of Northern’s 2014 Alumni Weekend, held May 30 to June 1.

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Village Voice: Watering your garden with potable water? Consider the summer sewer credit

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, June 7, 2014

Watering your garden and/or lawn with potable water? Consider the Summer Sewer Credit.

Each summer, many Ada residents increase their water usage as a result of watering their gardens and lawns. Per Codified Ordinance 921.13, residents may apply for a sewer credit to help offset that added sewer expense.

An annual fee of $5.00 must be paid in order to qualify for the credit. That payment can be made at the Water Office, beginning immediately.

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Ada superintendent explains new expectations from Ohio Department of Education

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 6, 2014

During the school year that just ended, teachers and administrators at Ada Schools have been adjusting to new expectations from the Ohio Department of Education, according to Dr. Suzanne Darmer, superintendent.

“One of the major changes that occurred is the way teacher performance is evaluated,” she wrote in a letter to members of the school community in late May.

Her letter explains several things about the new expectations, including:

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Ada and area girls' team runner up at Kenton

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 6, 2014

The NWO Lunachix 14U travel fastpitch softball team competed in the Kenton Kaos tournament last weekend.

On Saturday, they posted the following scores:
Lunachix 8 vs Shock 0,
Lunachix 18 vs Marion Diamonds 2,
Lunachix 7 vs Blackhawks 2, and then on Sunday
Lunachix 8 vs Road Warriors 7,
Lunachix 11 vs Cap City Force 5 and in the final game,
Lunachix 4 vs Ohio Fury 5.

The team earned runners up for the weekend.

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God Rocks now featured in The Inn at ONU gift shop

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 6, 2014

Handmade bracelets, necklaces and plaques created by God Rocks are now offered in The Inn at ONU gift shop, Ada.

Connie Grashel from Portage, Ind., is the artist behind the creations. Although not from Ada, she has a niece who attends ONU and a cousin employed at ONU.

Carrying a religious theme, the items are meant to be carried as a reminder that God is our rock and our salvation, says Grashel.

“When things get tough they are a reminder that God is there for us,” she said.

For more information about God Rocks click here for the website.

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Exactly how deep is the pavement on Ada's Main Street?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 6, 2014

WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY...and click on the image to get a better view of the bricks.

Exactly how deep is the pavement on Ada's Main Street?

Good question. How did it get that deep, what are those bricks doing under the pavement, how long have they been there, and what's under the bricks?

These questions are surfacing - excuse the pun - as a water line is being placed across Main Street at Lima Avenue. 

With the intersection closed and digging underway, one can study the history of the street by observing what's being uncovered.

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