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July 2016

Open house on West Lima Avenue on Sunday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Century 21 Sunway Realty, Ada, will hold an open house at 715 W. Lima Ave., Ada, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Sunday, July 10, according to Darla Crownhart.

The property includes 4 becdrooms, 2,248 square feet of living area, two-car attached garage on a 96 by 145 foot lot.

For more details contact:
Darla Crownhart
Century 21 Sunway Realty
567-674-0765

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Poppy Lee Crawford 1933 - 2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Poppy Lee Crawford, 83, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at 7:18 p.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on June 6, 1933, in Hardin County, Ohio, to Adam and Margaret (Bailey) Conley who preceded her in death. She married Raymond Foltz and they were divorced. She later married Robert Crawford and they are both deceased.            

Poppy retired from R. G. Dunn of Lima in 1990. She was a member of the Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, Alger.

Surviving are three sons: Kenneth Foltz of Lima, Gary (Mary) Foltz of Maplewood and Kelly Dean Foltz of Lima; a granddaughter, Sarah Foltz; a brother, James Conley of Kenton; and a sister, Ollie Ritchie of Hanthorne, Fla.

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Here's what happening this week at the public library

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Many events are on tap during the next week at the Ada Public Library including a pool party, CPR class, and learning about Windows 10. Here is the schedule:

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James Bond and Danny Ocean were no-shows, but we walked out the casino with $$ in our pocket

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

The Icon editor recently took a mini-vacation, visiting his daughter in Cincinnati. Among exploits was a visit to Jack’s Casino. This is an account of that adventure.

By Fred Steiner

Knowing nothing about cards and less about other games of chance, my daughter, Anne, and I decided to have some fun. We made a date with Jack’s Casino.

It’s pretty simple. Pick a slot machine. Drop in coins. Pull lever. Watch money pour out. So we thought.

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It's starting to feel like a tradition: Lima Symphony, July 4th weekend and Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman

LOTS OF PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY!
Hundreds gathered on the lawn of the ONU sculpture mall on Saturday evening to be thrilled with a patriotic-pops concert by the Lima Symphony Orchestra.

The number of people attending was comparable to last year's inaugural holiday concert of 1,000.

As ONU President Dan DiBiasio noted in his comments, once something happens at Ohio Northern for two consecutive years, it becomes tradition. He, and the many others in attendance, are hopeful 2017 will see the third annual patriotic-pops concert.

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ReStore picnic in the park - a great launch for a Fourth weekend

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
ReStore sponsored a picnic in the park on Friday afternoon with a police car, big red fire truck, and an ambulance on hand for kids to see.

The 4th of July weekend began with perfect weather for the event.  It was hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, and salads for the in a War Memorial Park shelter house. In addition, all youngsters were given a toy, their faces lighting up in happiness.

WATCH FOR MORE PHOTOS COMING-

The kids enjoyed seeing the emergency vehicles and meeting some of the personnel: good public relations  for the Ada emergency responder crews and educational for the youngsters.

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Kimberly Smith was a 2001 graduate of Allen East High School

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

 Kimberly S. Smith, 34, the beautiful and loving daughter of Rick and Karen Smith, sister of Jerry Smith and Jessica Nelson, died on July 3, 2016, at Lima Memorial Health Systems, Lima.

Kim was born on Jan. 6, 1982, in Lima, Ohio to Rick and Karen (Mathewson) Smith who both survive her. She is also survived by her siblings Jerry Smith of Dunkirk, Jessica (Mike) Nelson of LaFayette and her significant other Christopher Lotz of Columbus. She will be greatly missed by her nieces: Mallorie, Harper, Veronica, Presley and Keltney and nephew, Shawn, and extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins.

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Some Hardin wheat testing at 15.8 percent moisture

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 1, 2016

By Mark Badertscher, Hardin County Extension Office
Wheat harvest has begun in Hardin County. 

Yesterday while out doing farm visits, I stopped by to talk to a farmer who was opening up his field.  The wheat was testing 15.8% moisture so he decided that he was going to wait and let it dry down. 

Today while out visiting farms and agribusinesses, I saw a couple other farmers combining wheat in the northern part of the county.  According to our weekly Ag Crops team conference call on Monday, southern Ohio has reported very high yields. 

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Gator and Sardine fan - swimmers on the mark!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 1, 2016

A large crowd was on hand Thursday in Ada when the Ada Gators took on the Bluffton Sardines. Here's two views from the top of the slide. (Monty Siekerman photos)

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Lima Symphony performs free patriotic pops concert on ONU lawn Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 1, 2016

7 P.M. - DON'T FORGET YOUR LAWN CHAIR!

The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Independence Day with a “Patriotic Pops” concert on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Saturday, July 2, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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