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October 2016

Best pizza in Ada in 2016? Padrone's Pizza

Taste tests following the residential vote determines the winner
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 27, 2016

Padrone’s Pizza won bragging rights for the best pizza in Ada following Monday night’s Ada pizza bake off sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

Also competing the contest were East of Chicago, Easter House and Cosi. Residents who tasted the three entries based the award upon voting that took place.

In addition, donations at the event totaled over $100 to be donated between ReStore Community Center and the Ada Food Pantry.

Several Ada residents were winners in the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce fun fact game.

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Ada Rotary Club raises the "End Polio Now" flag in Ada

To mark historic progress toward a polio-free world
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 27, 2016

The Ada Rotary Club raised the  “End Polio Now” flag in the  Depot Park on Monday.

Rotary members in Ada are among thousands who reached out on World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio – an incurable but vaccine preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.

Poliomyelitis (polio) is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that  invades  the nervous system and can  cause  total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under 5 years old.

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Here we go! The first honor roll of 2016-17

Fourth graders all the way to seniors
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 27, 2016

Here's the first nine-week honor roll for the 2016-17 school year for Ada school.

4TH GRADE

All A:   Jana Abdullatef, Jillian Allison, Jenna Bassitt, Adam Conner, Ethan D'Souza, Brody Erickson, Wyatt Ferguson, Tess Griffith, Kennedy Jones, Benjamin Marshall, Lexi Poling, Alainie Pratt, Aidra Preston, Victoria Rausch, Abigail Thompson, Karley Wagner, Aeris Weaver, Rowan West and Ken Zheng

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Hardin Extension begins Zumba fitness classes in November

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, October 27, 2016

The Hardin County OSU Extension will begin offering Zumba fitness classes in November, according to Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator.

Classes are selected Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:50 to 5:30 p.m., in Simon Kenton School gym, 705 N. ida St., Kenton.

The cost is $15 per person and registration fee covers all classes listed.

Classes meet on the following schedule:       

• November: 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 28, 30

• December: 5,7,12,14,19,21 

Contact Dellifield at  419-674-2297 or [email protected]

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What are these?

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, October 27, 2016

Hint: the beginning of an array.
ONU's solar array on Klingler Road is beginning to take shape. Construction of the array, which will cover 11 acres of ground, began in earnest just two weeks ago.

(Monty Siekerman photo)

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Robert Alexander elected to political science executive council

He serves as chair of ONU Department of History, Politics, and Justice
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, October 27, 2016

Robert Alexander, Ph.D., professor of political science at Ohio Northern University, was recently elected to serve on the executive council for Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society for political science. This is an elected group of six individuals that serves as the governing body for the organization.

Executive council members are selected at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.

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Do you know where the phrase "saved by the bell" comes from?

The explanation is in this story
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 26, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

Do you know where the phrase "saved by the bell" comes from?

During a recent talk at the Ada Public Library, Doris Blum (left) and Kathy Hines explained that a century ago, and previous to that time, it was unclear if a person was truly dead.

So, sometimes a bell was tied to a string and attached to the hand of someone thought to be deceased. A family member or friend stayed up all night with the "deceased."

If the bell rang because the "deceased" moved, then the "deceased" was still alive...saved by the bell.

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Cort Reynolds latest Celtics history blog trending strongly on NBA websites of SB Nation

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Cort Reynolds' latest Celtics history blog published last week is trending strongly on the NBA websites of SB Nation.

The blog titled: "Gordon Hayward: the new John Havlicek?"

Subtitle: "The Butler product is the nearest facsimile of Hondo since he hung up his well-worn sneakers. The Celtics need to make move for young swingman.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE
 

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Ada HS marching band qualifies for OMEA state marching band finals contest

First-ever state finals performance in history of music program
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Saturday Oct. 22, marked the Ada High School marching band's fourth weekend of competition, as well as its fourth 1st place finish. 

The band place first in the Bloom Carroll Classic, in Carroll, Ohio. In addition, the band won Best Color Guard, Best Percussion, Best Visual, and Best General Effect and Best Music Awards.

The band continued its success Saturday at the Tri-Valley Classic in Dresden. At that contest, the last regular-season contest of the season, the band qualified for the Ohio Music Education Association State Marching Band Finals for the first time in the history of Ada's instrumental music program. 

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Monday, Oct. 31, leaf pick up starts in Ada

Map shows how the pick up takes place in the village
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The Village of Ada will begin picking up leaves on Monday, Oct. 31.

By sections of Ada, leaves will be picked up on the following schedule:
• Northwest  - Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 28.
• Northeast - Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29.
• Southeast - Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30.
• Southwest - Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1.

Dates are subject to change due to weather or emergencies. Attachments to this story show a printer-friendly map of the village divided by quadrants. Also attached is the Village Voice, which explains how the program works.

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