October 2016

Ghouls, Goblins and Witches Hit the Sidewalks of Ada! The annual haunting of Ada’s Main Street and sidewalks takes place next week!

On Monday, Oct. 24, the annual Halloween Parade sponsored by the Ada Kiwanis takes place. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., in the parking lot behind the Municipal Building.

The parade begins at 6 p.m. The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will also take part in the festivities with a Pizza Bake Off, featuring local pizza shops and Ada’s own Harvest Pride Tortilla Chips will have chips on hand for snacking.

Do you know a potential “Distinguished Citizen of Ada?” If so, better tell the Town and Gown Committee asap. The nomination deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 19.

The 51st annual Ada Town and Gown Banquet will be held in the McIntosh Center ballroom on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Monday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m.

An application form is attached at the bottom of this story.

Applications are being accepted for the 2016 winner. The guidelines follow:

• The nominee should be a person who looks at what they can do for others and their community to make a positive impact.

 Joyce M. Murphy, 74, died on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at 1:15 p.m. at Wapakoneta Manor in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

She was born on May 8, 1942, in Lima, Ohio to John Elmer and R. “Marie” (Jacobs) Keith and they preceded her in death. On June 4, 1961, Joyce married John E. Murphy and he preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 2004.

Joyce was a bookkeeper and assisted in the operation of Murphy Motor Sales Ada. She formerly worked at the Lima Telephone & Telegraph Company from 1960-1961 and then worked from 1961-1964 at the Lima Metropolitain Bank.