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April 2017

Leah A Staley 1917 - 2017

Leah A. Staley, age 99, died on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 1:21 a.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

          She was born on October 28, 1917 in Allen County, Ohio to Emmett and Grace (McClure) Hall who preceded her in death. On July 4, 1939 she married Warren “Buck” Staley and he died on May 4, 2002.

          Leah was a homemaker and had previously worked for Clemons Bakery of Lima for seven years. She then worked for Allen County Home for seven years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of LaFayette.

Vocal concert set for Friday

The Ohio Northern University Singers and Chamber Singers will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 21 in Presser Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. It will feature works by C.V. Stanford, Felix Mendelssohn, Jake Runestad, Stephen Paulus and Eric Whitacre in exploration of the concert theme, “The Road Home: A journey in song.” 

BACH 3

BACH 3 - does this mean that somewhere in Ohio is Bach 1 and Bach 2? The Icon spotted this plate on a slate-colored Chevy Cruze in Ada. And, it's on a Bald Eagle special plate. Anyone who can tell us about the plate's meaning, please let us know at: [email protected]

Once upon a time in Ada

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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March 1905: Mayor Greer said Ada needed a marshal; we had a deputy but needed a primary officer and he nominated Alonzo Cummans.

May 1923:  the first advertisement for the Public Service Filling Station, located on East Buckeye Street, appeared in the newspaper. Earl S. Wolfrom was the local manager.
 

Ada Icon Dog of the Week

Moe is a 10 year old neutered male terrier mix. He weighs 15 pounds. Can you give him a forever home?

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

Two foreign plays set for Freed Center this month

What is ONU's International Play Festival and what works will be performed this year?

What is this Festival? Since its creation in 2003, the International Play Festival has been entertaining and challenging audiences with new, innovative work from around the globe.

What will this year feature? Staged readings of two, full-length works, with three performances each: Prometheus, the Beginning by Ramón Griffero of Chile and Babysitter by Catherine Léger of Québec. ONU will premiere the first English translation of these plays.

Town hall meeting April 23 with Congressman Jordan

Sponsored by Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy

Members of the public are invited to attend a town hall meeting featuring U.S. Congressional Representative Jim Jordan. The event will be held from 6:‐8: p.m. Monday, April 24 in the South Hall of the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima. The town hall is sponsored by Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy (AHEAD), in partnership with other groups in Representative Jordan’s district.

Jim Jordan (R‐Urbana) has represented Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District in the US House of Representatives since 2007 and is a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus.

Meet the Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club officers

Austin Amburgey is this year's club president

Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club had their second successful meeting of the year last week. Here are the new officers of the club:  

President: Austin Amburgey
Vice President: Brice Ferguson
Secretary: Melia Santillanez (Stand in Elsie)
Treasurer: Riley Ferguson
Reporter: Alyssa Wince
Photographer: Dakota Gossan
Health & Safety: Jillian Hazelton
Recreation: Wyatt Ferguson
Members who had demonstrations were the Ferguson's. Refreshments were by the Amburgey's. Unfinished business included Books are not in yet.

Story and photo provided by Alyssa Wince

Time to clean house

ONU Recycle student group is ready to collect your throw-aways

By Monty Siekerman
By now, most people have a collection of unwanted electronic devices, so the ONU Recycle student group is collecting items to be recycled to protect the environment. 

This free service is available to all in the Ada area, including the local community and university community.

Items will be collected from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at Heterick Memorial Library.

They will accept computers, laptops, monitors, mice, keyboards, CDs, VCRs, DVDs, speakers, printers, computer cables, floppy discs, cell phones, scanners, tablets, battery chargers, and small, broken appliances such as microwaves.

Steel band festival set for April 22,  6 bands to perform

ONU will host a steel band festival beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 in the north gym of King Horn Center on campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

In addition to the ONU Steel Band, bands from Bowling Green State University, Toledo School for the Arts, Clark Montessori School, Lima Arts Magnet School and the Ohio Avenue Steel Band from Columbus will join the headliner, Tracy Thornton, for a high-energy rock ‘n’ roll concert. 

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