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March 2018

Art...the answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 30, 2018

Wes and Elsie Allen are helping put together Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night,” one of the most recognized paintings in the history of Western culture.

Van Gogh painted this oil on canvas in 1889 from his asylum room in France. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC since 1941.

The Allens have been working with other Ada teens at the Ada Public Library the past couple of months attaching 4,000 stickers from kindergarten age through 5th grade at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

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Sax recital set for Thursday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 30, 2018

Guest artist Todd Gaffke will perform  on saxophone in recital at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 5 in Presser Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

 

Gaffke is assistant professor of saxophone at The University of Akron. He graduated from Central Michigan University, as well as a master’s degree in performance and doctoral degree in saxophone performance with jazz cognate from Michigan State University.

 

He will be accompanied by pianist Deborah Yasutake. Yasutake is an active pianist in the Akron/Cleveland area and is a staff accompanist at the University of Akron. She maintains a private piano studio in Stow.

 

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Honor your mother with a butterfly

Founding Mothers Dedication Wall at Bluffton Hospital
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 29, 2018

In recognition of Mother’s Day, the Blanchard Valley Health Foundation provides an opportunity in the Bluffton community to honor or remember a mother. You  may recognize her as a “Founding Mother.”

A recognition wall is located outside the hospital maternity area at The Women’s Center of Bluffton Hospital.

This wall features “Founding Mothers” acknowledged by friends and family members.

Through this program, mothers will receive an engraved butterfly permanently placed on the dedication wall, named in a special ad in the Bluffton Icon and will be presented a special, hand-crafted butterfly charm necklace.

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Holy Week in Ada

Here's Easter observances of local congregations
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 29, 2018

Here are the schedules for Holy Week services at Ada area churches:

Ada First United Methodist Church, 391 N. Main, Rev. Brandi Rigsby
Maundy Thursday 7 p.m.
Good Friday 7 p.m. at Sugar Grove UMC
Sunday sunrise service 7:30 a.m.
Easter breakfast 8 a.m.
Triumphant service 10 a.m.

Ada First Baptist Church, 350 W. North Ave., Rev. Jack Duffy
Good Friday 7 p.m.
Easter breakfast 8 a.m.
Resurrection service 1015 a.m.

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Get your April and May calendar out

It's a busy time in Ada - here's what's happening
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 29, 2018

Spring arrives.

Suddenly it seems there’s an event planned every day in Ada.

It takes eight pages of single-spaced type to track all these Ada April and May events, and Darlene Bowers, our calendar complier, shares it all with Icon viewers.

Ada April and May Hometown Happenings includes:
• Community events
• Ada schools
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• ONU Observatory
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Village service schedule
• Ada Public Library

The calendar is attached as a Word document, so it’s printer-friendly, ready to print and post on your bulletin board.

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That Honda in front of you might have an Ada-made part

Ada Technologies produces parts for Honda and other auto manufacturers
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 29, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Ada Technologies, better known locally as ATI, sits on the east edge of town where the company has produced parts for Honda and other auto manufacturers for over 20 years.

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New library entrance now open

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 29, 2018

The newly-constructed north entrance and parking lot of the Ada Public Library is now open. The entrance on the west side facing Main Street will remain an entrance, as well.

The library will be open its regular hours on Good Friday. Those hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

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Ada girls win opener convincingly at Ottoville

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 29, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

OTTOVILLE - The Ada softball team scored eight runs in the fourth inning and cruised to a 14-0 win in its delayed season opener at non-league foe Ottoville Wednesday evening.

 

Freshman Leona Dalton fired a five-inning shutout in her debut, and aided her own cause with two hits, a run batted in and three runs scored. Dalton struck out five and walked none in the run-rule shortened, complete-game effort.

 

The Lady Bulldogs scored two runs in the first inning, then added one in the second and three more in the third to build a 6-0 cushion. They then put the game out of reach with eight more in the fourth frame.

 

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April Going Green Menus

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 29, 2018

Click below for your April Going Green Menus:

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New pharmacy at ONU described

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 29, 2018

There is a new pharmacy at ONU which is open to the public. What is that all about? Might you be interested in having your prescriptions filled there?

 

Katie Westgerdes, a pharmacist for ONU HealthWise Pharmacy, spoke at the Kiwanis Club meeting this week and explained:

 

The pharmacy will be an extension of all the preventive and disease state management services that ONU HealthWise already offers and will accept most prescription insurance plans. 

 

The pharmacy will be a full-service community pharmacy with a focus on comprehensive personal care, including the sale of over-the-counter medications. 

 

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