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July 2018

Plain as mud

Down Syndrome fundraiser mixes mud, volleyball and lots of fun
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 16, 2018

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
What do you get when you mix 16,000 gallons of water with dirt? Lots of mud and that mixture became the mud volleyball playing field for a Down Syndrome fundraiser at Ada War Memorial Park on Saturday.

Twenty-one teams from Ohio and neighboring states came to Ada to get down and get dirty to benefit the greater Toledo chapter. On Saturday, the event raised several thousand dollars to provide assistance, education, support groups, and to raise awareness of Down Syndrome.

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Ada's opera house

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 16, 2018

Just when you think you've seen all of Ada's old photos this pops up. Leland Crouse says it's the Ada Opera House, circa 1930.

 

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EX88XS

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 16, 2018

The Icon found EX88XS - we don't know its meaning - on a red Hyundai Elantra in Ada.

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Old-fashioned sidewalk sales coming this weekend

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 16, 2018

Ada heads into a busy weekend from Thursday through Saturday, July 19-21.

Events include a downtown old-fashioned sidewalk sales. Six businesses are participating:
• Reichert's clothing
• Gallery for the Arts
• Whatever Cards and Games
• The Mercantile
• Dear Darling Boutique
• ReStore

Then, on Saturday, the Ada VFW Cruz-N-Ada moves to Main Street with vehicle registration starting at 2 p.m. Main will be cordoned off from 1 to 8 p.m. for the cruise.

Watch the Icon for more cruise details coming soon.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, July 16, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

January 1937

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Icon dog of the week - Nora

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, July 16, 2018

Meet Nora. She is a boxer mix breed. Nora loves to run, play and have her belly rubbed. Can you give Nora her 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.

We have new hours of operation
Monday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 
Tuesday and Thursday - closed 
Wedneday 12 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Biking to Ada for a great cause

It's the annual Young’s Ice Cream Charity Bike Tour
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 15, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Many event organizers are happy to raise a few hundred dollars for charity while others aim for a few thousand; however, the bikers who came to Ada on Saturday raised between $100,000 and $125,000.

As temperatures approached 90 degrees and the heat index was nearing 100, the 200 bikers from the Dayton area arrived happy that they accomplished their feat. Applause and cheers from volunteers greeted them as they passed the finish line. Mr. Banana was there, and Jon Umphress let the siren rip as the bikers finished their day, all for good causes.

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Ada Gators finish 4th in WOAL championships

Gator Oldfield wins three events
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 15, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

Final WOAL results: (each event winner and all Ada finishers)
Place Name Age Team Time Points (top 16 individuals score points)
Event 1 Girls 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Kelley, Burke 6 WEST-OH 26.59 20

Event 2 Boys 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Warren, Brayden D 6 BLUF-EH 24.0 20
8 Huber, Landon 6 ADA 35.45 11
12 Lewis, Louie 6 ADA 40.32 5

Event 3 Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Diller, Kari E 8 BLUF-EH 18.45 20
4 Griffith, Tea 7 ADA 21.63 15
12 Callahan, Ainsley 7 ADA 23.97 5
19 McDougle, Lynkin 8 ADA 27.34

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Ada Gator swimmers sit 4th at WOAL meet after day one

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, July 14, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

WAPAKONETA - The Ada Alligator swim team stands in fourth place at the annual eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet after the first day of competition in Wapakoneta Friday.

Westside leads the combined team standings after completion of the first 40 events with 1,593.5 points. Wapakoneta is second (1,379), followed by Bluffton (1,030) and Ada (681).

Shawnee sits fifth (567) and Kenton is sixth (534), with Van Wert seventh (304) and Sherwood last (284.5).

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Humor in the workplace

What we think determines how we feel
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, July 14, 2018

By Nancy Proctor, BSN, MAE
Patient Experience Manager & Educator
Blanchard Valley Health System

Every business knows how integral a core set of values is to driving behavior that results in exceptional product and service quality.

However, most haven’t really considered how a value of humor in the workplace facilitates success. When you can laugh and have fun at work it carves the path to mutual purpose and mutual respect. Humor also facilitates the physiology that supports optimal health, keeping your workforce present and accounted for.

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