Elwanda J. Casper, age 97, died on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 12:08 p.m. at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
She was born on October 26, 1921 in Ada, Ohio to the late Lloyd and Bessie (Mull) Candler. On October 27, 1940 Elwanda married Alva E. Casper and he preceded her in death on September 11, 1996.
Elwanda retired from the Ada Schools where she had worked as a cook. She was a member of the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church of Ada. She was a former member of the Sugar Grovettes and a member of the TOPPS of Bluffton.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman Here's a continuation of an Ada Icon series in cooperation with Ada Area Chamber of Commerce promoting shopping local for Christmas. This focus is on Gallery for the Arts.
Ruth Roider’s Gallery for the Arts in the heart of downtown Ada has unique gifts made by local artists, crafters, artisans, writers, and photographers. Check it out for one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays.
The Village of Ada has issues a "boil advisory" in effect for some residents of the village. The Icon received the notice at 3:38 p.m. It follows:
A boil advisory is in effect for some residents of Ada.
The order is in effect for Ada residents at:
• Northland Mobile Home Park
• Kingswood Drive
• 500-700 block of North Main Street
• 100-200 blocks of East North Avenue
• Franklin
• Valerie
• 500-700 blocks of North Simon
• 600-700 blocks of North Johnson.
Residents in the village are being advised to boil the water before consumption. The boil water advisory is in effect until further notice.
Barry Allen Archer, age 79, died on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 12:37 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on August 31, 1939 in Auglaize Township, Ohio to Raymond Forest “Buss” and Anna Elizabeth (Binkley) Archer who preceded him in death. On September 16, 1962 Barry married Suzanne McPheron and she survives in Harrod.
A snowman, dressed in gold, lights the way for visitors to The Inn at ONU. He stands at the front door to greet visitors who arrive for holiday parties and events. (Monty Siekerman photo)
I have four children and they are split 50-50 as far as their enjoyment of rollercoasters.
The thrill of the climb, the shock of the drop, the blood rushing through their veins – two of them enjoy every moment of the experience, but two not so much. They were all raised in a similar environment, have common parents, same gene pool, etc. but two of them have a stomach for risk and two do not.
It should also be noted that my oldest child has developmental disabilities and she really has no business being on a rollercoaster in the first place. (We learned that the hard way, but that’s a story for another day.)
By Monty Siekerman Here'a a continuation of an Ada Icon series in cooperation with Ada Area Chamber of Commerce promoting shopping local for Christmas. This focus is on Reichert's.
Hilary Dalton, of Reichert’s, displays a blouse, perfect for gift-giving. The clothing store offers many popular brands for youth, men, and women. The store is located at 111-113 S. Main, 419-634-2881.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and Ada Icon encourages you to shop local.
FROM ADA BULLDOGS FACEBOOK - Ada High School's VEX Engineering Design class recently worked with robots.
Students in the class programed VEX robots to autonomously pick up one ping pong ball and drop it into the can, then using the remote control to pick up another ping pong ball and drop it in the can.
These actions simulate the VEX competition events where 15 seconds of the competition is autonomous and 45 seconds is completed by remote control.
Members of Ada Senior Citizens write messages on greeting cards that will accompany goodie bags to be delivered to shut-ins. The organization met for breakfast Wednesday at CHP. From left are Olivia Dukas, Madonna Lawrence, and Chloe Cole.
In the bottom photo are: from left are Roy Justice, Linda Dearth and Jane Helser.
