July 2019

Your organization's official invite to the F&M and Harvest and Herb parades

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If you are from Ada then we know that you like a parade.

Here’s two chances to be a parade or two this summer – it’s your official invitation to be in the Farmers and Merchants Picnic parade on Saturday. Aug. 10, and in the Harvest and Herb Festival parade on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Parade applications are attached at the bottom of this story.

What you need to know:

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Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) holds its quarterly meeting at noon, Wednesday, July 24, in the Ada depot, according to Eileen Peterman of the village.

CIC's most recent meeting was April 24. According to the Ohio Revised Code, community improvement corporations serve as economic development arms for the governmental body they serve.

In that way, a CIC advances, encourages and promotes industrial, economic, commercial and civic development in a community.

 

Heavy chrome, running boards, wide white walls and gas guzzlers

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Seventy-six vehicles, including many V-8s that guzzled lead gas a long time ago, came to Ada on Saturday. It was the Ada VFW's 5th annual Ada Cruz-In. Here's a list of winners, provided by Win Hauenstein. Several winner photos are below.

2019 VFW Cruz-N-Ada Car Show Winners         

Women's basketball coach Michele Durand announces her retirement

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By Tim Glon
Ohio Northern women's basketball coach Michele Durand has announced her retirement from coaching at the end of the 2019-20 season after 19 years as head coach of the program.

After the season, she will move to a position as ONU's full-time assistant director of athletics.

Current assistant coach Mark Huelsman will replace Durand at the end of the season.

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Frances E. Nichols, 92, died Monday, July 22, 2019, at 9:28 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on Feb. 25, 1927, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Royal and Rosa (Coppler) Nichols.

Frances retired from Trend Trim Company of Spencerville after working for  34 years. She graduated from Alger High School class of 1945.  She resided with her niece, Teresa (Bernie) Rowe of Harrod for the last seven years.

Also surviving are her adopted brother and sister: Larry Allen Coppler-Nichols and Joyce Coppler; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Helms and Sons Excavating was awarded the Ada street maintenance program contract for 2019. The Ada council accepted the bid this month.

The company submitted a bid of $172,756, and bids were opened in late June. The bid, posted above, lists its bid estimates for asphalt, street grinding and alley grinding.

Helms was the lowest bid received, according to Jami Hall, village administrator.

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Janet Fisher, a life-long Ada resident, is this month's Vancrest resident spotlight.

She grew up in Ada and graduated from Ada High School. She worked at Hal and Jean's restaurant for many years, saying that she took the job because a teacher told her that it would "break her shyness."

She enjoyed bowling and now her favorite game is balloon volleyball. Janet is a long-term care resident of Vancrest.

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Margaret J. Gossard, 82, died on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 3:46 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on July 23, 1936, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Harry and Sarah (Coppler) Nichols. On Sept. 2, 1969 Margaret married Leslie A. Gossard and he died March 10, 1970.

Margaret was a homemaker. She was a member of the Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, Alger.

She is survived by a daughter: Lana A. (Bill Stebleton) Freshcorn of Lima; and one granddaughter: Desirea Freshcorn; two grandsons: Anthony Ellis and Eric Smith; and seven great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by seven brothers and four sisters.

Receipts up 4.52 percent from last year

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At mid-year, Ada’s village income tax receipts are up 4.52 percent over the same period last year, according to Jeff Oestreich.

See the chart below.

Oestreich presented the report during a July Ada council meeting earlier this month. The total collected during the first six months of 2019 reached $609,301 compared to $582,952 in 2018, for an increase of $36,339.

The safety income tax is up $13,169 and pool income tax reserves is up $3,950.

Singing, dancing, making drums, playing instruments and building new friendships

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Mother of 6th and 8th graders: “Our boys loved the week of choral camp!”

Eleven singers, grades 1 to 8, joined Noteworthy Community Choir’s first-ever Summer Sounds Choral Camp, and spent the week singing, dancing, making drums, playing instruments and building new friendships.  

- MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM -

“We didn’t know the vocal skills of the campers until day one, and they were wonderful singers!  We even managed a three-part song!”  says, Vicki Mills, director of SSCC.  

“Year one was a fantastic success, and we’re already looking forward to year two. I even heard a camper tell his mom he wanted to come to this camp again next year!”

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