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August 2020

Ada Rotary has your Thursday supper ready

Chicken barbecue from 4:30-6 p.m. at Hays Insurance
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Ada Rotary Club has a chicken barbecue dinner with your name on it.

The club hosts a carryout-drive-thru-only chicken barbecue dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 6.

The drive-thru takes place at Hays Insurance, 202 S. Main St. Tickets are $9 per meal and include:
• One-half chicken
• Baked beans
• Macaroni salad

Tickets are available in advance at Quest Federal Credit Union and from any Ada Rotary Club member. Tickets may be purchased by calling 419-230-2250 or 419-303-0586.

Dinners are also available on Thursday depending upon the supply available.

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FAQs about the restart of school

Ada school website offers answers to frequently asked questions
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

The following back-to-school information is from the Ada school website and is subject to change.

Introduction:  This plan reflects what our plan is today, under today’s conditions, and is subject to change at any time to adapt to changes to the COVID-19 crisis.  

(Icon note: For example, on Aug. 5, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while in school. Click here to read that story.

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Ask Me Anything about covid-19

Ross Kauffman answers "Are confirmed cases inflated due to repeated tests of the same positive individual?"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

This is the first in a series of brief YouTube videos focusing on covid-19. This video is part of Ada SAFE 2020 AMA (ask me anything) question series.

Ross Kauffman, assistant professor and director of public health at Ohio Northern University, speaks to the question: "Are confirmed cases inflated due to the repeated tests of the same positive individual?"

Click here to learn more about this series and to visit the online site that provides resources about the virus.
 

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Health order will require K-12 children wear face coverings in school

Announcement from Ohio governor's office
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided the following updates on the status of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

MASKS IN SCHOOLS
Governor DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while at school. The new mandate comes after the Ohio Children's Hospital Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Ohio Chapter issued a joint letter  recommending widespread use of masks in schools with the following exceptions: 

• Children under the age of 2 years old

• Any child unable to remove the face covering without assistance

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So, you think you know Ada? - the answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

The answer to the mystery photo is at the Ada High School football stadium.

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Where did the 6-foot rule come from? Answers to many other questions like this

From ONU's Heterick Memorial Library and Ada SAFE 2020 locally-created resource about covid-19
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 4, 2020

• Where did the 6-foot rule come from?
• How do we help kids cope with all the questions surrounding covid-19?
• What criteria would allow us to return to not having social distancing, wearing masks and enhancing disinfecting practices?
• Is this a short term virus, or is it like the flu that will continue to show up seasonally?

These questions and host of others are addressed in a locally-created online resource made available to the public this month. 

A team effort by Ohio Northern University Heterick Library librarians and several members of the Ada SAFE group created the resource.

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Icon's Veggie Garden of the Week

Kyle and Becca Hibbard grow a variety of vegetables in a large garden
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 4, 2020

This week’s featured Ada Icon Veggie Garden belongs to the Hibbard family who live on Bentley Road just west of Ada.  

Ada area residents may remember Kyle’s vegetable stand on North Main near Kingswood Apartments.  

He has since graduated, married, and moved to their present home on Bentley Road where his family continues to grow a variety of vegetables in a very large garden.  Tending all those plants takes work, and the whole family helps.  Pictured are Becca and Kyle Hibbard, and their children Aubrey (2) and Kendall (almost 1).

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Okay, so you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Okay, so you think you know Ada? No hints and the answer comes tomorrow.

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Several new Help Wanted ads now on the Icon's Classified Page

Local openings for part-time and full-time
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons.

These range from part-time to full-time openings and include:
• New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center
• Bluffton University
• Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio
• GROB Systems
• Mercy Health
• Machine operators through Patrick Staffing
• Bluffton law office
• Viva Maria Pizza and Pasta
• The Dough Hook
• Wendy’s Restaurant
• Blanchard Valley Heath Systems
• Ohio Northern University
• Ohio Means Jobs

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July 2020: Hotter and dryer an past Julys

Temperatures ranged from 95 to 59 degrees
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Yes, July was hotter than most Julys we’ve experience, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The July, 2020, average temperature was 77.1 degrees, or 4.4 degrees warmer than the July average of 72.7 degrees.

And, it rained less this July than in previous Julys. July, 2020, had 2.38 inches of rainfall. That’s  1.42 inches less than the average July rainfall of 3.8 inches.

July’s temperatures experienced a range of 36 degrees with the high of 95 recorded on July 6 and the low of 59 recorded on July 14.

July’s hottest period was from July 3 through July 9 when each of the highest daily temperatures reached 91 or higher.

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