June 2024

Jim Tressel to serve as parade grand marshal on Saturday

By Paula Pyzik Scott

On Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, the Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department is hosting a big, big, big celebration for the 150th anniversary of the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen’s Association.

At about noon on Monday, June 10, the Village of Ada sent an email notification that Village phone lines are down. The provider is currently experiencing an outage.

A notification will be sent when service is restored.

By Robert McCool

I am not Lazarus, but I am back.

For a few years I've had the rare pleasure and honor to review books and post a few articles with the Icon. This isn't a book review yet, but I have a new capacity in life to share with book lovers and those concerned about my health.

Miracles.

Let's start back in 2022 when I had a laminectomy, or removal of some vertebra spurs on my lower right back so nerves weren't being pinched and painful. After the procedure I was given an opioid pain killer that was clearly listed on my chart as TOXIC and allergic. I suffered a massive heart attack. But I was blessed that day because the best Cardiologist in Lima was on call, and he brought me back to life, placed two life-saving stents in my heart, and allowed me to live again.

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Above) Bill Walton as a Portland Trailblazer in 1976-77; the team came back from a 2-0 finals deficit to beat the favored Philadelphia 76ers.

A Bill Walton retrospective on CelticsBlog.com

By Professor Parquet / Cort Reynolds

Bill Walton was the quintessential southern California baby boomer turned flower child.

APL events on Monday, June 10 also include Family Storytime and Kids Snaps Photography Club.

6:00 p.m. - Beekeeping with Tom Kier is a chance to learn insights from a local beekeeper.

From ONU.edu/news

Becoming a professional athlete in two sports—especially for a woman in the 1950s and 1960s—was nearly impossible. Jeneane Lesko, BA ’57, however, did just that, and her athletic career is only one headline of her amazing life.

Tuesday, June 11 at 11:00 a.m., War Memorial Park

Prepare to be amazed! Magic Nate returns to Ada for another spellbinding performance as part of the Ada Public Library Summer Read program. 

Free event supported by 14 local and regional sponsors

The Lima Symphony Orchestra’s free, public Patriotic Pops concert will be held at Ohio Northern University on Sunday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m. The event will take place on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center between Presser and Weber halls.

July 9-19, a first – and unique – exhibit for ArtSpace/Lima. 

ArtSpace is excited to introduce its inaugural 'Open Wall' event, offering a unique opportunity  for emerging artists to exhibit their work in a professional gallery setting.

The Friends of the Symphony are holding a fundraiser this summer in support of the Lima Symphony Orchestra. This lighthearted fundraiser, affectionately known as “Flock a Friend,” is a way for symphony supporters--including those who live in Ada--to offer their donations to the symphony in a fun, lighthearted way.

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