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January 2022 Ada chamber summary

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce held its January 19 meeting at the Ada Public Library. The agenda included:

  • Ohio updates brom Rep. Jon Cross 
  • Breakfast casserole and biscuits by Tavern 101
  • Reminder to RSVP by February 9 for the Annual membership luncheon on Feb 16 at The Inn at ONU. RSVP to [email protected]  
  • Introduction of 2022 new board members: Gary Wahlberg , Ric Johnson and Dylan Wood
  • Update on 2024 solar eclipse viewing from County Commissioner Fred Rush

For more information on the chamber, visit http://www.adachamber.org/.

Susan T. Shadley worked for Hardin County Council on Aging

Susan T. Shadley, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 2:05 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on November 12, 1947, Portland, Maine to the late Merton L. and Elizabeth J. (Blake) Soule, Sr.  Susan married Gary G. Shadley on November 10, 1970; he survives in Alger.

Also surviving are her three children: Michelle (Calvin) Curry of Leon, WV, Gary (Kimberly) Shadley, II of Delaware and Stacey Conner of Hillard; five grandchildren; and three brothers: Merton Soule, Jr., Charles (Daniela Baldoni) Soule, and John (Sonya) Soule all of Maine.

Mayor’s Annual Report to Council, January 18, 2022

By Mayor David Retterer

The following text is a report made by Mayor Dave Retterer to the Ada Village Council on Tuesday, January 18, minus comments made to those in attendance including Fiscal Officer Patty Navin, Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger, (remotely) Village Administrator Jamie Hall and Legal Council Jane Napier. Also in remote attendance were the Ada Herald and Kenton Times.

COUNCIL

Routine issues in the Village continue to be handled well. Ada is fortunate to have had active, deliberative, engaged, intelligent and dedicated councilors for many years and that has much to do with the current state of the village. This allows Ada to be prepared for future needs, opportunities and emergencies.

 

FISCAL STATUS

A successful reorganization of the accounting system in 2020 led to additional progress in 2021. Council has planned and budgeted to acquire one software package that will support utility billing, payroll, payables and receivables as well as other related activities. Currently there are at least two software packages to accomplish this and they don’t communicate with each other.

Mind Your Ps and Qs

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

There is a debate about the origin of “mind your Ps and Qs.”  Some believe it started with a 17th century play by Thomas Dekker titled The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet. Others believe it was used in British pubs to tally consumption of drinks where the P is for pints and Q is for quarts. It could have been advice to typesetters to make sure that lower case Ps and Qs did not get mixed up. The expression means to be on your best behavior or to mind your manners. The British sometimes use it to remind children to say please and thank you.  

Football on the brain?

Does anyone else have pre-Super Bowl brain? The Icon is seeking and finding Wilson NFL football references everywhere. On Facebook, the company (with an Ada factory) asks "Which teams will be carrying #TheDuke into next week?"

Bulldog boys fall to big Arlington flurry

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School boys basketball squad fell victim to a 28-0 first half run by the visiting Arlington team and lost 60-45 in a Tuesday night non-league game on January 18.

The Bulldogs tied the game 8-8 on a Cayden Murphy reverse layup, but then plunged into a long scoreless drought. Arlington authored 28 unanswered points bridging the first two quarters, and never trailed after being behind 6-3 early.

The Red Devils led 38-11 at intermission, capitalizing on 14 Bulldog turnovers to net many easy baskets. Ada played better in the second half, winning the final two quarters 34-22.

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