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Music on Main Event for Ada set for July 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The Buy Ada First Committee has organized a Music On Main event for Friday, July 13, from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Depot parking lot, weather permitting.

WONB 94.9 FM is providing music, several businesses are having sidewalk sales, some restaurants will be offering specials, the Ada Rotary Club is having a chicken barbecue fundraiser and more.

Bring lawn chairs, enjoy dinner, visit the businesses, listen and dance to music and spend time in Ada with friends and family.

The Buy Ada First is an Ad-hoc group. Participation is welcome. For more information, please feel free to contact Heather Cox at 419-634-5015.

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ReStoring Julie

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Julie Brewer stands inside Ada's ReStore. She concludes her two-year AmeriCorp assignment this summer.

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ReStore's Julie Brewer prepares to bid farewell to Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

By Jake Dowling, Ada Icon summer intern
It is the summer of 2010. Julie Brewer just graduated from Ohio Northern University with a degree in art education. She had friends, a good life, but she was not ready to jump right into her career, she wanted to explore.

“You know that coming right out of college the job market is going to be tedious and scary, you’re not know sure what opportunities are going to be there, but this opportunity presented itself and I couldn’t say no,” she said.

The opportunity that presented itself was being a part of AmeriCorps, a national organization that fights hunger and poverty here in the U.S.

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Four Ada Victorian houses

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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Here are four Victorian Ada residences from 1902. Top left, Professor Lehr; top right, Robert Laughlin.

Bottom left, Agnew Welsh (notice this photo was taken in the winter with snow on the ground and a girl with a sled); bottom right, S.B. Wagner. These photos are from the booklet "Ada and the O.N.U. The New and the Old."

The book has a 1902 copyright by C.F. Landon, seccessor to Chas. R. Wilson, drugs, books and stationery, South Main Street, Ada, Ohio.

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Writing through grief workshop offered

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Bridge Bereavement Services is offering a “Writing Through Grief” workshop for those grieving the current or past death of a loved one.

The workshop will be held Monday, July 16, and Monday, July 23, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Van Buren State Park, 12259 Township Road 218, Van Buren.

Through this event, participants will use various writing techniques to investigate, express and process grief. No previous writing experience is needed and journals will be provided.

Pre-registration is required.  For more information or to register, call Bridge Bereavement Service at 419.423.5351 or e-mail [email protected].

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Summer reading club pool party July 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 2, 2012

Summer Reading Club Pool Party
Wednesday, July 18 from 11 a.m. to approximately 1:30 p.m.
Location: The Ada park & swimming pool

The Ada Public Library is partnering with the Ada Park to throw a pool party for all Summer Reading Club participants and their guardians in celebration of everyone’s efforts! Kids will have 2 hours to swim for free, and afterwards they will be directed to a shelter house for snacks and prizes.

According to Ada Pool policy, children under the age of 8 must have a caretaker present who is at least 13 years old. If needed, a rain date is set for Thursday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

 

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