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Johnny Pierce, 1947-2014

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, April 17, 2014

Johnny A. Pierce, Sr. age 67, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 6:18 p.m. at his residence in Ada.

He was born on March 6, 1947, in Ross County, Ohio to Earl and Florence (Rhinehart) Pierce and they preceded him in death.

He is survived by a son, Johnny Pierce, Jr. of Findlay; three daughters, Jill Pierce of Ada, Jody (Rusty) Miller of Marysville and Joy Pierce of Hilliard; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren; four sisters: Rowenna (Gene) Harrell of Chillicothe, Delcia Wright of Marysville, Clara Thomas of Chillicothe and Kathry Cress of Cumberland, Ky. He was preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters.

It was his wish to be cremated.

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April 7 to April 13 Ada police call logs

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, April 17, 2014

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, provided the Icon with the Ada police call logs from April 7 to April 13. They are in the two attachments at the bottom of this story.

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Working skyward

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 17, 2014

Every building project starts at the bottom and works skyward. Here's the latest look of the First United Methodist Church building project.

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Dr. Mark Shull - Retire? - Heck no, the weed-free yard will have to wait

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 17, 2014

By Darlene Bowers
“If I retired, I’d have a weed-free yard,” exclaims Mark Shull, whose dentistry practice has been a part of Main Street in Ada since 1962.

Mark has absolutely no plans to retire, though. Ask him how he got started in dentistry and he laughs and then relates the events. “Well my birthday is on Halloween so I started school at age 5 and then entered college at age 17.”

Mark began as a pre-pharmacy student at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, but after the first semester decided he was then terrible at math so he changed to pre-med with a chemistry minor.

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15 minutes with Austin Dumbaugh - there's something about his stare

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 17, 2014

15 minutes with Ada High School senior, Austin Dumbaugh

What are your plans after high school?
I’m attending Rhodes State College, Lima and will major in nursing.

What classes are you taking this semester?
Yearbook, sociology, astronomy, English, personal finance and Trig.

Do you have your prom tux rented?
Yeah. It’s a blue vest.

Where are you going to eat?
Tokyo Steak House, Findlay. A group of us, probably 14. The girls made the reservation. I just show up.

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Next Maple Crest Sunday buffet April 27

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 17, 2014

The next Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, Sunday buffet is April 27, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.

The menu includes:
• Raviolo stuffed with grilled vegetables in sun dried tomato sauce
• Chicken parmesan
• Mixed green salad
• Fresh Asparagus
• Garlic breadstick
• Lemon meringue pie
• Coffee and iced tea.

The buffet is in the Patio Room at Maple Crest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to all adults 55 and older at a cost of $7.50 per person.

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