Through a window dimly: Here are photos of construction on the main floor of Ohio Northern Univesity's Heterick Library, taken through dust-covered windows.
The first-ever Heritage Day Festival takes place in Mt. Blanchard on Saturday, Aug. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting through fireworks that evening.
The Beautification Committee, with help from village council, sponsors the event.
Watch the Icon for additional information later this summer.
The community is invited to worship at Ada War Memorial Park Sunday, July 24, with Sugar Grove United Methodist Church.
A continental breakfast will be available at 9:30 a.m., followed by songs and worship in the brown shelter house near the back of the park. Pastor Courtnie will continue the Disney at the Movies series with this weeks homily theme: Pocahontas.
By Monty Siekerman
Ferguson Insurance Agency will celebrate its 60th anniversary with an open house from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22, at the office, 1356 Township Road 35 (St. Paul Road). All are welcome.
Ruth and John Ferguson started the agency in 1956. They were joined by their son, Fred, in 1978. John died in 1995 and Jamie Hazelton, Fred's daughter, joined the agency in 1996 and remains there today.
The Hazeltons live on the 60 acre farm where the business is located, northwest of Ada. She and her husband, Chad, are the parents of six children. The family raises many kinds of farm animals.
What do you get when you combine tick-tac-toe and hopscotch? Summer Fun Days at the Ada First Presbyterian Church. Here, Nathan Allen and Deb Allen compete in a new game along the sidewalk by the church on Sunday evening. Other events, held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., this week include worship on Monday, Bible study on Tuesday, and a picnic on Wednesday. The church is located at 201 S. Main St. (Monty Siekerman photo)
