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Ada firm breathes new life into old furniture - here's the latest example

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Love that fabric!

Dan Garver of Ada's own Fine Touch Furniture and Upholstery, displays one of the latest projects recently completed at the business.

Fine Touch, at 513 N. Johnson St., Ada, proves that you can make something that is old new again. This photo is proof.

To view more reupholstery projects click here for Fine Touch Facebook page.

 

 

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Liberty Township received 13.43 inches of rain in June

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Liberty Township won the prize for having the most rainfall in Hardin County's townships during June.

Liberty also has had more rain this growing season than any other county township.

VIEW THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

According to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin Extension Office, rainfall reporters recorded an average of 10.99 inches of rain in Hardin County.  Last year, the average rainfall for June was 5.52 inches.  Rainfall for June was 6.79 inches more for the month than for the ten year average rainfall in the month of June. 

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Golf in the Gulf

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

A couple of high school students pose near a partially submerged golf Frisbee goal near the water retention basin at ONU. It will be a while before that game is played in spite of 24-hour pumping to lower the basin level because more storms were predicted for Sunday afternoon. Most of the campus remains high and dry even though huge amounts of rain have fallen over the past several weeks. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Where is it in Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Ben Bowers is at it again. This time it's a multiple choice quiz.

He's provided another photo that every Icon viewer can identify - or should be able to identify.

This rather long and narrow art object is a window. No doubt, everyone reading this column has passed under it.

Where is it in Ada?

A - Somewhere on the ONU campus
B - Somewhere on the post office
C - Somewhere on an Ada side street

The answer is below.
 

 

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Here's who performs, when, at Viva Maria's Pizza and Pasta

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Providing entertainment at Viva Maria Pizza and Pasta in the near future are:

• Gene Parker and Friends, July 24.
• Jim Boedicker, July 25.
• Chris Buzzelli and Maria Fricano, July 31.

There is no cover charge for the vocal and/or instrumental music for the diners at the popular Italian restaurant located at the corner of East Buckeye and North Johnson.

See their ad in the Adaicon for summer hours and menu. (Monty Siekerman)

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Ada HS yearbook staff 45 yearbooks ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Here's the Ada High School yearbook staff 45 yearbooks ago - the school year was 1969-70. Open the photo to view the names of the staff. Where are they today?

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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