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Grand Avenue residence Beacon Realty house of the week

Beacon Realty's featured house of the week is located at 504 N. Grand Ave., Ada, according to Becky Neville. The three-bedroom, one-bath home is listed at $57,900.

For more details on the listing open the attachment at the bottom of this story or call Becky at 419-230-2250.

15 with Richard Gainey, Santa, and the WONB station manager - all rolled into one

Richard Gainey will retire from ONU this year, but his gig as Santa will continue, which is good news for all the good little boys and girls, adults, too. Richard wears many hats: Mr. WONB, Mr. Claus, Friend of Unloved Pets, and Budding Artist.

As founder and general manager of the campus radio station, in 1988, what changes have you observed?
The profession is constantly changing. For example, what used to be done on a 10-foot long piece of equipment, can now be accomplished on a laptop. Radio ownership is trending toward stations being nationally owned with regional management.

A new era

Many Ada Methodist parishioners as well as townspeople gather for the first event in the new church building...Ash Wednesday and communion. Yes, 167 people showed up on a snowy night when the wind chill was 10 below zero at the time. Even though the weather outside was miserable, all were happy to see the church doors open once again after the all-consuming fire.

Pettit College of Law recognized as top school that prepares students to pass bar exam

The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law was recognized as one of the top law schools in the nation for preparing students to pass the bar in the 2015 February issue of The National Jurist 2015.

Were you on the Ada HS yearbook staff?

Thirty-three Ada High School yearbooks ago...well, here's the staff from 1981-82. The names of staff members are listed under the photo.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

Ada CIC pledge of support drive underway for 2015

The 2015 Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) membership drive is underway. A membership for is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

A membership is $25 per year. The CIC is “a corporation for the sole purpose of advancing, encouraging, and promoting industrial, economic, commercial and civic development of our Ada Community and Area.”

Ada CIC meets on the third Wednesday of each month at noon, and the meetings are open to the public. The meetings often consist of a designated program or guest, as well as member update reports from those who are present. These meetings serve as an ideal place to hear the positive developments going on throughout our community.

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