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Ada blood drive

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 9, 2012

Mark Curth was among Ada blood donors at the American Red Cross blood drive yesterday at Ada Community Health Professionals.  Assisting him is Jacki Lallathin, nurse with the Red Cross. The drive's 29-pint goal was exceeded. The next blood drive is Sept. 10.

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Alisa Armbrecht Health Chek owner: "This job was a leap of faith I'm glad I took"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 9, 2012

Photo and story by Jake Dowling, Icon intern
High school life was over; it was time to be an adult. In the early 1990s that was the reality faced by  Alisa Armbrecht, today owner of Health Chek, a store that sells health foods and health and beauty supplies at 117 S. Main Street in Ada.

“I was a waitress, I worked in a factory, then I worked at the Lima News,” she said. “I was just trying to find my way in life early on.”

Armbrecht worked at the Lima News for a few years working in its production department, but decided she wanted to go in a different direction.

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Ada Kiwanis will plant a tree in Ada Park on July 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 8, 2012

Harold Friesner called the 38th meeting (July 3th) of the 2011–2012 Kiwanis Year to order

The invocation was given by Jon Umphress.

The following guests were introduced: Bo and Mike Hurley and Bob Ward.

The birthday of Joe Ferguson (July 6th) was celebrated in song.

The 50th membership anniversary Mark Shull was noted. He joined the club on July 1st, 1962.

The wedding anniversary of Tom and Karen Kier (June 30th, 1984) was also noted.

It was reported that member Dustin Brooks of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Ada recently won the firm's exclusive Spirit of Partnership Award for outstanding performance during 2011.

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The Voices of Ohio hold First United Methodist benefit concert July 28

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 8, 2012

The Voices of Ohio
Benefit Concert for
Ada First United Methodist Church
July 28 at 7:00 p.m.

March 13 was a day of shock and change for Ada First United Methodist Church
when the members’ beloved church burned down.  Two members of this
congregation, Melanie Woods and Michele Elliott, are also members of The
Voices of Ohio, an exciting and dynamic adult performing vocal ensemble.

To help Ada First, the ensemble has volunteered to perform a benefit concert
on July 28 at 7:00 in the Ada School Auditorium.

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98 percent of AEP customers have power restored

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 8, 2012

AEP Ohio has restored power to approximately 98 percent of the approximately 660,000 customers affected by the catastrophic storm that moved through the state June 29 and the additional customers who lost power in subsequent storms July 4 and 5.
 
As of 8 p.m. tonight (July 8), power has been restored to approximately 646,000 of the customers affected by these storms. Approximately 14,000 AEP Ohio customers remain without power tonight.

The majority of the customers still without power are located in the Columbus, Newark and Athens service areas.

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Okay, here's my opinion on how the college football playoffs should work

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 8, 2012

By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
If anyone watches college football, many would agree that the sport is fun to watch, with all of the upsets and great matchups. But, one would also know that it can be frustrating at times as well, especially if your team was not selected by a hand full of computers to play in the National Title Game.

University presidents and Notre Dame approved a playoff system, set to take place for the beginning of the 2014 football season, on June 27. This playoff system would pin the four best schools against each other in two semi-final games. Then the winners of the semi-finals would go on to play in the National Title Game.

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