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The summer Ada painted the town - Our Lady of Lourdes gets a paint job

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 5, 2016

It's looking more and more like the summer that Ada painted the town.

First, high above the skyline, the Ada water tower received at least 150 gallons of paint.

Second, the Ada football stadium has a renovation with a nice touch of purple and gold, plus a new bulldog added.

Now comes Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. It's getting a new coat of paint. Check out this close-up and the long-distance photo taken by Ken Collins.

What is next on Ada's painting the town list?

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Donations going to Dominican Republic

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 5, 2016

Fifth-year pharmacy student Lauren Grimes packs aspirin bottles. Members of Northern Without Borders packed donations in McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University before their trip to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Twenty-seven students and two advisors will be working over seven days with the charity organization Solid Rock International to provide medical outreach and build a new clinic. The group will provide vitamins, dental items, soaps and purchasing medications in the Dominican Republic to distribute. (Trevor Jones photo)

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Dr. Christopher Spiese among presenters at Aug. 26 Hardin County Field Day

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, August 5, 2016

‘Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field’ will be the theme of the Hardin County Field Day on Friday, Aug. 26.  

This is the second year for this field day, cooperatively sponsored by the following partners: The Nature Conservancy, John Deere, Findlay Implement, Chris Kurt, Randy Boose, OSU Extension, Hardin and Putnam Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Farm Bureau/Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network, Ohio Department of Agriculture and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Teaching the value of a fingerprint and DNA

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 4, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

Dave Hammond, a Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent, fingerprints children at Ada War Memorial Park on Friday.

He also took DNA samples. He described to to the youngsters, who volunteered to be printed and have DNA recorded, the value of having such information.

One man, who lost his daughter in a plane crash at sea many years ago, said having had DNA would have been helpful in identifying her remains. DNA is also helpful in returning lost children to their parents.

The activity took place during a free lunch program offered this summer by ReStore Community Center.

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Ada UFO

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 4, 2016

...it's a bird.  It's a plane.  (Yeah, it's a plane, but not your usual plane.) Ken Collins spotted a most unusual aircraft hovering over the Ada skies today. We invite Icon viewers to tell us about this unidentified flying object. Email us at [email protected].

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Library awarded Guiding Ohio Online/Americorps Grant for 2nd year

Posted by Rhett Grant on Thursday, August 4, 2016

The Ada Public Library is pleased to announce that they've been awarded a 2nd Year of the Guiding Ohio Online Americorps grant, which means that the Library's Tech Volunteer, Max Gauthier, will be assisting community members at the Ada Public Library through the summer of 2017!

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