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It's true for March: In like a lion, out like a lamb

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 1, 2013

It’s true. March came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. According to Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer, here’s the March weather report:

The first day that March 2012 experienced a temperature above 39 was on March 7. Prior to that it was all 20s and 30s for highs.

Meanwhile the “low” maximum temperature during the final six days of the month was 40 on March 26. Following that it was all 40s and 50 temperature readings.

The March average temperature was 34.1 with the normal average a bit higher at 37.5. March 2013’s precipitation level reached only 1.31 inches. The March normal average is 2.71.

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So, you think you know Ada...

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 1, 2013

So, you think you know Ada. Okay, where is this object located? It's on Main Street - east side - you've passed it every day. Click for the answer.

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If you think you know Ada, then where's this object?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 1, 2013

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this object, or put another way, why would you step on it? The answer is in the photo below.

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Village considering hiring Canine DNA On The Spot, dog excrement ID firm

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 31, 2013

In an effort to rid village sidewalks and other public sites of dog excrement, the Village of Ada is considering the hiring of Canine DNA On The Spot. The company, based in Cleveland, offers communities and park services with DNA animal excrement testing services.

According to the company website: “We assist municipalities and park services in matching animal excrement found on streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks and lawns, with the actual animal that deposited the excrement.”

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ONU professors author personalized medicine textbook

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 31, 2013

Three members of the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, along with a member of the Purdue University faculty, have collaborated to author a textbook titled “Pharmacogenetics, Kinetics, and Dynamics for Personalized Medicine.”

Ohio Northern’s David F. Kisor, professor of pharmacokinetics, Jon E. Sprague, dean and professor of pharmacology, Jeffrey N. Talbot, associate professor of pharmacology, and Michael D. Kane, associate professor of bioinformatics and genomics at Purdue, contributed to the textbook, which will be used by pharmacy students and pharmacists.

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Ada Public Library part of World Book Night

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, March 28, 2013

Amanda Bennett, Ada Public Library director, announced this week that the Ada Public Library has been chosen to be a World Book Night participant.

World Book Night U.S. is a celebration of books and reading held on April 23, when 25,000 passionate volunteers across America give a total of half a million books within their communities to those who don’t regularly read.

In 2012, World Book Night was celebrated in the U.S., the UK, Ireland, and Germany and saw over 80,000 people gift more than 2.5 million books.

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