William J. “Bill” Hoffer, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 ,at 12:45 p.m. at his residence in Ada, surrounded by his family.
He was born on March 13, 1950, in Bluffton to the late Roy and Mary (Dunbar) Hoffer, Jr. On Feb. 2, 1979, Bill married Diana M. Newland and she survives in Ada.
Bill worked as a custodian at Ohio Northern University, Ada. He was an avid NASCAR and Ohio State Buckeye Fan. Bill enjoyed art and doing paint by number on his IPad. He was a member of the Bluffton High School class of 1968.
Ron Klingler has stepped down from his volunteer position as a member of the Ada Park Board. He has served on the board for 26 years and was recognized during his final meeting held Nov. 16.
Jane Lee, park board clerk, said that many improvements took place in the park while Klingler served on the board. These include the addition of two new shelter houses, a new fence around the football field, repaving of the basketball courts and a complete electrical rewiring of the entire park.
The new shelter house completed this fall will be available for rental use next summer. The enclosed structure is 30 by 70 feet.
Preschoolers at the ONU Child Development Center can tell you about the first-ever Thanksgiving. It all began with a 66-day voyage on the Mayflower to Plymouth Rock. You can follow along with the students as you view the following photos that portray Thanksgiving.
Some of us eat turkey on Thanksgiving. The president pardons one each year, and rumor falsely claims that Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the national bird. There’s even vegan turkeys.
And now, there are Ada second grader turkeys.
The Icon lifted several examples of this proud birds from Ada Bulldogs Facebook. Each is created by an Ada second grader. You will find second graders to be very creative.
For example, there's a Spiderman turkey, plus one dressed as a clown, a Ninja turtle, in bubble gum, a Santa and our featured turkey that resembles a flamingo.
The Ada post office has an assortment of holiday-related stamps for persons sending cards, gift packages and letter this holiday season.
These include stamps featuring:
• Our Lady of Guapulo
• Christmas ornaments
• Kwanzaa
• Hanukkah
The postal service recommends the following ship by dates to keep in mind for gifts to arrive on time:
• Friday, Dec. 18 - first class mail
• Saturday, Dec. 19 - Priority Mail Service
• Thursday, Dec. 23 - Priority Mail Express Service
Our hint from yesterday was "it's part of forgotten Ada." Don't know if that helped. Check the photo below for the answer and think "bank burglar alarm."