By Jake Dowling, Ada Icon intern
“They say that we have ketchup in our veins.” That is how Jonathan Lewis, manager of McDonald’s in Ada describes his family’s involvement with quarter pounders and Big Macs.
“It has always been a passion of mine to work for the McDonald’s family,” he says.
Lewis, a 2007 graduate of Bluffton High School, and spring 2011 graduate at Miami (Ohio) with a bachelor’s in finance, has always been a part of the McDonald’s family.
Ever since he was in high school, Lewis was a crew member in Beaverdam and remained a crew member when he went to college.
The red hot pokers (Kniphofia Uvaria) are now in bloom in the depot park on Main Street. The bright flowers stand in contrast to the red caboose behind the flower bed.
The Alumni Association of Ohio Northern University presented Distinguished Alumni Awards during the Alumni Awards Banquet eariler this month.
The awards, recognizing outstanding service and loyalty, were presented to Karen P. (Casper) Condeni, JoAnne (Griffith) Lipski, and Michael Chow. The banquet was part of Northern’s 2012 Alumni Weekend, held June 1-3.
The Ada Public Library and Ohio Northern will be partnering to bring Summer Reading Club members an astronomy program at the Ohio Northern Observatory. Dr. Pinkney, professor of Astronomy, will provide a tour of the observatory and talk about being an astronomer. Participants will also view sunspots through the telescopes, weather permitting.The event is from 3 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, at the ONU Observatory.
The Inn at ONU, Ada's full-service hotel, has built a reputation for quality and customer services. Guests at The Inn experience luxurious accommodations, fine dining and friendly staff.
To continue to meet its guests’ needs, The Inn will undergo building improvements and enhancements over the summer.
These will be completed in four phases. The Inn will continue to operate as normal during the first two phases of the work.
The third phase begins July 27 and will be completed late August. During the third phase, The Inn's culinary services will be closed; therefore, any room reservations made during the third phase will be reduced by $10 per person.
