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Ada Library breathes new life into Friends organization with membership drive

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Do you love libraries? Do you enjoy that libararies allow everyone, no matter your income or abilities, access to books, movies, computer use, kids activities and community? 

The Friends of the Ada Public Library is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the library in the Ada community. Friends help promote the library, develop activities, present special programs, and encourage reading and use of the Library.

In an attempt to revitalize the group the library is holding a Friends membership drive. Join now and any current fines will be forgiven! The first meeting of the new year will be held Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m.

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ArtSpace/Lima juried photo show opens Jan. 4

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

The ArtSpace/Lima Photography Club will present its annual juried exhibition from Jan. 4 through Feb. 16 in The Ellen Nelson Gallery at ArtSpace.

The exhibit will feature 114 total photographs: 90 photographs by 38 adult photographers and 24 photographs by 15 youth photographers. In all, 47 photographers entered 183 photographs.  Entry categories include: Animals, Architecture, Black and White, Landscape, Plants, Portraiture, Special Effects, Still Life, Miscellaneous, and Youth.

Judges for this year’s exhibit were Amy Parrish, owner-operator of Atelier in Granville, Ohio, and Jim Dawson, professional photographer in Springfield, Ohio.

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Ada Bingo set for Thursdays in January

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Ada Bingo plays on Thursdays at the Alumni N-men’s Building in downtown Ada.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and game play begins at 6:55 p.m.. Ada Bingo uses new,
radio-controlled electronic machines, as well as, traditional paper packages.

Proceeds from Ada Bingo benefits the Ada Lion's Club and Ada Music Boosters.

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ONU professor developing new technique to monitor phosphorus in watersheds

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Christopher Spiese, Ohio Northern University assistant professor of chemistry, is working on the development of a new technique for measuring dissolved phosphorus in freshwaters that could introduce a new testing method that will allow for a more cost-efficient and quicker way to monitor watersheds.

Working with ONU student Joanne Berry, a junior biochemistry major from Brunswick, Ohio, Spiese reached a breakthrough in 2011 when a novel reagent (a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis) formed a yellow-green fluorescent compound in the presence of phosphate.

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Can you imagine a December with an average daily temperature above freezing?

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer provided a summary of our December weather.  Here goes:

The high temprature in December was 66 degrees on Dec. 3. The low was 14 degrees on Dec. 28. The average December 2012 temperature was 36.9 degrees. The normal average for December is 29.2 degrees.

The precipitation for December 2012 was 16 inches (combining both rain and snow inches). The normal average precipitation is 2.69 inches.  A little catching up from our dry November.

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Police docket for Dec. 24 - 30

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Dec. 24


  • Traffic stop citation issued for ficticious plates
  • Handled suspicious vehicle complaint at the park
  • Handled harassment complaint

  • Handled standby on W Montford

  • Handled loud music complaint on Pleasant view

Dec. 25


  • Traffic stop warning for no headlights
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Handled alarm drop at McDonald

  • Handled attempted break in on N Main St
  • Handled harassment complaint on Northern view
  • Handled loud noise complaint

Dec. 26


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