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Local Vintage Chevrolet club celebrates one year

58th Central VCCA Meet held in Lima July 30-31
Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

By Dan Groman
The Vintage Chevrolet Club of America's Western Buckeye Region (WBR) just celebrated one year since its charter. We now have 34 members and are rapidly growing.

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Liberty Village Preschool to hold a dinner fundraiser for new playground

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Liberty Village Preschool (preschool at Ada Exempted Village schools) is raising money to install a new playground area. Funds have been raised to install a fence and additional money is needed to purchase a storage shed and toys for the preschool students. All profit from this event will be donated to Liberty Village Preschool.

Dinners will be $10 and include a pulled pork sandwich, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, and a cookie. Midwest BBQ, Catering & More, LLC will be providing dinners. The meals can be picked up from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Ada Park on Saturday, August 7th.

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Blood shortage continues: Red Cross needs donors now

A thousand blood donations needed daily to prevent further delays in patient care
Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2021

While donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to give this summer, the need for blood and platelets remains crucial for patients relying on lifesaving transfusions. The American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage and donors of all blood types – especially type O and those giving platelets – are urged to make an appointment to give now.  

Right now, the Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations each day to meet current demand as hospitals respond to an unusually high number of traumas and emergency room visits, organ transplants and elective surgeries.

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Friendship Gardens Open House

Posted by admin on Friday, July 9, 2021

By Mark Badertscher
Did the pandemic have you all couped up and wanting to get out and enjoy the outdoors? Several people across the state took up new hobbies during this time and gardening was one of these new interests.

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November 27 Blaze of Lights parade invitation

Posted by admin on Friday, July 9, 2021

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting community organizations and businesses to participate in the 2021 Bluffton Blaze of Lights parade on Saturday, November 27.

"It's Christmas (planning) in July," notes chamber CEO Paula Scott. "Several organizations have contacted us to confirm the date and we are planning for a wonderful, 100-plus unit parade in 2021."

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It's happening in July in Hardin County

Update of county events from Hardin Chamber and Business Alliance
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 2, 2021

Several July events are scheduled in Kenton. This information is from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, of which the Ada Icon is a member.

• Cruise night, Kenton
Second and fourth Fridays all summer, 7 to 9 p.m.
Courthouse Square
July 10 and July 24

• Eats on the streets
Saturday, July 10, 5 to 11 p.m.
Downtown Kenton – craft and draft beers, local wins, classic car show, live music.

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