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Here's August and September's Hometown Happenings

61 days with lots of activites taking place in Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 30, 2017

Name the most important August event in Ada. Is it:
• Farmers and Merchants Picnic
• Lincoln Highway Buy Way Sale
• Ada school starting
• ONU classes starting
• Hardin County Fair (okay, it's in September)

Perhaps something else?

You can now check the Ada calendar for August in the Icon's Hometown Happenings compiled by Darlene Bowers. There you will find everything taking place in Ada in August and September.

There are lots of events taking place in the next 61 days. The entire list is attached in a printer-friendly format.

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James R. "Jim" Gibson 1941 - 2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, July 29, 2017

James "Jim" Gibson passed away on July 28th, 2017 at Lima Memorial Health System at 11:39 a.m.

He was born on August 20th, 1941 to the late Roy and Mary (Appleton) Gibson. On July 17, 1965 Jim married Victoria L. “Vickie” Fry who preceded him in death on August 8, 2004.

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Meet this year's F&M Picnic prince and princess candidates

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, July 29, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Among the F&M prince and princess candidates this year are (front row, from left) Riece Clark, Kaylee Watson; (back row, from left) Kyleigh Watson, Maudie Decker.
Here's the scoop on the seven candidates:
Riece Clark, guardian Gale Mullett, age 4, preschool, enjoys playing ball, riding his motorcycle, swimming, and playing with cars.
Kaylee Watson, daughter of Jordan and Megan Watson, age 9, fourth grade, enjoys horseback riding, softball, Girl Scouts, working in the garden with her Dad and raising bunnies with her Mom.

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Hardin County Grand Jury indicts two area residents

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 28, 2017

Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputies executed warrants on indictments earlier this week by arresting two Ada area men on separate and unrelated cases.

The warrants were issued July 26, after indictments were handed down by a Hardin County Grand Jury.

Arrested were Albert L. Mast, Sr., of 0691 Township Road 25, Ada, and Dennis L. Dellifield of 415 Willeke Ave., Ada.

Mast is charged with a 123-count indictment, which include felony rape, gross sexual imposition, sexual imposition and sexual battery.

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Ada's hanging baskets

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 28, 2017

The word's getting around. Ada is the town with hanging flower baskets. Here is one of the baskets in the railroad depot park that makes summer a great place here.

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First half of 2017 sees lots of construction in Ada

Duplex, residence, church addition and more
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 28, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
The first six months of this year found a duplex, a home, and a church addition, plus assorted fences, decks, and storage sheds built in Ada. ONU demolished a house on Ballard and Karlton Plaugher removed a house trailer on Lincoln.

Pictured here: work continues on a $200,000 duplex on Autumn Drive by Myler Construction. Two similar duplexes have been built by Myler in the past year or so, as shown in the background of the photo.

Zoning permits were granted to Clint Mathewson for a $250,000 single family home at 1136 Beech St. and a $245,000 addition to Grace Gospel Church, 321 N. Gilbert St.

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