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Doris C. Miller Schneider 1921 - 2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Doris C. Miller Schneider, 95, of Lima, died 2:40 a.m., Mon. May 22, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. She was born June 6, 1921, in Lima, the daughter of Lawrence A. & Edna C. (Schlosser) Clark, who preceded her in death. On May 23, 1943, she married Marvin L. Miller, and he died April 6, 1985. Then on Oct. 28, 1997, she married Arlington C. "Arlie" Schneider, and he died Oct. 6, 2004. 

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Mark Light featured at Kiwanis Club

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Mark Light, Hardin County 4-H educator, shared details of the Spark Lab in the Kenton office with the Ada Kiwanis members  on May 23. Use of the lab is open to youth, adults, and entrepreneurs and have a variety of maker equipment including 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, soldering irons and even sewing machines.  

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Want to make some music this summer?

Vicki Mills offers several music class options
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Want to make some music this summer?

Vicki Mills can help. Miss Vicki’s Music Studio, 2613 State Route 81 (West North Avenue), Ada, has a range of summer classes for youth through adults. For more information contact Mills at 419-679-8259. Or CLICK HERE for the studio website.

Here’s the summer schedule:

Tuesday evenings – June 13 to Aug. 8
(no classes June 20 or July 4)
Choir (grades 1-3) – 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Choir (grades 4-8) - 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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Unexpected Ada visitors

Show up at Bob and Janet Crawford's front door
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Bob and Janet Crawford had unexpected visitors at their front door on East North Avenue this week: two cecropia.

The beautiful moths hatched from a cocoon not far away. Janet shared the photos of her "find" with the Ada Icon.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS BELOW -

A year and a half ago, large cecropia caterpillars were found on the buckhorn plants in front of Liberty National Bank. See the photos (below) of the caterpillars that Monty Siekerman photographed in August of 2015.

Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) is North America's largest moth with a wingspan of 5-6 inches.

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Zach headed to state tennis tournament

Placed second at district semis
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Ada High School athlete Zach Beaschler qualified for state tennis competition by placing second on Saturday at the district semifinals at Bowling Green State University.

At the district, Beaschler defeated Shawnee's Jackson Schafer before losing to Tyler Gargas of Ottawa Hills.

The state tournament will be held Friday at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason.

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Lancaster couple makes major gift to engineering building

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

When Ohio Northern University launched the “Campaign for Engineering: Building Impact at ONU,” 1972 engineering graduate Charles “Chris” Claypool, and his wife, Barbara, didn’t hesitate to make a lead gift to help get the initiative off the ground. After all, as a member of the team that completed a campaign feasibility study for ONU’s College of Engineering, Chris knew exactly how much support was needed.

Over the past four decades, Claypool has grown Claypool Electric Inc., the Lancaster, Ohio, company that his father founded in 1954, into a firm that employs more than 200 people.

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