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Major changes start soon for Ada refuse and recycle customers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Ada refuse and recycle customers:
Here's important information regardingvillage refuse services. 

Starting Monday, Nov. 16-20, Republic Services will start delivering new refuse and recycle totes (blue), which are not to be used until Nov. 25.

ONU Students: Leave your green (or brown) WM refuse and recycle totes at the curb before leaving for Thanksgiving break.

Tuesday, Nov. 24 is the last Waste Management garbage and recycle pick-up. Once emptied, leave green (or brown) totes at curbside. Waste Management begins their tote pick-up. Customers are to begin using their blue Republic Totes.

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Veterans Day breakfast an annual event at Ada schools

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
A breakfast honoring those who have fought for our freedom was held at the Ada school on Veterans Day on Wednesday.

Enjoying the fare are (from left) Jim Pifer, Mike Hubbell, and the event sponsor Robert Hubbell.

Jim served in the Air Force, Mike is a retired principal and superintendent in Ada, and Robert served in the infantry in Korea.

The breakfast has been held for about 20 years with about 40 vets and their spouses attending this year. After breakfast, there was a video presentation by Mike Styer and students, a talk by David Archer, then taps.

PHOTOS

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Our Lady of Lourdes popular place on Veterans Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman

Our Lady of Lourdes bake sale, lunch and bazaar is a popular place to go each year on Veterans Day.

Here, Terry Theodore shows a money tree that she contributed for the bazaar. Yes, money does grow in trees, at least in this instance. A packet of seeds of the money plant were attached, as well.

Sharon Fields checks out a table of scrumptious desserts at the bake sale.

Donna Shadley with baked goods.

 

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New hires and a major pool update at special village council meeting

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

By Amy Eddings
The Ada village council held a special meeting to take care of personnel issues on Tuesday. 

Members approved the hiring of Justin Burris and Chris Kapa as temporary full-time construction and maintenance workers. They’ll be paid $9.62 an hour with no benefits, and the length of their employment will be from Nov. 12 to Jan. 23, 2016.

“We’re four people down in this area,” Mayor David Retterer said.  “They’ll be doing leaf pickup and perhaps some snow plowing."

Reterrer said the former employees left for other jobs.

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Veterans wreath

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

About 150 people attended the Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony on campus on Wednesday. Among those making comments were (from left) Dr. Dan DiBiasio, ONU president; Dr. John Phillip Lomax, professor of history; and Prof. David Retterer, mayor. The program was held near the statue of Henry Solomon Lehr, university founder and Civil War veteran. CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS OF THE CEREMONY. (Photos by Monty Siekerman)

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Nearly 150 attend ONU Veterans Day ceremony

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
About 150 people attended the Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony on campus on Wednesday.

Among those making comments were (from left) Dr. Dan DiBiasio, ONU president; Dr. John Phillip Lomax, professor of history; and Prof. David Retterer, mayor.

The program was held near the statue of Henry Solomon Lehr, university founder and Civil War veteran.

Members of the color guard of the Ream-McElroy VFW Post 9381 posted the colors.

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