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Ada HS yearbook staff 45 yearbooks ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Here's the Ada High School yearbook staff 45 yearbooks ago - the school year was 1969-70. Open the photo to view the names of the staff. Where are they today?

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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Here's a pie for all seasons: Chocolate Pecan

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Here's the recipe for the first-place pie in this year's Bluffton's Relay for Life pie baking contest held in mid-June.

Marj Rettig’s Chocolate Pecan Pie
1 unbaked 9-inch deep-dish pie pastry
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate morsels
1 cup dark corn syrup
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup water
4 large eggs
¼ cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons cornmeal
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon table salt

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Place pastry into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate, folding edges under, and crimp.

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Here's the buzz on "beeing" careful

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 20, 2015

Know what and where this is?

The "buzz" in town is that it's 10 behives. Where? On campus? Perhaps. Read on.

The hives are established to provide more honey bees to the area. For several reasons, the number of honey bees throughout the U.S. has dwindled at an alarming rate in recent years.

We need these pollinators for farm crops and flowers. Hopefully, these healthy hives will help pollinate area plants.

In the future, a wildflower area may be developed on campus; bees will be helpful then, as well.

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Waiting for the bank to open

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 20, 2015

Here is an imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) on the front window of Liberty National Bank on Monday morning.

It is the second species of a large moth found at the bank in the past month.

One wonders why such large moths, rarely seen around here, take to the the bank window.

Perhaps, the old saying is true: He who is careful with his money sees moths fly out when he opens his wallet. This imperial moth, in shades of brown and yellow, has a 4-inch wingspan. The imperial moth is on decline in the U.S.

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Last weekend's rain was nothing like what hit Ada in 1913

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 20, 2015

If you think water drenched Ada over the weekend take a moment to consider the famous flood of 1913.

The Icon found six Ada photos in the Ada Public Library photo archives that you'll never believe.

The photos show Ada in 1913. You'll see water cover Main Street, Gilbert Street and a couple streets that maybe you can identify.

According to Ohio History Central:

The Flood of 1913 is known as the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. Although rivers in Ohio tended to flood every spring, heavy rains in March 1913 exacerbated the flood conditions.

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27 cars, trucks and 14 motorcycles at VFW show

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 20, 2015

Bob Simmons (right) talks about his car with Rush Michael and George Gulbis at the Ada  VFW car/bike show on Saturday.

It was a good turnout of car owners and the spectators for the group's first show with 37 cars and trucks and 14 motorcycles registered.

Another downpour of rain and high temperatures did not dampen the enthusiasm of anyone.

Bob brought to the show a 1966 Ford Mustang GT that took seven years to restore to its original condition. (Monty Siekerman)

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