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Ada Icon introduces the Icon sports calendar - covering all Bulldog and Polar Bear games

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 6, 2015

Ada Icon's newest feature is a sports calendar. The monthly calendar includes all Ohio Northern University and Ada High School and Junior High athletic contests.

The Icon welcomes soccer groups, swim team and all other sport teams to submit your season calendars to be added to the Icon calendar.

Send schedules to: [email protected].

To access the calendar, place your cusor over "Calendar" on the black scroll bar directly under the Ada Icon masthead. That will bring a "Sports Calendar" drop down. Click on "Sports Calendar" and the Icon will open it.

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ONU presents speaker on LGBT-related issues April 8

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 6, 2015

Tara McBride, an attorney who practices in Columbus, Ohio, will discuss her personal experiences as a member of the transgender community and speak on other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the Ohio Northern University McIntosh Ballroom on Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m.

The event, free and open to the public, is part of Unite for Awareness Week and is sponsored by the ONU Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Criminal Justice; ONU Open Doors, and LAMBDA in the Pettit College of Law.

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Here's what it will look it

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, April 4, 2015

Here's an architect's rendering of the $6 million Vancrest of Ada nursing home under construction will probably be completed by December. The 56,000-square-foot facility will have 50 beds for skilled nursing care and 32 assisted living units within the main facility. Rehab services will be available when it opens. Vancrest of Ada will employ 75 to 85 people.
The facility is under construction on West North Avenue (State Route 81), across from Ada schools. 

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Public meeting April 14 on pear trees infected by fire blight

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, April 4, 2015

Ada council will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, to discuss the pear trees along Main Street in the downtown area. The session will be held in the fellowship hall of the Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main.

Over the past several years the pear trees have become infected with fire blight. These trees are in decline and need to be replaced.

An important aspect of urban forestry is establishing a maintenance and replanting plan for village streets and selecting trees that work the best in a given location.

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Observations, insights and sighting: Looking forward to viewing art by Courtney Sumner, Gracie Allison and Brevin Sizemore

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, April 4, 2015

Wild Turkeys
Turkeys are rebounding in this area and in all of Ohio for that matter. Last year hunters took more than 16,000 gobblers in Ohio. April is the month when the toms strut their stuff, a natural phenomenon called "The Show." So, if you are a birder or hunter you may want to catch a glimpse of of "The Show" in a woods or field near you during breeding season. This year's turkey hunting season in Ohio extends from April 20 to May 17.

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Updates on Klingler Road, Safe Routes to Schools, and Ada sidewalks

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, April 4, 2015

Here are three Icon updates on Ada spring projects.

Klingler Road
There will be a preconstruction meeting on April 14 about the $1.2 million Klingler Road project. Construction will probably begin later this month to widen Klingler from the railroad south to Lima Ave., add street lighting, and install a sidewalk along the west side.

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