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ApolloPalooza Feb. 11 at Apollo Career Center

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, February 12, 2014

 

Apollo Career Center will hold its second ApolloPalooza on February 11, 2014, 5:30-7 p.m., to kick-off National Career and Technical Education Month. ApolloPalooza will showcase both the high school and adult education programs. The event is free and open to the public.

“Because Apollo is not a traditional high school or college, and because adults and high school students are being trained during the day and evening, Apollo is opening up the building, for the public to see and experience what Apollo students learn everyday,” said Dana Dukes-Norton, district communications manager.

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How cold was it?

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Not much new to report in the weather. Four of the recent five days experienced lows below zero and the temperature hasn't been above 32 for 10 days.

Here's weather summary for the past 10 days, according to Guy Verhoff, local weather observer. The summary is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Betty Stevenson was a former Liberty Township clerk

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Betty P. Stevenson, 93, died on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at 2:35 a.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton.

She was born on Dec. 10, 1920, in Dola, Ohio, to Carl and Viola (Dirmeyer) Kahler and they preceded her in death. On Dec. 25, 1938, she married Charles W. "Chuck" Stevenson and he preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 1996.

She formerly served as clerk for Liberty Township and had worked at the Ada IGA. She was a member of Sugar Grove United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

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Catch a snowflake

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Can you catch a snowflake with your tongue? Ada third graders recently drew pictures showing how it's done. The photos are in the Ada elementary office. Here's the way Robyn Newland expereriences catching snow. Click here for more views.

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15 minutes with Brittney: Maybe she'll be a vet in Ada some day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The weather and school cancellations kept The Icon from talking with Ada High School students in January. We were finally able to get back on track this week. We caught up with Brittney Archer recently in study hall. Here’s part of our conversation.

You are a senior this year at Ada High School. What is your school schedule?
Brittney: Communication, Sociology, Calculus, then two study halls in row, English College Prep, Physics and Anatomy.

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Village Voice: Meet Jamie Hall, assistant village administrator

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The Village of Ada recently hired Jamie Hall as Assistant Village Administrator.

Hall officially began his post on Feb. 3, but has been attending various meetings since being hired. He comes to the village with business experience, having most previously worked with DeHaven’s Garden Center in Lima.

Jamie and his wife, Valerie, live in Ada with their two sons. The Halls have called Ada and the surrounding area home for over 15 years. Having grown up in Carey, a village that is similar in size to Ada, Hall says that he likes the small, hometown atmosphere he has found and sees it as a great place to raise his family.

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