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Ada seniors carpooling to Touches of the Heart

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, September 3, 2016

Ada Senior Citizens will carpool to Touches of the Heart in Glendora on Wednesday, Sept 14.

Persons attending will meet at the Community Health Professionals building at 10:50 a.m. to arrange transportation and departure at 11 a.m.

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Gospel sing Sept. 17 at Church of Christ

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, September 3, 2016

Ada Church of Christ hosts a gospel sing from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, at the church, 316 S. Main St.

The event features: Sandy and Kaylene, Randy Long, Rita Motter, Wayne T. Vaugh, Blair Rohrbaugh and Anthony Cooper.

A free-will offering will benefit ReStore Community Center.

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Oct. 6 next Community Health Professionals lunch and learn

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, September 3, 2016

Community Health Professionals' next Lunch and Learn is at noon, Thursday, Oct. 6. The speaker is Dr. Jason Hageman, who will talk about preventing falls.

The lunch is sponsored by Liberty National Bank of Ada. Persons planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Thursday, Sept. 29, to Deb Curlis at 419-634-7443.

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The Pride of Ada has a new look - its re-christening is Sept. 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 2, 2016

PLEASE VIEW OUR 18-PAGE PHOTO
ESSAY OF THE PRIDE OF ADA - BELOW.

Its given name sounds like a phone number: Pennsylvania 477779.

It’s 75 years old and after a half-century of hard - all out-of-doors - work, it found Ada – or, Ada found it.

It sadly out-lived its usefulness. It became obsolete, and simply turned into a reminder of the good old days of railroading. But, boy, were those good days.

Pennsylvania Railroad caboose 477779 retired in Ada in 1989. Several historic-mind and railroad-loving residents had a vision for Ada’s also retired and proud passenger station – that also avoided demolition.

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Bikers' Strong will escort Amelia on Sunday; you can participate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 2, 2016

A Bikers’ Strong fundraiser and escort for Amelia Griffin takes plan in Ada on Sunday, Sept. 4. The organization is an association of bikers and non-bikers who help fight childhood cancer and to help others.

The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and starts at the Ada War Memorial Park.

Sponsors of the fundraiser said: “We will escort Amelia and her family out of Ada as she heads to get yet another treatment.”

Bikers will line up at 3 p.m. and the bikes will roll out of Ada between 3:30 and 4 p.m.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

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Where is the Queen of Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 2, 2016

Yes, it's the queen, but where in Ada does she preside? Most Icon viewers have passed the queen at sometime during the year. Where can you find it? For answer look below.

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