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Vancrest residents celebration national Ice Cream Soda Day
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 23, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Folks at Vancrest Ada enjoyed sodas on Tuesday to celebrate National Ice Cream Soda Day.

Here, Jane Coburn (left) and Colleen and Howard Schick share a soda, like kids did in the old days when there were drive-ins and you ordered through a speaker, then the food was brought to you by servers on roller skates. Who invented the soda?

There are many claims to the invention of this delicious treat.  One such claim was made by a Mr. Robert McCay Green. 

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State Medical Board suspends license of Bluffton rheumatology physician

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 23, 2017

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Dr. James Alan Gideon, M.D, Bluffton rheumatology and internal medicine physician, whose office is at 132 Garau St., has been suspended from medical practice and surgery after he admitted to sexual misconduct with patients.

The State Medical Board of Ohio has banned him from medical and surgery practice until it holds a hearing on his case. No hearing date has been set.

The suspension follows a June 14 board meeting where members determined that Dr. Gideon had violated a section of the Ohio Administrative Code.

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A four-legged police officer

Ada kids meet K9 Riley at the park
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 22, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
K9 Riley greets children at Ada War Memorial Park on Thursday during a week-long series of sessions about the duties and equipment of emergency responders.

Riley's handler for the past four years has been Sheriff Deputy Joe Carl. Youngsters meeting Riley are Gabyrel and Dylan Ford, Kiera Cash, and Jasmine and Gage Gibson.

Carl said Riley is very friendly. But the 8-year-canine wears different collars for what is expected of him. There is a collar that, when worn, tells the dog to track the scent of a person, another collar indicates that the dog should be aggressive, another tells him to search for drugs, etc.

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How to make a fairy garden

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, June 22, 2017

New Leaf Garden Center will sponsor fairy garden workshops on Saturday in Ada and Kenton. Employees will teach how to make a miniature garden at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.at the Ada store on SR 235 north of Ada and at the same time at the Kenton store, 927 E. Columbus St.

Store owner Laurie Laird said, "Fairy gardens are popular and fun for people of all ages. It's a family thing with grandparents, parents, grandchildren and friends attending."

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Co-chairs named for state rep candidate

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Charles VanDyne of Ada and Rosalie Elliott of Mt. Victory have been named co-chairs for Hardin County of the Jon Cross campaign. Cross is the Republican candidate for state representative from the 83rd district to the Ohio House.

VanDyne, who lives in Alger, is a practicing attorney in Ada and a former chairman of the Hardin County Republican Party.  He was elected to the Hardin County Republican Party Central Committee and serves on its executive committee. 

Elliott is involved with the family business, which includes the Plaza Inn Restaurant and Elliott Farms.  She is the wife of the late Edward Elliott II, a recent Hardin County commissioner, farmer and businessman. 

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Devoted Cadet mom

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Victoria Knotts sports a Cadets sweatshirt to support her son AJ, who plays baritone for the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.

She and her family travelled about 500 miles from eastern Pennsylvania to see the "Thank You Ada" performance put on by the corps on Sunday evening at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

This is AJ's second year with the corps. This fall he will be a junior at Penn State.

Many family members of the Cadets travel long distances to see the corps perform from coast to coast during the summer.

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