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Ada Kiwanis meeting notice

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, January 26, 2017

The Ada Kiwanis Club will meet on Tuesday, January 31st at 12:00 noon at Viva Maria’s Restaurant in downtown Ada.

Annetta, Holmes, a representative of the Hardin County Dolly Parton Imagination Library, will be speaking about their efforts.

In 1995, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, to benefit the children of her home county in East Tennessee, USA. 
Dolly's vision was to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month. 

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Ben Vereen: "Life is good...it is to be valued"

Tickets still on sale for his Freed Center performance on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 25, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
This is a story about Ben Vereen, the multitalented singer, dancer, actor who will present a show at the Freed Center on Jan. 28. But this is not the usual story detailing his talents and many accolades, you can read plenty of that on the internet; it's an easy search.

In a recent telephone interview, Ben Vereen discussed how he has coped with tragedy and enormous set backs in his life, something, he says, everyone experiences if they've lived a few years. Read on to find out his take on how to overcome misfortune...those terrible things you have no control over.

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ONU artist has three works in Columbus show

Emily Jay's work selected for ImageOHIO 17
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Emily Jay, an Ohio Northern adjunct professor in art, recently had three works selected for ImageOHIO 17.

The exhibited opened last week and runs through Feb. 24, at the Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery located in Columbus. An artist reception and panel discussion is scheduled for this coming Friday at 1p.m.

ImageOHIO 17 is a juried exhibition of the best photographic, video, and new media art. Juror Drew Sawyer selected the exhibiting artists. He is an associate curator of photography at the Columbus Museum of Art, as well as the arts editor at Document Journal.

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Geography bee practice round

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Suzanne Hardesty, coordinator of the Ada Schools geography bee, and Jacob Morgan, a contestant, prepare for the annual bee on Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium. The Ada Icon will have photos of the winners tomorrow.

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Harold says, "Time to starting exercising"

Try to keep up with his standing, sitting and stretching movements
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 23, 2017

Harold Cotsamire brought back more than shells from Florida. The retired ONU controller returned to Ada with an idea: begin a one-hour exercise class of standing, sitting, and stretching movements.

He and his wife, Doris, who passed away last fall, thought it would be a good idea to begin an exercise session in their hometown. Friends at the Ada United Methodist Church encouraged him to begin a class, so he has. Ten people attended the first session last week.

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Madie Skiver's art accepted in Ft. Wayne Scholastic Art Show

Two works on exhibit from Feb. 12 to April 9
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 23, 2017

Madie Skiver, an Ada High School senior, had two pieces of art accepted in the Scholastic Art Show in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Her artwork will be displayed at the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art from Feb.12-April 9.

One of her pieces of art, titled "Nevermore," shows a black raven. Madie came up with the idea from her favorite poem, Edgar Allen Poe's "Nevermore." The print received an honorable mention award.

To make the lineo print, she took a cutting tool to a piece of rubber, then applied ink to the rubber, and transferred the image to paper.

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