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Christmas greetings from Bluffton to Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Here's the third in a series of Ada-Bluffton Icon Christmas picture exchanges.

Each day until Dec. 31 on Ada Icon we'll post a holiday lights photo from our neighbor community of Bluffton. And, as a small inset, you'll see the photo from Ada that is posted on Bluffton Icon.

Here's the third installment. The larger photos shows the holiday lights from the Faith Investment Services window, 101 N. Main St., Bluffton. The inset shows The Mercantile on Main, 117 S. Main St., Ada, now posted on the Bluffton Icon.

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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 29, 2020

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this? A hint (we're trying to make this one difficult): east side of Main Street. Answer tomorrow.

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Forgotten Ada: Why is there a curve on State Route 235 north of Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 28, 2020

This feature is from Bluffton Icon in a series titled “Forgotten Bluffton.” We edited this feature for Ada Icon and it could easily be titled “Forgotten Ada.”

Why is there a curve on State Route 235 north of Ada near U.S. 30?

Older resident might remember when the curve was a 90-degree jog in the road.

Just north of Bluffton on Bentley Road there’s also a curve in the road, similar to the one on SR 235.

These curves have been modernized by state and county road crews, as once upon a time they were 90-degree jogs.

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Watch the "Great Conjunction" tonight

Jupiter and Saturn will be easy to see with the unaided eye by looking toward the southwest just after sunset
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 21, 2020

FROM NASA - Skywatchers are in for an end-of-year treat tonight, Dec. 21.

What has become known popularly as the “Christmas Star” is an especially vibrant planetary conjunction easily visible in the evening sky over the next two weeks as the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn come together, culminating on the night of Monday, Dec. 21.

In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei pointed his telescope to the night sky, discovering the four moons of Jupiter – Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

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You read about vaccines...

but the journey to get a vaccine to market is complex • Here's a detail explanation from Karen Kier
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 20, 2020

By Karen L. Kier RPh,
on behalf of the ONU HealthWise Team
Many news reports are focusing on vaccines and the ONU HealthWise Pharmacy is receiving questions related to vaccine development. Here's a detailed vaccine explanation from Karen Kier.

All vaccines have to follow the same steps from concept to availability for the public. Each vaccine takes a different amount of time to get to market based on how quickly manufacturers provide information on each step. 

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Wilson's 1914 Leather Accessories Collection promotes Ada

Website reads: "Wilson’s rich history of hand-crafting leather footballs in Ada, Ohio, for over 70 years"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 20, 2020

The Icon checked out Wilson’s website for a little Christmas shopping and discovered Wilson has created a “retro” series of leather goods titled “1914 Leather Accessories Collection.”

It uses the Village of Ada in promoting the series. Here’s how it reads:
Leather
A “W” inscribed pebbled leather swatch adorns the exterior of the 1914 backpack and weekender as a nod to Wilson’s rich history of hand-crafting leather footballs in Ada, Ohio, for over 70 years.

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