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March 23 Ada blood drive canceled - Kenton's remains open that day

Mary Hackworth: "I have been asked to reschedule donors signed up in Ada to go to the Kenton Moose Lodge on Monday, March  23,
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 18, 2020

The March 23 blood drive scheduled at the Ada visiting nurses is canceled.

"I have been asked to reschedule all of the donors who were signed up to go to the Kenton Moose Lodge on Monday, March  23, as Kenton's blood drive is still scheduled," said Mary Hackworth, Ada's volunteer coordinator, informed the Icon. 

"I've sent over our blood donor list to Gene Cook. His number is 419-674-7594," she added.

"To repeat, the Red Cross personnel that were scheduled to come to Ada will instead be in Kenton. They will have plenty of people and all precautions are being taken for the safety of everyone.

"Your appointment time will remain the same."

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Ada school's meal delivery begins Wednesday AM

It will continue through April 3 with further guidance coming from the state
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Ada school's meal delivery program begins on Wednesdays. The school will provide this service through Friday, April 3, and will await additional guidance from the state on continuing past this date should the school closure be extended, OR if the school is no longer permitted to serve meals.  The school will send alerts if anything changes.

Here are details from the school website.

• If you need to sign up, click here https://forms.gle/zFTNAE62wZqZnKWV9

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Ada council's Tuesday meeting will take place

Central Collection Agency, village tax administrator, changes its office hours
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Ada council will meet tonight.

Ada’s regularly scheduled 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, council meeting will take place, according to Angela Polachek of the village.

She said, “We are doing our best to make accommodations in the room so we are respecting the social distancing recommendations.”

The meeting agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.

Information related to Ada income taxpayers, the village income tax administrators, Central Collection Agency (CCA)  of Cleveland announce its office hours have changed to:

·Tuesday, each week, 9 a.m – 2 p.m.
·Wednesday, each week, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Advice from Tom Miller, Ada-Liberty Township EMS chief

Things to do before going to an emergency care center or emergency room
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Tom Miller, Ada-Liberty Township EMS chief, provided the Icon with several important steps for persons to follow if they have questions about the coronavirus.  Those steps follow:

• If you believe you have virus symptoms, and need information, do not go to an urgent care facility or hospital emergency room. 

He recommends three options people should take first:|
• Visit the Ohio Department of Health website:
coronavirus.oh.gov

• Call the Ohio Department of Health hotline for further information: 833-427-5634

• Call your primary care physician

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It's about time

On-line challenge designed to help participants improve their health
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Want ideas to make better use of your time?
Would you like to improve your work/life balance? 

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, our next email challenge will help you learn ways to manage your time, according to Jami Dellifield, of the OSU extension office.

The “It’s All About Time! Live Healthy Live Well Challenge” is an on-line challenge designed to help participants improve their health by encouraging ways to add regular movement, mindfulness techniques and healthy eating to their lifestyles.

OSU Extension professionals will share tips to help you with making the most of the time you have been given. 

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Assistance available for seniors in need of groceries

Beatitudes is closed, but the phones forwarded to Rob Kanzig or Deb Curlis
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce sent the following notice to its members and it is shared on the Icon:

My heart goes out to everyone in our Ada / Hardin county area. 

I have numbers for unemployment sign ups, liquor buy backs, emergency business loans, and virus hot line.

I have spoke to the county health department as well as some of you with business questions. Please contact me directly if you need any of this information. 

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