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Ada CIC pledge of support drive underway for 2015

The 2015 Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) membership drive is underway. A membership for is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

A membership is $25 per year. The CIC is “a corporation for the sole purpose of advancing, encouraging, and promoting industrial, economic, commercial and civic development of our Ada Community and Area.”

Ada CIC meets on the third Wednesday of each month at noon, and the meetings are open to the public. The meetings often consist of a designated program or guest, as well as member update reports from those who are present. These meetings serve as an ideal place to hear the positive developments going on throughout our community.

ReStore teams with ONU students for skin scopes - and more

Preventive medicine.

Pharmacy students offered free skin scopes to those attending Crock Pot Tuesday at ReStore. The machine scans the face and can alert someone of precancer as well as oily, dry, or thin skin.

If there may be health issues found, the students recommend seeing a dermatologist. This scan system is the latest in preventive medicine.

Pictured is Ryan Branbeberry, an ONU intern, helping someone.  

For additional ReStore photos, check the bottom of this story

Other ReStore activities

Bluffton Pediatrics holds open house on Feb. 22

Bluffton Pediatrics, 505 E. Jefferson St., Suite A., Bluffton, will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, according to Beth Bish, CNP.

Bluffton Pediatrics opened Jan. 5, and Beth A. Bish, CNP, pediatric nurse pracitioner, is co-owner along with her husband, Jim Bish, RN. It is now accepting new patients.

Other staff members are Kat Hunnaman, RN., clinical director; Christine Clymer, executive director; and Barb Hammell, patient liason.

"Bluffton Pediatrics is an independently owned and operated pediatric primary care office," Beth Bish explained to The Icon. "We want to be a medical home for your child."

Pioneer Aktion Club will award three high school scholarships

The Pioneer Aktion Club has announced that this year the club will award three scholarships of $250 each to high school seniors who lives or goes to school in Hardin County. 

Applications can be picked up at Harco Industries, Simon Kenton School, or a copy can be obtained at http://www.hardindd.org.

Icon request: "Will someone please do something about the weather!"

Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.

The Icon hopes someone does something.

According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the last day we experienced above freezing temperatures was on Wednesday, Feb. 11, when the thermometer reached all of 34 degrees.

We've only experience two February days with readings higher than 43. Thoses were two-day wonders, Feb. 7 and Feb. 8.

Meanwhile the "highest" low degree for February was 29 on Feb. 8.

Ready, Set, Grow Preschool opens in First United Methodist Church in the fall - registration underway now

Ready, Set, Grow Preschool is on the move - in more ways than one.

In Fall 2015, Ready, Set, Grow Preschool will be located at Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St. 

"We are thankful to the Ada First United Methodist for allowing us to rent and share their beautiful new space," said Jami Dellifield of Ready, Set, Grow.

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