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Next Ada chamber meeting is Aug. 20

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the Community Health Professionals conference room, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.

"Summer is going fast and its time to discuss upcoming events for the rest of the year," she said. " Guests from the Hardin County Business Alliance will be at the August meeting.

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Public hearing will consider rezoning for proposed nursing home facility

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 24, 2014

A public hearing is set for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the Ada council chambers to hear  a zoning change request for a proposed nursing home in Ada.

The request is to rezone property to Commercial I.

The property is located on the north side of State Route 81 across from the Ada Schools.

Some of the information about the proposed nursing home was shared at the June Ada CIC meeting.

At that meeting it was announced that the proposal is to construct an 80-bed facility with 32 assisted living rooms on an 18.5-acre site. The facility would include 55,000 square-feet of space on one floor.

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Aug. 4 Hardin crop walk focus on fruit and veggie production

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 24, 2014

What is that bug in my vegetable garden?  Why do my plants have brown spots on the leaves?  Why are my tomatoes cracking after they looked good? 

Hardin County OSU Extension is sponsoring a Crop Walk program on Monday, Aug. 4, from 6-8:30 pm. The program will include an emphasis on fruit and vegetable production. The location of the program will be 15237 County Road 209, Kenton.

OSU Extension Horticulturist Brad Bergefurd will be giving recommendations on plant nutrition and soil fertility. Dr. Sally Miller, plant pathologist from the OSU Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, will be discussing plant disease problems common with fruits and vegetables.

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Registrations now accepted for Ada Civic Engagement Day in August

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Ohio Northern University is currently registering organizations, businesses, and residents for its third annual Ada Civic Engagement (ACE) Day to be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.

A partnership with the village of Ada, the ACE Day program provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to not only engage with the community but also contribute to the village’s beautification.

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Deadline midnight Sunday to enter Icon's summer contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 18, 2014

Here's your absolute last chance to enter the Icon's  Ada’s A-B-C Summer Contest.

OPEN THE ATTACHMENT BELOW TO SEE ALL THE LETTERS ONE MORE TIME!

For persons wanting to review all photos, you will find them on the attachment at the bottom of this story.

The 10 letters spell out "T H E   A D A  I C O N." Clever, right?

The photos or numbers are taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.

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Ada loves to read in the summer; just ask the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 17, 2014

Ada loves to read in the summer.

Amanda Bennett, Director of the Ada Public Library, updated the Ada Kiwanis Club about this summer’s library reading program, which has concluded

She noted the following:
• 446 people signed up for summer reading program, which included:
• 57 babies - age 5
• 152 kindergarten - 5th grade
• 76 6th grade to 12th grade
• 161 adults

Also: 231 persons of all ages finished the program (roughly 51%)

The library held 73 programs over six weeks, with 1,787 attending the programs.

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