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Hey, kids! It's a coloring contest

Vancrest invites area youth to enter at St. Patrick's Day contest • The coloring pages are attached at the bottom of this story

St. Patrick’s Day is approaching and Vancrest invites Ada youngsters to participate in a coloring contest to celebrate the event.

“We hope you will join us in a little St. Patrick’s Day fun,” said Jennifer Line, Vancrest activities director.

Here’s how your child may participate:

Four coloring pages are attached at the bottom of this story. Or you may go to Vancrest Facebook to print out the coloring pages.

Apparent electrical malfunction at Beatitudes, but no serious damage

Ada and three other departments on the scene

Ada’s newest fire truck was called into action for the first time today as an apparent electrical malfunction in the Beatitudes building, 210 N. Main St., put a scare into Main Street.

Ada-Liberty Township fire department received the call at 1:03 p.m.

According to Deb Curlis, Beatitudes store manager, in the building at the time told The Icon, “There were no flames and no smoke coming out of the roof, but it appeared that some smoke was coming from some of the ceiling tiles inside the building.”

Curlis said that she along with one customer and three Beatitude volunteers were in the building at the time.

ONU HealthWise offers vaccinations on Friday and Saturday

ONU HealthWise Pharmacy will offer COVID vaccine clinics this week for persons in phase 1 and 2. The clinics will be held:

• Friday, March 5 from 3  to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, March 6 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Call 419/772-3784 to schedule your vaccine or visit  www.onuhealthwisepharmacy.com. 

So, you think you know Ada? The answer

So, you think you know Ada? This is the entrance to the stairway above 117 N. Main St.

Ada Rite Aid free vaccination clinic March 7

At First United Methodist Church • RSVP for an appointment

This story was updated at 9 a.m. March 3 -
Ada Rite Aid Pharmacy will be holding a free covid-19 vaccination clinic at Ada First United Methodist Church on Sunday, March 7.

Vaccinations will begin at noon in the church Fellowship Hall on the first floor.

This clinic will be for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The second dose is scheduled Sunday, March 28, at noon,

Contact Judy Lusk at (419) 634-4626 or [email protected] with your name, phone number, and your church or community connection (for scheduling purposes).

OhioHealth vaccine clinic Saturday

Call for an appointment now

Due to increased vaccine supply within the state of Ohio, OhioHealth will hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, March 6 with over 250 vaccine appointments available. 

The clinic will be held at the OhioHealth Physician Group Primary Care office in Kenton at 75 Washington Blvd,, Suite 103, in the medical building. This clinic is being held in addition to the weekday appointments. 

People 65 and older, or with qualifying medical conditions, can schedule by calling the OhioHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (614) 533.6999 or through OhioHealth MyChart if they have been notified.

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