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Summer reading is Natalie's passion

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Natalie Garver Walton, Ada Public Library youth services director, updated Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members on this summer's reading program. She compared the summer program to a summer camp. The early June kick off attrached several hundred visitors.

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Devoted Cadet mom

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Victoria Knotts sports a Cadets sweatshirt to support her son AJ, who plays baritone for the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.

She and her family travelled about 500 miles from eastern Pennsylvania to see the "Thank You Ada" performance put on by the corps on Sunday evening at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

This is AJ's second year with the corps. This fall he will be a junior at Penn State.

Many family members of the Cadets travel long distances to see the corps perform from coast to coast during the summer.

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Library construction will start in two weeks

Project should be completed in seven months
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Watch for construction to begin soon at the Ada Public Library.

After careful consideration, and the recommendation of Garmann/Miller Architects-Engineers, the Board of Trustees of the Ada Public Library awarded a contract to Studer-Obringer, Inc. of New Washington, according to Rhett Grant, library director.

Funding for the renovation and addition comes from a dedicated fund.

The addition on the northeast side of the library will add some much needed space. Additional parking will be added, as well as an outdoor reading area. 

"We hope to begin construction in two weeks, and finish within seven months," said Grant.

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Learn how to take a better picture

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Trevor Jones will show library patrons how to better photograph people. The free program, which will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Ada Public Library, is for people of all ages.

Jones, who has been photographer/digital asset manager at ONU for the past three years, said, "No matter what kind of camera you have, we'll look at how to take better photos of family and friends."

"The presentation will serve as a beginners guide to setting your camera and placing your subject to take the best photo in different environments," he explained.

Jones, an award-winning photographer, served as a newspaper photographer and photo editor before coming to ONU.

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Two discovered dead north of Ada on Monday evening

In residence on Township Road 56
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Two deaths, discovered at about 9 p.m. north of Ada on Monday, June 19, are under investigation by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.

One woman and one man were found dead at a 23287 Township Road 56, Ada, residence, just north of U.S. Route 30 between Bluffton and Ada.

Marie R. Beach, 18, formerly of Lima, was identified as the woman. The man has not yet been identified.

Both bodies were taken to Lucas County for autopsies, according to the sheriff’s department, and the deaths are not currently under investigation.

Sheriff Captain Roger Trice said that the deaths were not a violent crime.

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Fire fighter in training

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Fire fighter for a day...or at least a few minutes...Some of the equipment and personnel of the Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department rolled into Ada War Memorial Park on Tuesday to let youngsters learn about the department and even try on some clothing. Here, Tessa Long, 13, is set for any emergency...if only the clothes would fit. But in time, who knows, she may end up volunteering to help the local fire department fight blazes that it's called to. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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