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Ruth Roider will open Gallery for the Arts in July

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 8, 2015

Ruth Roider will open the Gallery for the Arts with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, at 115 S. Main St., the former location of Main Street Live.

She said the gallery is for supporting and promoting local artists/artisans. The shop will serve as a display space for artists to sell their works as well as a studio for her.

She hopes to have ceramics, jewelry, photography, paintings, and woodworking pieces, for example.

Village Council gave permission for her to display railroad memorabilia from the depot in her new venture.

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Final performance Sunday night

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 8, 2015

It's been the sound of music in the air in Ada the past three weeks. The 159-member Cadets drum and bugle corps practices as a group in the evenings. Mornings and afternoons are reserved for section practices. The Cadets will perform free for the community at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. Please note this is a change in time from 8 p.m. as reported previously.

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Where were you Friday night? Most of Ada was on The Tundra

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 8, 2015

More than 80 people gathered on the Tundra Friday evening to watch "Frozen," the first Family Fun Night of the summer.

"Toy Story" will be shown free on July 3 at dusk (about 9:15 p.m.). The outdoor movie series is sponsored by the Freed Center for the Performing Arts and Bluffton Hospital.

ReStore sold popcorn, pop, and candy, making the movie-going experience authentic.
"Frozen" was shown on a hot summer day in Ada, but by nightfall the weather was pleasant. It was out with the blankets and lawn chairs to watch the 2013 Disney animated musical fantasy-comedy.

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Hardin County poultry projects update announced

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 8, 2015

Mark Light, Hardin County 4-H educator, provided the Icon with Hardin County poultry project updates. These updates are the 2015 plan in response to the Ohio Department of Agriculture ban on poultry exhibitions.

"In case you haven’t heard, in an aggressive move designed to help protect Ohio’s $2.3 billion poultry industry from the avian flu that has so negatively impacted other poultry-producing states, this past Tuesday, June 2  the Ohio Department of Agriculture canceled all live bird exhibitions this year," said Light.

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Ada chamber announces June meeting and more

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 8, 2015

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has a busy June, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.

Here's the schedule: 

• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting – June 10 at 8 a.m.  at Community Health Professionals.
• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Meeting – June 17 at 8 a.m. at Community Health Professionalss.

Other June events with chamber endorsements:

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Ada performance

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 8, 2015

Members of the Church of the Messiah United Methodist Church in Westerville prepare to present a concert in voice and with handbells at the UMC in Ada last Thursday evening. (Monty Siekerman)

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