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Ada Ohio Properties Ltd. cuts ribbon on first project - and it's now under contract

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 13, 2014

Earlier this week members of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated new member Ada Ohio Properties Ltd., a local family-owned real estate development company, with a ribbon cutting ceremony onsite at a recently completed rehab project located at 532 Grand Ave. across from Ada Schools.

Those in attendance toured the newly renovated single-family home, which had been in foreclosure and vacant for nearly a year, becoming an eyesore in the neighborhood, prior to Ada Ohio Properties’ acquiring it in November 2013.

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Cover your ears and read the plaque

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 13, 2014

The historic Ada siren is now at rest in the Ada depot area. Recently a plaque was placed above the siren. It provides some interesting history of Ada's loudest noise-maker. Here's the wording on the plaque: Federal Signal Model B Modified Duo Code Siren. Purchased by the Village of Ada in the spring of 1927. The siren was originally located on the roof of the Town Hall and was later moved to the top of the Ada Municipal Building in 1937.

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Changes daily

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 12, 2014

This scene changes every day. Here's a recent photo of the work in progress on the Ada United Methodist Church.

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Identify this photo and you get an "A" for the day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 12, 2014

Welcome to Ada’s A-B-C Summer Contest.

Each week in June and ending in the first week of July, The Icon will post two photos revealing one letter (or number) 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.

We invite Icon viewers to keep track of the letters by identifying each letter’s location. An entry form is attached to this story for viewers to keep up to date in the contest.

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Here's the latest from the Ada Kiwanis Club

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, June 12, 2014

President Heather Cox called the weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12 noon on Tuesday, June 10 at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada. Jon Umphress offered the invocation.

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Cessna Mintutemen 4-H meet next on June 17

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, June 12, 2014

by Jessica Breidenbach

The Cessna Minutemen met on Tuesday, June 3rd at Walnut Grove Church.  Zack Butler led The Pledge of Allegiance and Bradley Flowers let the 4-H pledge. The secretary, Kenzie Kater, read the roll. There were 16 members and many guests present.

Zachery Collins gave a demonstration on the power of magnets.  Avery Collins gave a demonstration on money management.  Members were reminded of camp sign up, the ordering of broilers and the county 4-H fishing derby.

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