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"Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches" play at Freed Center

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 21, 2017

A play "Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches" will be presented at the Freed Center from Sept. 28 until Oct. 1. The drama is an examination of AIDS and homosexuality in America in the 1980s.

The writer, Tony Kushner, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for the play that has been described as the most influential play of the last 25 years.

Set in 1985 in Manhattan, in the age of Reagan and at the onset of the AIDS epidemic, Kushner’s play faces head on the central crises of American culture. Political, religious and social conflicts underpin a story with characters whose personal crises of love and abandonment interconnect with larger societal questions.

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Story Times return to Alger Library

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 21, 2017

Weekly Story Times for children age 3 to 6 will begin again at the Alger Library on Monday, Oct., 2 at 6:30 p.m. Story Times will continue through Dec. 11.

Story Times help provide pre-reading and early literacy skills with activities such as games, crafts, music and stories. For more information call the library at 419-757-7755.  Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 1-6 p.m. and Friday, 1-5 p.m.

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ONU Homecoming schedule Saturday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 21, 2017

ONU Homecoming schedule: 

  • 9 a.m. President Emeritus Kendall Baker and former first lady Toby Baker will be honored with the dedication of the Baker Residential Commons near Affinity Village, located along Polar Bear Way and Loop Road.

 

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Dr. John Ogden joins Neurosurgical Associates of Northwest Ohio

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, September 21, 2017

John Ogden, MD, a neurosurgeon has joined Neurosurgical Associates of Northwest Ohio, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System. Neurosurgical Associates of Northwest Ohio is located at 1641 North Lake Drive in Findlay.

Dr. Ogden completed medical school at The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tuscon, Arizona. He fulfilled his internship and neurosurgery residency at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

For more information or to make an appointment, please call his office at 419.420.7304.

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Harvest and Herb photos keep on coming

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

The photos never end.

Here's more Harvest and Herb photos from Monty Siekerman.

• Mark Hodges plays and sings on stage at the Railroad Depot Park. Entertainment was moved to the Ada Railroad Park this year, and a stage was built for the performers.

• Ann Boyd arranges herbs (it is the Harvest and Herb Fest, after all). She came to Ada from My Own Backyard Herbs & Flowers in Findlay.

• Cowboys stop to pet a puppy. From left are Micah, Mya, and Matthew Miller giving some TLC to Maria Foutty's cockapoo Maggie.

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November school levy is not a new tax

It's a five-year renewal; school board chose to place it on November ballot instead of May 2017 ballot
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 20, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Here are basic facts about the Ada school income tax levy renewal that will be on the ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

The current income tax levy of ¾% expires Dec. 31, 2017.
The income tax has been in effect since 1992. This is the fifth renewal.
This is a renewal, not a new tax.
If approved, the renewal will go into effect Jan. 1, 2018, and will continue for 5 years.

The current tax rate is an estimated 9.25% of Ada’s General Fund Revenue Budget.

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