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Don't tell me, I know these people

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Say it isn't so.

Fifty years. Here's the Ada High School National Honor Society from the 1965-66 school year. Who do you recognize?

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Easter House B&B owners first place winners in Bluffton business plan competition

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Owners of Easter House Bed and Breakfast, Ada, are winners of the Emerging Business Division of this year's Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs business plan competition, according to Brendon Matthews, BCE board president.

Owners Amy Eddings and Mark Hilan of Easter House, 508 N. Main St., Ada, will receive $4,000 over the next 18 months in business start-up assistance from BCE. 

Cash awards of $6,000 were awarded this year. Prize money and gifts-in-kind went to five competitors. Winners were announced at BCE’s business expo at The Centre, Bluffton, in late March.

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Wednesday's CIC meeting will not take place

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The April Ada CIC meeting is cancelled, according to Ada village officials. The meeting was set for Wednesday, April 20.

The original purpose of the meeting was to take action regarding a Port Authority financing program. That action is now not required.

The next Community Improvement Corp. meeting is at noon, Wednesday, May 18.

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University ranked ninth in ‘Best Value Colleges in the State of Ohio’ by SmartAsset

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Ohio Northern University has been ranked in the top 10 of the “Best Value Colleges in the State of Ohio” in a 2016 study conducted by SmartAsset, a financial date and technology company.

According to the second annual study, ONU placed ninth among all schools in Ohio, finishing with a “College Education Value Index” of 44.56.

According to SmartAsset, the study looked at five factors to determine the best value colleges and universities: tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, retention rate, and starting salary.

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Let's take a train ride

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

A pretty spring day on Tuesday found a group of kids climbing the stairs to the caboose at Railroad Park. The children are those cared for by Tammy Crouse. The youngsters enjoyed the spring flowers, found an ant or two, and watched nature unfold once again. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Joseph R. Frattarola 1935-2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Joseph R. Frattarola, 80, died on Monday, April 11, 2016, at Lima Memorial Hospital following a lengthy battle with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Virginia (Risman) Frattarola; his son, Gary J. Frattarola and his wife Hyun; his daughter, Aniela Meinhaldt and her husband Kevin; grandchildren Anthony, Victoria, and Noelle; his sister Rose Rocco and her family. He was preceded in death by his brother, Carl Smigowski.

Born on Dec. 2, 1935, to the late Giuseppe Frattarola and Josephine (Smigowski) Frattarola, he spent his early years in Port Chester, N.Y. and Norwalk, Conn.

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