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July 31 deadline for teachers to apply for McDonald's MAC Grants

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 23, 2012

The deadline is just a few days away for area teachers to apply for a McDonald’s MAC Grant. Teachers wanting to apply for the MAC Grant must have their applications postmarked or submitted electronically by July 31.

Teachers can download an application or submit an application online by visiting www.JerryLewisMcDonalds.com/macgrants.

The application is very simple so there is still plenty of time for teachers to complete the application before the deadline. A limited number of grant recipients will be chosen on or before Sept. 1.

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Rhythm in Motion Dance Centre will move to 220 N. Main

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Rhythm in Motion Dance Centre owner Darcey Schneider announced today that the Centre will open at a new location in Ada: 220 North Main Street. Students and families will be familiar with the location as it’s directly next door to the current and soon-to-be former location at 222 North Main.

"With the new lease freshly signed Wednesday, we are currently entering the space and renovating it for dance purposes, but thankfully this new space does not require much work," she said.

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Stratton Greenhouses holding storm recovery sale Friday and Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 12, 2012

Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 Lincoln Highway, Bluffton, will hold a "storm recovery sale," Friday and Saturday, July 13-14. Sale hours are Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A printer friendly attachment at the bottom of this story shows sale items.

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Century 21 Beacon Realty has two new listings

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Century 21 Beacon Realty, 208 S. Main St., Ada, has two new listings, according to Becky Neville, broker.

The listings are:

• Property for sale at 4171 State Route 235, Ada, and

• Property for sale at 614 Pleasantview, Ada.

For more information open the attachments at the bottom of this story.

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Alisa Armbrecht Health Chek owner: "This job was a leap of faith I'm glad I took"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 9, 2012

Photo and story by Jake Dowling, Icon intern
High school life was over; it was time to be an adult. In the early 1990s that was the reality faced by  Alisa Armbrecht, today owner of Health Chek, a store that sells health foods and health and beauty supplies at 117 S. Main Street in Ada.

“I was a waitress, I worked in a factory, then I worked at the Lima News,” she said. “I was just trying to find my way in life early on.”

Armbrecht worked at the Lima News for a few years working in its production department, but decided she wanted to go in a different direction.

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98 percent of AEP customers have power restored

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 8, 2012

AEP Ohio has restored power to approximately 98 percent of the approximately 660,000 customers affected by the catastrophic storm that moved through the state June 29 and the additional customers who lost power in subsequent storms July 4 and 5.
 
As of 8 p.m. tonight (July 8), power has been restored to approximately 646,000 of the customers affected by these storms. Approximately 14,000 AEP Ohio customers remain without power tonight.

The majority of the customers still without power are located in the Columbus, Newark and Athens service areas.

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