Thursday was Halloween in Ada, but these are not Halloween photos.
Crazy socks are the fashion rage. Mismatched, weird, colorful socks were seen entering the school.
In the story on top of the home page we've provided photos of sock models (in a mixed up order): Hannah Weatherly, Barrette Jones, Braelynn Weatherly, Ashley Mattson, Lydia Demascio and Jude Griffin.
Can you match up the shoes and socks with the students in the correct order? The answer is on the photo below:
Note: This story accompanies the story titled "Maps as Art," by Monty Siekerman. CLICK TO READ IT
By Jimmy Wilson
I was the lowest level employee in the mapping section of the Louisiana Department of Transportation. The manager in the geospatial section asked me Saturday if I would mind coming into the headquarters to monitor Hurricane Katrina as it came ashore in the Florida panhandle, which at the time us what everyone believed would happen.
I essentially lived in the LaDOTD headquarters for the next three weeks.
The Ada Icon has 988 Facebook friends. We use it daily to attrace viewers to our site.
With 12 Friends to go to reach 1,000 it's time for a contest.
Here's how it works and here's what four viewers will win.(We suggest you hurry to "Friend" us because we add about 15 friends a week. So, timing is important.)
• To our 1,000th Facebook Friend - we'll give you two free cups of coffee plus two Ada Icon cinnamon buns at Northern on Main. (The idea is that you celebrate with a friend.)
The Icon supports the 0.5 mil renewal levy of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties. The levy is on the Nov. 3 ballot. If approved it will continue to support this agency’s current expenses for the next 10 years.
For 40 years, voters have approved this 0.5 mil levy, which supports basic mental health and alcohol and drug treatment for adults and children.
This renewal levy is not a new tax and ensures that these vial services for children, families and adults continue in our community.
On Nov 3, Ohioans will have the opportunity to solve a divisive problem facing our state. Issue 1 defines a new method for drawing state legislative districts and embodies a compromise reached by Legislators of both parties.
It was put on the ballot by an overwhelming, bi-partisan vote in both the Ohio House and Senate. After many proposals brought forth by legislators and other political interests, Issue 1 is the first proposal brought to the voters on a bipartisan basis while establishing stronger transparency and accountability in the way state legislative districts are drawn.
