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Ada is a real railraod community

Re-dedicated caboose ceremony recognizes many players in the story
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 22, 2016

Ada's Pennsylvania Railroad caboose 477779 was re-dedicated on Sept. 17 during the Harvest and Herb Festival. Here are the remarks Dave Retterer, Ada mayor, made during the event.

By Ada Mayor Dave Retterer
Remarks at the dedication of the Ada Caboose Project, Sept. 17, 2016

The Ada Caboose project brought this caboose here in 1989. The scrapbooks that document the initial caboose project are available for your inspection. The caboose itself cost $2,000 in 1989 and much more time and money has been spent on restoring and maintaining it over the years. We are here today to mark the completion of the second restoration of this caboose.

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Application for Marathon pipeline would pass through Village of Ada groundwater supply

Mayor: "Pipeline does not seem to raise a lot of red flags, but we are concerned with anything passing through our groundwater supply"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Ada CIC members learned that Marathon Oil has filed an application with the Ohio EPA for construction of a 49-mile petroleum pipeline.

The proposed pipeline route passes through the Village of Ada’s groundwater supply.

David Retterer, Ada mayor, told CIC members that the proposed pipeline location does not seem to raise a lot of red flags, but that the village is concerned with anything passing through or over its groundwater supply.

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Putting Ada on the (Google) map

Wilson's business class updating info on Ada businsses, industries and churches
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 20, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

A business class taught by Dr. Jimmy Wilson is updating information about Ada businesses, industries, and churches on Google Maps.

Businesses in town come and ago, especially those who rent storefronts on Main Street. Information about them has been out of date for several years. Several businesses have opened in new structures, such as Vancrest and Ada Family Medicine.

That has all changed.

Ada's industries, churches, parks, and government buildings have been relatively unchanged, but that information has been updated, as well, if needed.

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Claude "Bud" Smith reading series speaker on Wednesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Claude "Bud" Smith is the featured speaker on Wednesday in an Ohio Northern University English Department Reading Series.

Smith is a noted writer and translator. He will speak from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Elzay Art Gallery, Wilson Art Center. The program is free and open to the public.

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This driver is Heaven-bound

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 19, 2016

Welcome to "Poetic License." The Icon features a variety of license plates in this column. This plate was photographed on Bluffton's Main Street.

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Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day

Okay, it rained at the Harvest and Herb Fest' but we still had a good time
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 18, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Rain on Saturday dampened the Harvest and Herb Fest, both literally and figuratively.

Although only half an inch of rain fell intermittently throughout the morning and afternoon, the usual sizeable crowd did not materialize.

14 parade photos at bottom of this story -

The day began with predictions of rain (the weatherman was right this time). In spite of a gloomy forecast, most of those who reserved booth space showed up. They set up, then waited for the crowds to come.

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