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Crosstown Championship Cup goes to softball winner of school vs. police-fire department

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The first-ever softball game featuring members of the Ada school staff against members of the Ada police and fire department is set.

The contest is at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 16, at the Ada varsity softball diamond. All proceeds from the contest benefit Ada ReStore.

The winning team received the Crosstown Championship Cup and bragging rights for the next 12 months. 

Call Mr. Dan Lee at the high school with any questions at 419-634-2746.

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Bruce Morgan brings business branding agency to Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 11, 2015

People remember your brand via great stories. 

That is why naretiv was founded…to tell your next great story. Naretiv specializes in narrating the brand story of nonprofits and businesses. The agency’s brand narrator and owner is Bruce Morgan.

“I am excited to be opening this agency in Ada after 22 years as a designer, marketing, and communications specialist and a lifetime of telling stories,” said owner Morgan.

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A great week for farming

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 11, 2015

Last week was a great week for farming. Here, a piece of land just west of Grass Run Industrial Park is being tilled in preparation for applying anhydrous ammonia.

Part of the field will be used as a test plot for corn, the remainder put into soybeans.

Hardin County is fourth in the state in the sale of crops and livestock among the 88 counties in Ohio.

Remember, when you get stuck behind a slow-moving piece of farm equipment this time of year that agriculture is big business in Hardin County.
(Monty Siekerman)

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It was 40 years ago to the day...KISS came to Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 10, 2015

You can pay up to $150 nowadays to see a KISS concert, but 40 years ago to the day, ONU students got into King-Horn gym to see KISS, The James Gang, and The Flock for a mere $5.

Pictured (seated) are Ryan Oberlin, Abigail Green, and Professor Jimmy Wilson talking informally with some audience members following a showing of a 33-minute documentary Saturday at the Dicke Building.

As a project for an historical geography class, the students interviewed several people who attended the long-ago concert and turned those interviews into a documentary. For Ada it was a wild night.

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Ada's oldest resident - it's a tree - gets new lease on life

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 10, 2015

The venerable sycamore tree, located near the Ada Theater, got a new lease on life Friday when the tree commission voted to spend about $2,400 to keep it going.

The tree is a fixture in the heart of downtown Ada, estimated to be 120 years old. It has lace bug problems and needs trimming for the safety of nearby property and passersby along the road and sidewalk.

The tree is in front of 211 S. Main, a house recently bought by Matt Brown. He wrote the commission asking for advice on saving the tree and safety aspects.

The commission accepted the proposal from Tawa Tree Service after Brad Brooks, certified arborist, studied the tree and its problems.

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Missed the original Kiss concert? Relive it Saturday night, thanks to Jimmy Wilson

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, May 8, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
A video presentation of the remembrances of the Kiss concert at ONU will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, exactly 40 years after the performance. The program, free and open to the public, will be held in Dicke Building.

A class taught by Jimmy Wilson has worked this semester in researching the event and interviewing those who attended.

People are coming from all over the local area and from far away, such as San Francisco, to see the concert documentary.

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