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15 minutes with Amos Wolber

He learned the machinist trade working at Lima Locomotive Works
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 7, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
The Ada Icon caught up with Amos Wolber at the Harold and Nancy Barker home where Amos was filling a tank with fuel for his riding mower. In two months, Amos will be 95 years old...and he's still going strong.

Amos continues to repair lawnmowers, even make the mower parts, if needed. He's been a machinist most of his life, having learned the trade at Lima Locomotive, which turned into Lima Baldwin Hamilton, which turned into Clark Equipment, which finally closed the facility in Lima.

Amos was born in Ada, but lived elsewhere. In his youth, he took farm jobs in various states.

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Phi Mu Delta service project

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 3, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
As a service project, the brothers of Phi Mu Delta fraternity clear the plants on Oct. 29 from the Village Garden which is run by ReStore so that some people can grow some of their own food.

Families from China and Bangladesh, who now live in Ada, as well as those born and raised here took advantage of the free plots of land this year, according to Karen Ward who has been coordinator of the ReStore project for several years.

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Jami Dellifield selected for National Extension Leadership Development program

One of 36 participants from 12-state North Central Region
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 3, 2016

Jami Dellifield has been selected as one of  36 participants from the 12-state North Central Region to participate in the National Extension Leadership Development (NELD) program. 

She is Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator.

NELD is managed by Extension leadership specialists at the University of Minnesota.

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It's a carry-in at the Alger Public Library

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 2, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Once a month, supporters of the Alger Public Library come together for good food and fun while all the time raising money for the library.

Here, the group of about 20 diners have some fun answering questions after the carry-in meal on Thursday. By the way, the teens won the second quiz game, mostly because the subject was children's fiction and the books were fresh in their mind. Nevertheless, the middle-angers and senior citizens gave it a valiant try.

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Polar Paws benefit from Saturday LuLaRoe fundraiser

Nine service dogs on ONU campus this semester
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 2, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

A fundraising project, organized by Stacy Manns, was held Saturday at Community Health Professionals with a portion of the profit going to Polar Paws, an organization at ONU that helps train service dogs.

Stacy sells LuLaRoe clothing for adults and children.

She and several other consultants were on hand to sell their LuLaRoe wares and support Polar Paws.

There are nine service dogs on campus this semester. Polar Paws sold 2017 calendars that featured all the local pups-in-training, as well as bandanas for dogs.

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Ada's newest police officer gets lifesaving award

John Iten: "I did my job. It was team effort."
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 2, 2016

By Amy Eddings
With his wife and children looking on, Ada’s newest police officer, John Iten, was honored at the regular Ada village council meeting for saving the life of an Ada woman last month. 

Police Chief Mike Harnishfeger presented Officer Iten with a red-and-white-ribboned medal in a crushed velvet blue box.

“I don’t feel like I deserve this, I did my job,” said Iten.  “It was a team effort.  It was the dispatchers, it was EMS, it wasn’t just me.  I'm very honored.”

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