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Forest beekeeper buzzing with business

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, May 27, 2016

By Amy Eddings

The phrase "busy as a bee" applies not only to bees this time of year, when flowering plants are in bloom, but to beekeepers, too.  Just ask Michael Lablonski of Mike's Bees and Honey of neighboring Forest.

"I've probably got 40 to 50 orders for queens going back to last year that I've got to fill," he told the Ada Icon. The long, cool spring, he said, has meant sluggish hives, and that, in turn, has meant fewer bees, fewer queens and less honey.  This week's warm weather has been welcomed by bee and beekeeper alike.

"It's absolutely fabulous that things are finally going better," he said.  

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Meet the Ada High School graduating class of 2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Here's the Ada High School graduating class of 2016 (a larger photo is an attachment at the bottom of this story.)

Members participate in commencement at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 29, at the school.

Class members follow:

Brittany Ann Ackerman, Rand Ali Abdullatef, Blake Christopher Ansley, Travis Edward Archer, Tyler Thomas Archer, Bryan J Batyk, Zachary Alexander Beckwith, Benjamin Christopher Bowers, Alexandra Marie Boyadzhiev,

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News flash: Julius Caesar murdered - read all about it from Ada sophomores

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Despite the fact that “nobody reads newspapers anymore!” – so said Ada sophomores – students in Melody Veltri’s English classes actually created printed newspapers and read them.

You may thank Shakespeare and Julius Caesar on this sophomore discovery. The newspapers were a product of the sophomore’s reading assignment of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” Students worked in small groups to create their newspapers.

“Students needed to use information from the play and from their own research of Roman lifestyles and of Julius Caesar to create their newspapers,” she told The Icon.

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ReStore presentation

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 25, 2016

ReStore sponsored a funeral planning seminar last week with (from left) Dana Walters, ReStore director; Mike Hood, attorney; and Scott Allison of Hanson-Neely Funeral Home.

Walters discussed preparing your family. Hood talked about papers needed including wills, power of attorney and trusts. Allison discussed decisions that need to be made about having a funeral or cremation, wishes for flowers, dress and casket. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Elita Smith on spring ONU dean's list

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Elita Smith, daughter of Jeffrey and Melinda Smith, 517 Clint Dr, Ada, has been named to the Ohio Northern University deans’ list for the spring semester 2016.  She is a senior majoring in management.

The deans’ list includes students who attain a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 grading system.

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Here’s the latest from Town and Country Creators 4-H Club

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Town and Country Creators 4H Club

   by Carah Deardorff, News Reporter

 

The Town and Country Creators 4H Club held their regular meeting on Monday May 23, 2016 6pm at St. Johns Evangelical Church in Kenton. Club President, Devry Moore, presided at the meeting. Roll Call began with the question, “What is your favorite leisure activity” with 26 members, 8 advisors, 2 guests for a total of 36 in attendance.

 

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