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Family Picnic in War Memorial Park

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, May 31, 2018

Sponsored by the Hardin County Democratic Party. 
Ada War Memorial Park. 
Food will be available or bring your own picnic.

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Aqua Zumba begins Saturday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, May 31, 2018

An Aqua Zumba class will be taught at the Ada Pool beginning this Saturday. Lynne Scott will lead the class in its fast-paced routine from 12:10 until 12:55 p.m. each Saturday throughout the summer. This year she has added a weekly Wednesday class from 7:10 until 7:55 p.m. Lynne is a certified Aqua Zumba instructor and holds classes on terra firma, as well. There is no need to preregister for Aqua Zumba. The cost is $5 per session. One may join anytime.

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The Cadets are coming

150 musicians, support staff of 35 arrive Friday in Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 30, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Once again, music will fill the air in Ada as the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps returns to Ada for the fourth summer.

The Cadets, which placed 7th in the World Class category last year, will bring 150 musicians and a support staff of 35 people when they arrive here on Friday.

The Cadets practice in small groups during the mornings and afternoons and as a group from 7-9 p.m. each evening in the stadium to prepare for tough competition in shows they give from Coast to Coast all summer long.

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Mercy Health – Ada Family Medicine now provides walk-in hours

Modays through Fridays
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 30, 2018

 Mercy Health – Ada Family Medicine now provides walk-in hours for medical care for wellness needs.
 
Jenelle Niese, CNP, joined by new provider, Teresa Rush, FNP, are committed to providing quality care to all members of the family, without a prior appointment. 

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Dedication of the memorial bricks

Remarks by John Phillip Lomax, May 28, 2018
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Dedication of the Memorial Bricks
at the Civil War Monument in Ada, Ohio,
on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018
Remarks
John Phillip Lomax

In his book, For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, James McPherson delved deeply into the letters and daily journals of Civil War soldiers in search of the motives that led them to leave their homes and march into battle.  He found them quite able to state their reasons for fighting. 

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For a moment Ada revisits the 1860s

83 inscribed bricks honor Union soldiers from Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Click for list of veterans who are named on bricks
Click for remarks presented by Dr. Lomax

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Unlike wartime, Ada Railroad Park was a peaceful place on Monday morning when Civil War veterans from Ada and Liberty Township were remembered in a service organized by Dr. John Lomax, an ONU history professor who retired earlier this month.

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