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Tonight's concert takes place on the ONU lawn

Bring your own chair and enjoy the evening
Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, July 1, 2017

The Lima Symphony Orchestra will again celebrate Independence Day with a “Patriotic Pops” concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday,  July 1 on the ONU campus.  The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center between Presser and Weber halls.

The fun-filled family event will feature patriotic music, movie musical selections, popular tunes and a tribute to our armed forces.

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A bump in the road

Ada working to smooth out those manhole nuisances
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 29, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
In life, everyone has "bumps in the road," some large, some small.

You do your best to contend with misfortune. Ada "bumps in the road" are being fixed this week with manholes smoothed out. Some things are fixable.

Ada saw more than the usual road repair this year with blacktop being applied in many places in town.

The manholes have become more of a nuisance for drivers since, in many cases, the blacktop is now higher than the manholes. So, workmen are in town this week to smooth out the pesky dips in the road.

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Plans for an Ada dog park underway

Heading the group: Cathy Cole, Chris Keiser, Ken Lauria, Jimmy Wilson
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 29, 2017

GROUP HAS A GO FUND ME PAGE

By Monty Siekerman
A dog park is in the planning stages to be located on Ada War Memorial Park property with an entrance off of East Lehr Avenue.

The park board has agreed to set aside an area for the park, and the village government has made arrangements to give the dog park the fence around the swimming pool which will be dismantled after this swim season.

The off-leash park will have two sections, one for small dogs and one for large dogs, to socialize, exercise, and play. The dog park will include a shelter house.

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Here's the park board's list

Funded by two property tax levies
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 28, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
What are the Ada Park Board's plans for the money that will be generated from the two property tax levies passed last fall by the voters in Ada and Liberty Township? 

Here's their current thinking, in no particular order of priority:
Replace the park truck
Get on a 5 year rotation to replace park equipment
New Gator
New fence around stadium
New lines painted on the track

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Don't leave town on Saturday

Lima Symphony performs ‘Patriotic Pops’ concert at ONU on July 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 27, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
There's no reason to leave town on Saturday. Here's why:
What:
Free Patriotic Pops concert by Lima Symphony Orchestra
When, where:
7 p.m., Saturday, just east of McIntosh Center. Sports Center, if rain.
What to bring:
Arrive early, bring lawn chairs, picnic food or snacks, blanket.
The music:
Patriotic, movie musicals, popular tunes, a tribute to each branch of the military service.
Director:
Crafton Beck has served as symphony artistic director since 1997. The symphony is in its 64th year.

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It's that season in Ada

Did you say an eight-family yard sale?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 26, 2017

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The 8-family yard sale in the 700 block of South Johnson was doing a land office business on Saturday morning...maybe that's because the sale was advertised FREE in the Ada Icon.

MORE PHOTOS BELOW -

Do you plan a yard/garage sale this summer? Check out the Ada Icon ad offer by scrolling down to near the bottom of this Homepage and opening "Contact Us."

Yard sales are popular in small towns: trying to find the oddball thing you want, getting a big bargain, or simply saying "Hi" to neighbors.

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