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It's a perfect week for summer youth tennis in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 8, 2016

The Ada Community Tennis Association will hold its 10th annual summer youth tennis program Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 13-15, according to Scott Wills. 

Registration forms are available at the Ada Pool, Ada Library and Liberty Bank.   Onsite registration will be provided on July 13 prior to the first session and e-mail and phone registrations will be accepted.  

The program is for youth ages 4 and up and no tennis experience is needed as the program is designed to introduce the game of tennis to participants

Returning program participants will be provided advanced level playing opportunities appropriate for their skill level.  

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Cropland values, cash rental rates projected to decrease

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, July 8, 2016

Each year The Ohio State University Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics completes a survey to estimate current and future trends of cropland values and cash rents.  

The 2015-16 survey of Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents has been completed and is now available to the public.  Based upon the survey, cropland values and cash rents are projected to decrease in 2016.  Bare cropland values are expected to decrease from 4.8% to 11.1% in western Ohio depending on the region and land class.  They also project cash rents to drop 5.6% to 7.6%.

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Aug. 5 deadline to sign up for Ada Community Engagement Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 7, 2016

Ohio Northern University is registering organizations, businesses, and residents for its fifth annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day to be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon., according to Jennifer Lambdin, director of student imvolvement at ONU.

A partnership with the village of Ada, the ACE Day program provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to not only engage with the community but also contribute to the village’s beautification.

ACE Day, is a university tradition held on the Saturday of Welcome Weekend.  It provides an opportunity for incoming freshmen to serve the Ada community, their new home for the next four, five or six years.

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Ken Collins goes out on a limb with Ada's squirrel's and birds

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 7, 2016

Ken Collins, Icon photographer recently went out on a limb.

There he discovered several Ada squirrels and birds. Here's his photo album.

 

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Where will you find this historical marker?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 6, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

In an attempt to confound our readers, we selected this slightly-leaning historical marker. Know where it is located? 

Hint, the Ohio historical marker tells about the Hog Creek Marsh and was placed by the Ohio Historical Society with funds raised by the Heirloomers Club of Dola and Ada, 39 years ago.

ANSWER:
The marker stands along the southside of State Route 81 between Ada and Dola. The area was once a shallow lake, but the clearing of 8,000 acres in 1868 turned the land into usable farm country.

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It's starting to feel like a tradition: Lima Symphony, July 4th weekend and Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman

LOTS OF PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY!
Hundreds gathered on the lawn of the ONU sculpture mall on Saturday evening to be thrilled with a patriotic-pops concert by the Lima Symphony Orchestra.

The number of people attending was comparable to last year's inaugural holiday concert of 1,000.

As ONU President Dan DiBiasio noted in his comments, once something happens at Ohio Northern for two consecutive years, it becomes tradition. He, and the many others in attendance, are hopeful 2017 will see the third annual patriotic-pops concert.

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