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OMG - "De-flate gate" puts Ada's on the New York Times pages 1 and Fox News!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Deflate-gate.

Who in Ada isn't familar with this new national buzz word. It involves NLF football, the New England Patriots, and yes...Ada, Ohio.

Ada and deflate-gate made page 1 of the New York Times on Jan. 21. And on Jan. 26 Ada is a feature on Fox News.

The New York Times story and video features Jane Hesler, retired Wilson Factory employee, who talks about making footballs.

The headline reads: "A seamstress who handed off to the NFL," with a subhead: "Watching Patriots scandal from afar, a retired football maker says Wilson did its job."

The Fox News story's headline reads: "Far from deflate-gate, football factory prepares for Super Bowl"

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Look at all these February-March Ada events...and you thought nothing was going on here this winter

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 27, 2015

February and March continue to be busy months, full of activities, in Ada.

Here's the Ada Icon's Community Highlights for the next two months. A printer-friendly verision, great to posting on your bulletin board or refrigerator is an attachment to this calendar.

Community Events

• February 15  Ada Academic & Music Boosters 3rd Annual Purse & Jewelry Raffle 1:30pm Ada Schools
• February 26 Hardin Business Alliance annual dinner, McIntosh, 6 pm

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Asteroid close encounter Monday - see it at the ONU Observatory

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 25, 2015

The ONU Astronomy Club invites Icon viewers to a special event from 8 to 10 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26, according to Jason Pinkney. The event is free and open to the public.

“Normally we meet on Fridays, but on this day, a small asteroid (0.3 miles across) will fly safely past the Earth close enough to be seen through our telescopes. The closest approach is about three times the distance to the Moon,” he said.

Asteroid 2004 BL86 will pass through the constellation Cancer during the evening, and its motion should be detectable to the eye (unlike most asteroids).

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Outstanding business of the year touches countless community organizations: Liberty National Bank

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 22, 2015

A Main Street Ada business that touches virtually every organization in the community received the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s highest award on Jan. 21.

Liberty National Bank is the 2014 Ada outstanding business of the year. The recognition took place at the chamber’s annual dinner at The Wishing Well at ONU.

In accepting the award for the bank, Ronald Zimmerly, bank CEO, said that Liberty National Bank and the Ada community is a partnership.

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Ada sophomores visit Apollo Jan. 30

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Approximately 650 sophomores in Apollo Career Center¹s 11-member district will be visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 30. Parents of sophomore students interested in attending Apollo for the 2015-16 school year are also invited to attend.

This day is designed to expose students to career possibilities that they may not know about. Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities.

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Waste Management offers acceptable and unacceptable recycling list

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 19, 2015

Question: Can I recycle glass bottles, junk mail and chip board?
Answer: Yes.

Question: How about aerosol cans, styrofoam and window glass?
Answer: No.

Waste Management, Ada's refuse and recyling collection contractor, wants its customers to think green in 2015.

PRINTOUTS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

The company provided the Icon with a list of acceptable and unacceptable recyling items. This list is provided in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

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