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Here's letter number 3 in the Ada A-B-C Summer Contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 9, 2014

HERE'S LETTER NUMBER THREE.

Welcome to Ada’s A-B-C Summer Contest.

Each week in June and ending in the first week of July, The Icon will post two photos revealing one letter (or number) taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.

We invite Icon viewers to keep track of the letters by identifying each letter’s location. An entry form is attached to this story for viewers to keep up to date in the contest.

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God Rocks now featured in The Inn at ONU gift shop

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 6, 2014

Handmade bracelets, necklaces and plaques created by God Rocks are now offered in The Inn at ONU gift shop, Ada.

Connie Grashel from Portage, Ind., is the artist behind the creations. Although not from Ada, she has a niece who attends ONU and a cousin employed at ONU.

Carrying a religious theme, the items are meant to be carried as a reminder that God is our rock and our salvation, says Grashel.

“When things get tough they are a reminder that God is there for us,” she said.

For more information about God Rocks click here for the website.

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A-B-C Summer Contest photo 2 - you pass this on Main Street, but where is it?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 6, 2014

Welcome to Ada’s A-B-C Summer Contest. Here's our second contest photo.

Each week in June and ending in the first week of July, The Icon will post two photos revealing one letter (or number) taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.

We invite Icon viewers to keep track of the letters by identifying each letter’s location. An entry form is attached to this story for viewers to keep up to date in the contest.

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A bed of volunteers for the Railroad Park

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 4, 2014

MORE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF STORY

The Ada Historic Depot Railroad Park had a few extra hands providing TLC in late May.

The park is cared for by a combination of volunteer and Village work, though the early growing months usually require more work to get the beds cleaned out, the perennials tended and thinned, and mulch spread in each of the flower beds.

Once again this year, the park received extra help from the Ada Elementary 6th graders and six Ada graduating seniors.

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Here's May's weather summary

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, June 2, 2014

Here’s the May weather summary provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The high temperature of the month was 88 degrees on May 27. The low was 38 on May 6. May’s average temperature was 62 degrees. The normal May temperature is 60.5 degrees. May’s rainfall was 2.66 inches. The normal May rainfall is 4.01 inches.

The attachment at the bottom of this story reveals the daily temperatures during the month.

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Wednesday's rain was everything from a flash flood to sprinkles

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, May 30, 2014

Wednesday's thundershowers were an odd mix of serious flooding on one property and mere sprinkles on another. The Icon has heard reports of rain of .25 inches all the way to over 4 inches.

Perhaps the heaviest hit area was between Lincoln Highway and State Route 81 north of Ada.

Here are views of the rain taken by Steve Stratton from his residence on Pevee Road. The views include a field behind his residence - no it's not Riley Creek or any stream.

MORE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

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