You are here

Home

Ada's latest news

Century 21 Beacon Realty open house Sunday at 6764 CR 45, Alger

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Century 21 Beacon Realty, Ada, will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 10, at a residence listing at 6764 County Road 45, Alger.

Contact Darla Crownhart at 567-674-0765 or e-mail: [email protected] for more information.

Open the attachment at the bottom of this story for complete details on the property.

 

»

Ohio Normal School

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

Here's one of the earliest photos of Ada. It is of Ohio Northern University - but shows the university when it was called The Northwestern Ohio Normal School. The building today faces Main Street. This is from a booklet of photos titled "Ada and the O.N.U. - The New and the Old." The booklet was printed in 1902 and the wording under this photo stated "taken a long time ago."

»

BVH Rehab & Sports Medicine 3rd annual Flirt with Dirt Trail 5K

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Blanchard Valley Hospital Rehab & Sports Medicine, along with the Hancock Park District and the Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Flirt with Dirt 5K Trail Run/Walk on Saturday, July 14 at Riverbend Recreational Area in Findlay. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., the trail race will start at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8:40 a.m.

The course for the event is on wood chipped and grass trails with short stretches of asphalt throughout the park area. This is a USA Track & Field certified course.

Awards will be given to the top three male and female runners in each age division.

»

MG vintage sports cars flock to Ada June 15-17

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Next weekend (June 15-16-17) Ada will become a car lover’s paradise – especially for MG sports car fans.

The Ohio Chapter of the New England MG-T Register car club will bring these specialty vehicles and their owners to Ada. It is the 82nd  “Gathering of the Faithful,” (G.O.F.) for the club.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY!

Vintage MG sports cars, dating from the mid-1930s to the early ‘80s, plus other British marques, will travel from all corners of Ohio and surrounding states to Ada for the long weekend.

Dave Smittle, who is coordinating the event here, provided The Icon with the following information about the weekend.

»

ONU exceeds goal in most successful fundraising campaign in university history

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Ohio Northern University President Dan DiBiasio announced this week the conclusion of The Campaign for Ohio Northern University’s Tomorrow, which raised $110, 658, 961, exceeding the goal of $100 million and making it the most successful campaign in Ohio Northern’s history.

»

Coming Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Coming to Ada on Thursday! The Ada farmers' market returns for the summer in the downtown depot park. Market hours are 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The market will be open each Thursday evening during the summer.

»

Pages