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OHSSA parent meeting at Ada HS

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, July 19, 2017

The OHSAA parent meeting for Ada High School fall athletes 7-12 will be Sunday July 30th @ 7:00 in the high school auditorium.
(Ohio Alerts)

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Register now for ACE Day help

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, July 19, 2017

 

Ohio Northern University is currently registering organizations, businesses and residents for its fifth annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day to be held 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 19.

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.

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When neighboring Bluffton experienced the sound of "a thousand freight trains"

Local resident's home movie of 1965 tornado rediscovered
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 19, 2017

WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - James Crawfis told The Icon that it was like finding a buried treasure.

It is exactly that. On an 8 mm home movie camera, James’ dad, Gary, filmed the aftermath of the April 1965 tornado that tore through the Bluffton countryside. The reels remained in a storage box until this year when James transferred the movies to digital.

In fact, The Icon is not aware of any movies shots of the tornado’s after match. Crawfis shared the now-YouTube video with the Icon and we share it here with viewers.

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Part 2 - How we have grown in 100 years

History of the Ada Public Library, Library moves to current location
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 19, 2017

By Rhett Grant, Library Director
In 1953, the Ada Public Library, moved to its current location. The first patron to check out a book in the new building was two-year old Deborah Hull.

15,000 volumes were moved to the new building with the help of volunteers, such as Professors J.B. Ranny and L.E. Shaeffer; Fred Runser, Butch LaRue and Willis Brown. 

Trucks were supplied by Earl’s Hardware and the Gamble store. The sidewalk was completed by local contractor Grover McElroy. Other volunteer activities included preparing books for classification and stenciling classification numbers on the outside covers of books.  

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The slim never ends

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 19, 2017

The slim from last week's Ada Public Library summer reading program is over, but the photos continue.Preema D'Souza slims her son, Ethan 10. She works at the circulation desk. He, along with several other teen library volunteers, agreed to be part of the fun and got slimed by friends and relatives. The additional photos show the line up waiting for pizza and youths on the merry-go-round. (Monty Siekerman photos)

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How we have grown in 100 years

History of the Ada Public Library, the beginnings in 1917, Part 1 of 3
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 18, 2017

By Rhett Grant, Library Director

Originally a “mere handful of books” placed by the Town and Country League in the women’s restroom at the town hall, the Ada Public Library (founded on June 1, 1917) was taken over by the federation of women’s clubs.   

They formed a library board and funded the library through donations, voluntary subscriptions, and loans of books from the state library and the Ada school board during the summers.  

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