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Once upon a time in Ada: Was your great-grandmother in the “Zetetic” club?

In 1915 women in the southwest part of Ada organized this club
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 7, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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May 1915 - Ohio Northern University entered the Ohio conference. Other schools were Denison, Ohio University, Otterbein, Western Reserve, Miami, Cincinnati, Oberlin, Kenyon, Case, Wooster, Wittenberg, Wesleyan and Antioch.

June 1915 the “Zetetic” club is the name of a new literary club organized among women in the southwest part of town.

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Lots of information in just six letters

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 7, 2016

This plate provides a lot of information with just six letters. It belongs to David Retterer, Ada, mayor. You'll find it on a bright red Ford F150 pickup.

How many other university towns in the U.S. could you pull this off?

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This was Main Street Ada - 1953

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 7, 2016

Check out that beautiful new Buick parked on the left side of this 1953 Ada Main Street photo.

Looking north from the Pennsylvania Railroad track (double tracks at the time) there's morelots to see.

There's a Pure gas station, Harry Tousley Insurance (with a clock on Main Street), J.M. Mertz Hardware, a soda fountain, and yes, that's the steeple of the Methodist Church (not yet United Methodist).

Don't missing the charming lights along Main Street. What else do you see? Send your observations to: [email protected].

 

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The day Harry Potter came to Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 6, 2016

Harry Potter came to the Ada Public Library for a party on Friday afternoon. Here,  Leah Conley is dressed as a student at the Academy, and Natalie Walton, youth services director, is dressed as Professor McGonagal. They play out a scene from one of the tomes of the wildly popular series. British author J. K. Rawlings fantasy novels appeal to adults as well as youth. In less than 20 years since the first book was published, more than 450 million copies have been sold. It's the best-selling book series in history with the books having been translated into 73 languages.

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$300 million wind farm on the horizon in USV school district in 2017

$1.7 million annual tax benefit with $200,000 added to the county's general fund
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 6, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
A $300 million wind farm is closer to being built with a power purchase agreement signed between EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc., of Pittsburgh and Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company.

This is the single largest development project in Hardin County history. Taxing units - including USV school and the Alger/McGuffey area may receive more tax income.

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Two replacement levies for Ada War Memorial Park on Tuesday's ballot

Ada North voters decide fate of wine and mixed beverages for sale at Ada Express Mart
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 6, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
There are two replacement levies, one for 1.5 mills and one for 1 mill, on Tuesday's ballot for the Ada War Memorial Park.

Both levies replace those approved by voters in the 1970s. Since then, inflation has cut into what can be accomplished with the property tax income that was generated by the expiring levies.

"The budget has been very tight the last few years," commented Tony Wolke, long-time park board member. "We hope the voters approve both of the five-year levies."

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