Ada’s summer street program is in full gear this month.
The program includes a mix of curb and approach work and street resurfacing. Here’s the list of streets on the program:
• Grand Street from State Route 81 to McIntosh Terrace
• South Simon Street from East Lima Avenue to East Lincoln Avenue
• East Dobbins Avenue from Main to Simon Street
• East University Avenue from Main to Ream Street
• Gilbert Street from College Avenue to the railroad
• East College Avenue from Main to first alley east of Main
• Central Avenue from Main to end of street
In addition, major reconstruction work is in progress on East Lima Avenue.
Look at all those August and September activities planned in Ada.
For starters, there's the Lincoln Highway Buy Way garage sale, the 101st annual Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic and lots of school events (new teacher day is Aug.12).
Ada's Community Highlights August and September calendar is now on the Icon. It's in an easy-to-print format so that you can keep track of everything happening in 45810.
Auglaize Free United Baptist Church, 118890 Hardin Highway, Maysville, will hold a gospel sing at 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 2. Performing is David and Sharon Liles and Barb McCarren.
For more information contact Bill Prater, pastor, at 937-599-4872.
The Ada Lions' Club is sponsoring a free swim at the Ada Community Swimming Pool for the first 200 children the day of the F&M Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 9.
"We hope it is a warm sunny day and there are many children who take advantage of this free swim. Thanks to the Village of Ada for assisting the Ada Lions with this project," said Jill Simmons of the Lions Club.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the Community Health Professionals conference room, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.
"Summer is going fast and its time to discuss upcoming events for the rest of the year," she said. " Guests from the Hardin County Business Alliance will be at the August meeting.
Charles Van Dyne joined a special group of Ada residents as announced in a surprise at the recent Kiwanis Club meeting.
The club announced that it has planted a tree at the Ada park in Van Dyne’s honor.
Here’s a list of some of the community projects that Van Dyne assisted in during his professional career in Ada.
• Service including the Ada Kiwanis Club, Hardin County Community Foundation, the Hardin County Bar Association for over 50 years and the Benevolent and Fraternal Order of Elks.
• Van Dyne has also served at a sitting Hardin County Judge and has practiced law in Ada for many years.
USTA Junior Team Tennis was the craze in Ada last week. Instruction and matches took place at the Ohio Northern University courts.
CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
The Icon visited the games. Bailey Bowers provided a scrapbook of photos. Icon viewers may view the photos by opening the attachment at the bottom of this story.
A public hearing is set for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the Ada council chambers to hear a zoning change request for a proposed nursing home in Ada.
The request is to rezone property to Commercial I.
The property is located on the north side of State Route 81 across from the Ada Schools.
Some of the information about the proposed nursing home was shared at the June Ada CIC meeting.
At that meeting it was announced that the proposal is to construct an 80-bed facility with 32 assisted living rooms on an 18.5-acre site. The facility would include 55,000 square-feet of space on one floor.
Earlier this month the Ada Icon posted a story on Kim Light and the Cloverbud 4-H Club.
VIEW THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
Last week the Icon attended a Cloverbud meeting. It was craft night. Members created robots and coasters.
We’ve taken the opportunity to reprint the story in this photo scrapbook. The story is at the end of the feature. The story is by Darlene Bowers. The photos are by Bailey Bowers.
