A cold February is in the weather book. Here’s some of the month’s memorable moments, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
This February had 24 days with the low daily temperatures below freezing, and 12 days with the high temperature at freezing or below.
February’s high reading was 59 degrees on the 7th. The low was 3 degrees on the 1st.
• Average February 2019 temperature 30.6 degrees
• Normal average February temperature 28.6 degrees
• February 2019 precipitation 3.38 inches rain; 8.6 inches snow
• Normal average February precipitation 2.03 inches rain
By Kristina Trout, Au.D ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio
While completing a hearing test in the convenience of your own home may be an attractive alternative to making an appointment with an audiologist, online hearing tests are unlikely to accurately or reliably identify the extent of your hearing problems. But what exactly are the benefits to visiting an audiologist versus attempting a hearing test at home?
This article is the first of several pieces on the village’s history and written by members of The Ada Historical Society.
Prior to WWI, a person strolling Ada’s streets of a summer’s eve would likely have heard the sound of piano music issuing from parlors along the way. Some may have come from player or mechanical pianos and some from pianists.
Helping to maintain this melodious flow was David O. Betz, one of Ada leading citizens and director of the Northwestern Ohio School of Piano Tuning.
Now there’s a new place to eat in town, but you can only look – don’t taste.
Ada fourth graders, working in art class, recently concluded a clay food project.
Kristie Steiner, elementary art teacher, explained the project this way: “Students are asked to choose what food they would like to create using different clay techniques they have learned.
“After their art is fired, they can paint them to look as 'real' as the food looks. I have done this project for a few years and the students love it and younger ones look forward to it each year.”
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce invites Icon viewers to a chamber "mix and mingle" later this month, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.
The after-hours free event is from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, at The Inn at ONU.
There will be door prizes and refreshments in this "come and go as you please" event. Persons wanting additional information may contact Curlis at [email protected] or by calling 419-788-9459.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Tickets are now on sale for a Bluffton Family Recreation repeat performance of “Dueling for Dumbbells,” which takes place from 6 to 11:30 p.m., Friday, April 5, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton.
The evening is a casual night of live entertainment to benefit BFR, featuring hors doeuvres, snacks and an open bar starting at 6 p.m. Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director, promises that this year’s hors doeuvres will be "out of this world."
Dueling Pianos International will perform starting at 7:30 p.m.
Provided by Leland Crouse
January 1950 - The societies and clubs found in Ada were Philanthropic Educational Organization Chapter O founded in Ada in 1950; Entre Nous Club; Order of Eastern Star; Twice Ten Art Club; Sorosis Club; Neighborhood Club; Research Club; Ada Garden Club; Junior Civic League; Advance Club; WCTU; Past Presidents Club; Daughters of Union Veterans; Quatre; Pastime; Current Events, and the Zetetic Club.
Senior All-American distance runner Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year for the 2019 indoor season, the national office announced Wednesday.
This season, McVey posted the fastest one-mile, 3,000-meter, and 5,000-meter run times and helped establish the third-fastest DMR time in the region. His 3,000 and 5,000 meter times are also among the top-ten times on the NCAA Division III national performance list.
The February meeting of Ada Junior Civic League was held recently with Erin Swick, as hostess and Sherry Evans as co-hostess.
Club members prepared the lasagna dinner for Crockpot Tuesday at Restore on Feb. 26. JCL will sponsor the donor diner at the Ada Bloodmobile on March 25. The special projects committee is considering several important community programs for the annual donation from the annual pecan sale.
The program for the evening was the Polar Paws Service Dog Training Program. Three students, along with their dogs, Monty, Amity, and Chaos spoke to the group.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. The study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. list based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.
This is the second consecutive year Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center has been recognized among the Top 100 hospitals in the country.
