March 2019

New menu attached with this story

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New menu printed below story -

3 Brothers Pizza, 105 S. Main St., Ada, is now open for lunch seven days a week, according to Brian Clum, owner.

New hours follow:
• Mondays through Thursdays –
   11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Fridays and Saturdays –
   11 a.m. to midnight
• Sundays –
   Noon to 8 p.m.

The pizza shop also has a new six-page menu. A copy is printed at the bottom of this story as an attachment.

Brian and Kelly Clum purchased 3 Brothers Pizza from Rod and Linda Dysert at the beginning of the year.

The phone number remains 419-634-0100.

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada tennis team won a scrimmage match tune-up handily over visiting Toledo Whitmer 5-1 at the Ohio Northern University Marmon courts on Tuesday evening.

Ada swept all four singles matches in straight sets by a combined total of 48 games to five, and also won the first doubles match.

Match results:
Singles
1) Dexter Woods (A) defeated Dane Dryer (TW) 6-1, 6-0
2) Hunter Wells (A) def. Eric Cook (TW) 6-3, 6-0
3) Reece Evans (A) def. Trenton Murry (TW) 6-0, 6-0
4) Morgan Swick (A) def. Jonathan Sugg (TW) 6-1, 6-0

From Home Energy Assistance Program

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The Ohio Development Services Agency and the Area Agency on Aging 3 want to remind Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) provides Ohioans at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty level with a benefit to help pay their heating bills.

Applied directly to the customer’s utility or bulk fuel bill, the benefit can help manage heating costs during the cold winter months. Customers who are threatened with disconnection, or have been disconnected from their utility service, may also be eligible for the HEAP Winter Crisis Program.

Saturday, March 30, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Mark your calendar and buy your tickets for the annual Ada Kiwanis Club Pancake and Sausage Day. The meal will be served from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, in the Ada Schools cafeteria. 

Tickets are available from club members and at:
• Liberty National Bank
• Ferguson Insurance
• Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
• Ada Public Library
• Jon Umphress at ReStore
• Ada Public Library

The cost is $7 pre-sale and $8 at the door for the all-you-can-eat meal. Children 10 and under are free. 

Proceeds benefit community projects.

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Paul J. Reuss, 76, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at 10:17 a.m. at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

He was born on April 19, 1942, in Elgin, Illinois, to the late Lawrence and Philomena (Rose) Reuss. On July 27, 1968, Paul married Jule Rose Sweeny and she survives in Columbus.

Paul worked for the IBEW Local #32 of Lima as an electrician. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Jenera.  Paul was a veteran in the U.S. Navy.

Assistant manager, lifeguards and cashiers

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Applications are being accepted now for summer help at the Ada Municipal Pool.

The pool is currently accepting applications for the following seasonal positions:
Assistant Pool Manager:
$12.35/hour
Can expect to work approximately 20-30 hours per week.
Experience working with the public and managing multiple assignments a plus.

Current Red Cross Certified Lifeguards:
$10.35/hour

Cashiers:
$8.60/hour
Customer service and/or concession stand experience a plus.

The pool is open to the public from Saturday, May 25,  to Saturday, Aug. 10.

Here are this year's contestants and winners

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The 113th annual Ada High School Interclass Competition – held Friday evening – is in the books, and here are the winners:

Winning class: (Juniors) Nora Dellifield, Hunter Wells, Samantha Crawford, Leah Conley.

Individual winning categories: Audrey Hazelton (poetry), Brooklyn Rudasill (essay), Allison Dotson (dramatic reading), Samantha Crawford (short story).

And, this year’s contestants: Ryan Kilgallon, Jacob Thaxton, Nora Dellifield, Audrey Hazelton, Brooklyn Rudasill, Allison Dotson, Hunter Wells, Leah Conley, Samantha Crawford, Alyssa Wince, Cade Mullins and Kesewa Akyeampong.

Mullins, Spar and Wills return to lead strong Ada net squad under new coach

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Former Ohio Northern University tennis player Cody Hurley assumes the reins of the Ada tennis program this spring with plenty of returning and new talent comprising the roster.

The fifth season of Bulldog varsity spring tennis follows on the heels of a team-best 11-2 dual record last spring.

Ada repeated as Northern Buckeye Tennis League champions, winning the title outright in 2018 after sharing it with three other schools in 2017. The Bulldogs edged Bryan 13-10 to win the conference crown last spring.

Spring program at ONU observatory

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The Ohio Northern University Observatory will be open to the public on Friday, March 22 from 9 - 11 p.m. to observe the Vernal Equinox, according to Dr. Jason Pinkney, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. This event marks the astronomical first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

The precise time of the equinox is Wednesday, March 20, at 5:58 p.m.. EDT, but the night sky will be the same on March 22.

At The Inn at ONU from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce invites Icon viewers to a chamber "mix and mingle" on Wednesday, 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.

The Ada Icon is the mix and mingle sponsor.

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