The Ada Kiwanis Club presented its annual $500 donation to the Village of Ada for their tree-planting efforts at the Arbor Day celebration held on Friday morning, April 26, at the Ada Elementary School.
In presenting the check to the Ada Tree Commission, Ada Kiwanis President Joe Ferguson said, “It has been the privilege of the Ada Kiwanis Club to make this annual presentation for the past 39 years.”
The motto of Kiwanis International is “Serving the Children of The World.” “The membership of the Ada Kiwanis Club can think of no better way to serve the children and future adults of our community by making Ada more beautiful with the planting of new trees.”
This article is one of several pieces on the village’s history and written by members of The Ada Historical Society.
By Paul Logsdon
Images below are from the ONU Archives or courtesy of the online newspapers from the Ada Public Library.
Ada City Mills, 1874 - 1915
The residents of West Montford Ave. might be surprised to know that one of Ada’s early major businesses was located on their street.
The Ada City Mills (flour), built in 1874 by Joseph Ream & Son, was located on the corner of West Montford and Heistand St.
Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
Unfortunately, medication errors occur relatively often — and they can harm you and your family. The good news is there are ways to avoid medication errors.
By following these eight safety tips, you can help prevent medication errors at home and keep yourself and your family safe.
1) Ask Questions and Disclose as Much Information as You Can
Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
April is Autism Awareness Month. How much do you really know about autism?
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, is a group of neurological and developmental disorders that begin early in childhood — generally before age 3 — and last throughout a person's life.
Ada Public Library’s adult book discussion group in May will be discussing “The Girls of Atomic City" by Denise Kiernan.
The book discussion, open to the public, is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, in the library. The monthly discussion group is open to new members and registration is requested.
Contact the circulation desk for a copy of the coming month's book or more information.
Book synopsis
"The Girls of Atomic City" tells the unbelievable true story of young women during World War II who worked in a secret city dedicated to making fuel for the first atomic bomb—only they didn’t know that.
By Amber Patterson, MD ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio
Seasonal allergies often get lumped into one category. However, each season has its own unique allergens. Follow the guide below to see which months you can expect to see a flare up of which allergens.
By Leland Crouse [email protected]
Excerpt from the Small Town Sampler by Betty Miller
The Ada Herald 24 January, 1990 Gabriel Reeder Hubbell - 14 March, 1825 to 15 May, 1909
If you like adventure stories with Indian encounters and narrow escapes on the frontier, you don’t have to search for old “shoot-em-up” movies or books about the West of long ago. You can find a better story in our local history, and all of it really happened.
A Medication Disposal Day will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, in the parking lot between Rite Aid and Cosi, Ada.
Those who want to dispose of expired or unused prescriptions as well as over-the-counter medications may give them to law enforcement officers at that time.
The meds will be disposed of in a safe, legal, and environmentally conscious way.
Three addition locations on April 27 will collect medications. They include: Hardin Memorial Hospital
Medical office parking lot
75 Washington Boulevard
Kenton
A review of the Village of Ada’s water quality record released this week from the Ohio EPA’s drinking water compliance database reveals no evidence of chemical contamination at levels of concern in Ada's aquifer.
The sample year for the report, called the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), is 2018.
The report shows no violations of contaminants from nearly a dozen areas of potential contaminants. Those areas include radium-228, nitrates, fluoride, copper, lead, synthetic contaminant and other potential contaminants.
At 10 a.m., April 26, Jamie Nygaard, the Icon's roving photographer shares this map titled "How do Blufftonites get to the other side of town?"
Her directions: Phillips to Road R, turn on County Line Road to 313, turn left on 313 (also known as Main), turn right onto 235 and then turn right onto 103.
