Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club will host an information night and registration from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, at First Presbyterian Church, 201 S. Main St., Ada.
Eligibility for participation in 4-H projects and competitive events begins when a child is age 8 and in the 3rd grade.
Any youth 9 older is eligible for project membership, regardless of grade level. Membership requires enrollment in an authorized Ohio 4-H club or group under the direction of an OSU Extension professional or an approved adult volunteer.
New and returning vendors are invited to a meeting with Bluffton Farmers Market manager Greg Probst at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31.
The meeting will take place on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. That evening, vendors will learn about promotional opportunities and may reserve full-year spaces at a discounted price.
Located in the Citizens National Bank parking lot in downtown Bluffton, the Bluffton Farmers Market is open on Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. - noon, May through October.
Governor's announcement is at
the bottom of this story -
THIS STORY UPDATED AT 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY -
Responding to this afternoon’s announcement by Gov. Mike DeWine to close Ohio schools for three weeks, Ada schools sent Ohio Alert messages at 4:57 p.m. this afternoon and again at 8:22 p.m.
The Icon will continue to post those alerts are they are sent. Watch the Icon for further updates. The Alert messages follow:
• Students last day will be tomorrow, March 13 and will not return until at least April 6.
• Materials and instructions will be sent home tomorrow with students.
Laurie Watt is Ada’s newest Main Street business owner, as she has assumed the ownership of a hair salon on North Main Street.
Opened earlier this month as Platinum Hair Design, LLC, the full-service salon is located at 228 N. Main St.
“We offer perms, haircuts, color, waxing, manicures and pedicures,” she said. “Walk-ins and appointments are welcome and we service women, men and children.”
With Watt, who is a hair stylist, is Redd Harris, barber. Part-time stylists are Meagan Mullett and Jessica Robinson. Also working part-time is Justus Cheney, nail technician.
Event modified due to "public gathering" requirements
/
The Liberty Belles and Boys 4H Club will hold its sign up date as previously stated in the flyer, (Tuesday, March 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) however, the event will be modified due to the OSU Extension requirements for "public gatherings."
According to Deb Retterer, "We will have advisors at the Presbyterian Church in Ada to give parents a packet with information pertaining to the 2020 4H year.
"Instructions on how to enroll on line or submit a paper application will be provided in the packet. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any question or need to make other arrangements.
Persons may contact the club on Facebook: Liberty Belles & Boys 4-H Club
Jeffrey B. Kohli, 57, died March 11, 2020 at his residence. Jeffrey was born July 9, 1962, in Findlay to the late Harold and Alice (Thompson) Kohli. On April 27, 1996, he married Corrine Townsend Kohli who survives.
Jeffrey graduated from Bluffton High School. He worked for Equity Meats in North Baltimore. Jeffrey was a member of True Word Tabernacle in Bluffton.
Survivors also include three children, Daniel Kohli, Anna Kohli, Jacob Kohli all of Mt. Cory; two brothers, Robert Kohli of Continental, Richard (Cathy) Kohli of Montross, Virginia; and a sister, Debra (Michael) Bish of Ada.
March 26 (Date and details pending) Business Plan Competition Awards & Expo
Our 2020 business plan classes ran during a snow (and melt) packed seven-weeks! Thank you to all of our contestants and instructors who braved the roads to attend. For those who didn’t, we provided video backups of each session.
Our photo was taken by Nicole McConnahea on the last evening of our classes at Bluffton University. It sure was pretty!
Includes boys basketball regional and state tournaments, along with ice hockey, wrestling and girls basketball state tournaments
At 12:45 p.m. Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that all remaining winter tournament contests are immediately postponed due to the growing situation with the coronavirus COVID-19.
The suspended tournaments include the girls state basketball tournament; the state individual wrestling tournament; the state ice hockey tournament, and the boys regional and state basketball tournaments.
The Ada Public Library is closely monitoring information about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Rhett Grant, director.
Hia statement follows:
"The health and safety of our patrons and staff is a top priority. Currently we are open and operating under normal schedules. At this time, the library will continue to offer all regularly scheduled events and programs.
"We're working with local health officials and following directions from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).
Betty L. Hall, 82, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 12:35 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, surrounded by her family.
She was born on July 24, 1937, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Marion and Charlotte (Stanley) Gross, Sr. On Nov. 4, 1955, Betty married Lyle “Ned” Hall and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2016.
Betty worked as a waitress in food service. She previously worked at the Northern Freeze of Ada.
