June 2021

And, we will put you on our garage sale map

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It's garage sale season and the Ada and Bluffton Icons continue to post area garage sales at no charge. 

We will even place your garage sale on our weekly garage sale map.

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So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this?

This could be the most difficult photo ever posted in this series. Although somewhat difficult to read, here's the wording:

Made by
the
Murdock Mfg & ??? Co.
Cincinnati

You will find this on the east side of Main Street. Answer tomorrow.

Ada's 2nd to 4th grade coach-pitched softball team

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Ada’s 2nd to 4th grade coach-pitched softball team is its league champions.

Over the weekend Ada beat Allen East Larrison 220-0 in a semi-final match. Then in the title game Ada beat Allen East Abbey 16-15.

Team members are, front row, from left: Claire Porter, Liz Archer, Ada Porter, McKinley Miller, Maeve Ulrey.

Second row from left, head coach Ben Thaxton, Emily Thaxton, Brook Kah, Téa Griffith, Journey Rahrig, Alivia Rahrig, Abby Sypherd, Ellie Bowsher, assistant coach Stephanie Kah

Third row: assistant coach Trista Thaxton.

Third year of new toy collection for the Hematology and Oncology floors at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus

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Note: The Icon has followed Braylon Simon’s story since 2019. Here’s an update on Braylon’s Toy Drive, now underway. This is Braylon’s story written by his mom, who works in the Ohio Northern University physical plant.

After a year and a half of doctors, specialists, multiple tests and finally surgery, Braylon was diagnosed with Stage 3 Nodular Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in April of 2018. He was 7 at the time.

He went through four rounds of chemotherapy and in August, 2018, he was able to ring the bell!

Braylon is now back to playing baseball and football and enjoying life as any child should.

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A new service is now available in Ada. If you need to get rid of old books and need more space Eric Berdin will pick them up for you. For details e-mail: [email protected]

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Eastern Woods Senior is now leasing one and two-bedroom apartment homes at 15105 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. For seniors 55 and older. Call 567-777-0089 for additional details.

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Ruby Jane Coburn Hattery Inman, 79, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021, at 6:34 a.m. at the Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida.

She was born on Feb. 21, 1942, in Greenup, Kentucky, to the late Bunyon Cleveland and Lulia (DeRossett) Coburn. In 1961 Ruby married Frederick W. Hattery and he preceded her in death in 1976. She then married Elzie W. Inman in 1977 and he preceded her in death in 2009.

Ruby was a homemaker. She retired from Copeland Refrigeration in Sidney. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bradford, Ohio, and liked to listen to gospel and country music. 

Alzheimer’s disease: The fight goes on!

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Karen Kier, Pharmacist
on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

ONU HealthWise Pharmacy
419-772-3784
www.onuhealthwisepharmacy.com

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of dementia that affects 6.2 million Americans.

Dementia is a broad-based group of disorders that change mental processes caused by brain disease or injury resulting in memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. 

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This photo concludes our cycle of spring 1981 Ada High School sports team photos.

It's the boys' track team. Names of members are under the photo.

Wednesday as part of the library summer reading program • Don't forget yoga on Thursday

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Here’s this week’s summer reading programming at the Ada Public Library. Each day this week that you read a non-fiction item you will earn a virtual prize ticket.

Monday, June 14
• Craft pick-up until 5 p.m.
Grades K to 5

Tuesday, June 15
• 11 a.m. Performer: Magical Safari, Mark Wood
At Ada park
• 7 p.m. Family Bingo
• 9 p.m. Night sky at ONU Observatory

Wednesday, June 16
• 11 a.m. Family storytime

Thursday, June 17
• STEM kit pick-up until 5 p.m.
Grades K to 5
• 6:30 p.m.Summer yoga classes
(bring mat, props and water)

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