By Monty Siekerman
Rhett Grant, Ada Public Library director, demonstrated what a 3D printer can do and explained how it works during two sessions held at the library last week.
He plans another meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday for those interested.
Here, Connie Fleming president of the library board, and Angela Carman and daughter Isabelle watch the machine make a ghost out of plastic.
The equipment is on loan from NORWELD, a consortium of libraries, and will travel from library to library for demonstrations. The 3D printer takes a coil of plastic and forms whatever the computer software tells it to.
That's a bumble bee enjoying a bed of sedum. There's a pretty good chance that a cousin of this bee is on your backyard sedum. For a longer shot check the next photo.
The Icon keeps an eye out for Ada area oddities. This one is certainly in our top 10.
You'll find this cement fence post on the corner of Phillips Road and Lincoln Highway. The top of the post reads: "Sept. 1 1912." It was written in the post before the cement hardened. There's even an artistic design above the date.
The person who wrote the date on the post is unknown.
To make it more interesting, this could be the oldest existing graffiti - we are stretching the definition here - related to the entire Lincoln Highway. The highway was conceived in 1912.
VAN WERT - Lincolnview won a four-team golf match of Northwest Conference foes Monday evening at the Hickory Sticks course.
The Lancers totaled 171 strokes to beat Crestview (196), Delphos Jefferson (206) and Ada (236).
Ada was led by freshman Brevin Sizemore, who shot a nine-hole score of 54. Alex Morgan carded a 58 to finish second for the Bulldogs. Junior Austin Amburgey posted a 60 and Ethan Hull registered a 64.
Jake Colwell shot 70 and Rob Allison added a total of 72.
I have had the privilege of serving as chair of the Ada School Levy
Committee, working with dedicated volunteers who are passionate about
Continuing the Excellence of Ada Schools. The committee wishes to thank the
residents of the community for your encouragement and support. The RENEWAL of the 3/4 percent income tax levy is important. NO TAX INCREASE! NO NEW TAXES!
