Just a reminder to Ada resident to get candy supplies in order. And, to those on the receiving end, here’s all the opportunities this month for Halloweening.
Monday – Oct. 28
Kiwanis Halloween parade. Registration takes place in the parking lot behind the municipal building on Buckeye Street at 5:30 p.m. The parade takes off at 6 p.m. and heads to the railroad depot.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will provide cookies and cider at the depot. Prizes will be presented in several categories that follow:
Costume categories follow:
• Prettiest
• Scariest
• Most original
Here's future Ada fire fighter Beckett Sleesman. The Icon photographed Beckett during the recent high school homecoming parade. Then, as things sometimes happen, we lost this photo in the shuffle. It's a twin photo to the next picture in this two-part series, You've seen the next photo featuring Quinn Hazelton in another fire truck photo posted Oct. 14.
Blanchard Valley Hospital has been named one of Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Great Community Hospitals" in the United States. This is the fifth time that the organization has received this distinction.
Becker's Hospital Review's 100 Great Community Hospitals list is based on a hospital's quality, accolades and service to its community.
S. Mark Albright, 61, of rural Ada died, Oct. 20, 2019. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at First United Methodist Church in Bluffton. Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service both at the church. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover Oct. 16-21:
Oct. 16
Medical emergency, Vancrest
Traffic stop, E. Lincoln Ave.
Traffic stop, E. Highland Ave.
Fire alarm, Freed Center, ONU
Traffic stop, N. Main St.
Oct. 17
Medical emergency, 442 E. Highland Ave.
Fire alarm, McIntosh Hall, ONU
Traffic stop, N. Gilbert St.
Traffic stop, W. Buckeye Ave
Investigation, W. Dobbins Ave.
Traffic stop, W. Dobbins Ave.
Traffic stop, E. Ballard Ave.
I have always loved to read and am very grateful that we have such a fine library in Ada. I know that funding from the State of Ohio has decreased in recent years, so we who use the library need to support it.
The library offers many services, a place for community meetings, a fun place for children to go to enjoy age-related programs, and much more. The staff works hard to make the library a comfortable, safe, friendly place to be. So I hope the citizens of Ada will consider voting yes for the Library Levy on November 5.
