Ada Area Chamber of Commerce announced this week that due to covid-19 numbers increased, Merry on Main will not take place, announced Heather Cox, chamber board president.
“We will cancel the A Merry Amazing Scavenger Hunt on Main and the tables set up by businesses on Main Street that were scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5,” she said.
“However, we are going really light up the Ada Depot Park and we encourage downtown business to do the same.”
Cox said that the chamber will light up the Ada Depot park on Friday, Dec. 4. Volunteers are invited to participate in the set up.
More than 60 students, faculty and staff gathered recently on the Tundra to experience a "Throw Throw Burrito" Extreme Outdoor Tournament. Spectators watched as participants played the outdoor version of the popular game —described as a cross between a card game and dodgeball— and threw 3-foot tall inflatable burritos at one another. The tournament also featured foods from around the world that were provided in accordance with the ONU Safety Plan. (From ONU Facebook)
Here are the Ada High School "office girls" from the 1970-71 school year. From left, Doris Ganzer, Kay Van Atta, Kelley Martin, Vicki Zimmerly, Jill Pifer, Pat Hubbell, Jennifer Anderson, Theresa Phillians, Carla Sleesman and Cindy Montgomery.
Richard A. “Dick” Downer, 86, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at 1:49 AM at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on March 26, 1934, in Columbus to the late John Andrew and Elizabeth (Dempsey) Downer. On Feb. 14, 1973, Richard married Anita L. Sheeley and she preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 2011.
Richard retired from the U.S. Army as a combat photographer and later as a Health Inspector in 1982. He taught High School in Los Angeles, California, New Lexington, Ohio, and at Lima Central Junior High School. He also taught OWE for one year at Hi-Point Vocational School in Bellefontaine. \
If you take a photo exactly as a vehicle can be viewed through the bowling pin outline does it count as a strike? Achieving this requires as much concentration as an actual bowling strike. You'll soon see that there is more to this photo than first meets the eye. In the next photos series you'll see it took the Icon photographer 10 shots to get a "strike."
