Here's the members of the Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department in September 1957.
Front from left, George Binkley, Sylvan Simon, Ralph Fisher, Dwight Musser and Allen High.
Back from left, Richard Fry, Grover Carey, "Jack" Melvin Boutwell (assistant chief), Richard Derringer, Richard Fulks, Charles Dilts, Paul Fletcher and Charles Umphress, (chief).
Missing are Charles Anspach and Ted Hurlburt. Photo by Norman Noe.
Ada First United Methodist Church will host a community worship service at the Ada Schools to bless and pray for students, teachers, and staff. The service will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12 in the school courtyard.
Following worship, there will be a picnic in the cafeteria with food and drink provided by the church. Those interested are asked to invite family, friends, and neighbors and are reminded to bring a lawn chair.
Heather Cox, Ada chamber board president, and Deb Curlis, chamber director, show an example of footballs that will be created during the Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival on Saturday, Aug. 25. Only 60 of the balls are available for sale. Click here for more details about the festival.
Children’s auditions will be held for “The ONU Holiday Spectacular” at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Freed Center. Auditions will be held for singers and dancers ages 5 to 12.
Those auditioning may be asked to sing and should be ready to participate in a dance call (jazz and/or tap shoes). No prepared dance or vocal solos are needed.
For further information, contact Kirsten Osbun-Manley at [email protected].
The dates for this year’s performance are:
Nov. 15,16 and 17 – Ohio Northern University performances
Orange barrels will be out at several locations near Ada—including SR 235, SR 309 and SR 701–while ODOT repairs roads before winter sets in. Here is the list of roadwork in Hardin County slated for next week:
State Route 309 between the Allen County line and the city of Kenton, including its overlap with state Route 235, will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for resurfacing.
State Route 81 between the village of Ada and the village of Patterson will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for pavement repairs.
State Route 701 between state Route 309 and U.S. 68 will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for pavement repairs
