The Ada Ohio Historical Society will host My Time at the Wilson Football Factory with Jane Helser at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main St.
Helser will give a talk about her 48-year career at the Wilson Football Factory. In the attached photo Helser is pictured with Peyton Manning, the NFL quarterback who played for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four seasons with the Denver Broncos. Helser was featured on the television program Peyton's Places in 2019.
This year Ada Youth Football sign-ups are open online for K-6 grades beginning on May 23. Practices begin in late July-early August. All players need to register online.
PROGRAMS
K-2 Flag Football
$35 registration fee and t-shirt
Fees collected at 1st practice
3-6 Grade
$55 registration fee and $45 jersey fee if needed
Fees collected at fitting
The link below will be updated on May 23 and remain open through June 12.
Top fundraisers at Ada Elementary School--(L-R main photo) Makenna Szipple, Lily Raines, Landon Long and Ben Rush--presented a check for $3,166 to Deb's Dogs pet recue. They also met 9-week-old pittie puppy Denver, one of an abandoned litter that has been bottle fed in a foster home.
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Many different cultures have gods, goddesses and symbolic figures to help promote fertility for a couple. Besides Greek mythology, there are at least 33 different cultures that have some form of good luck for a couple when trying to have children. Even my Pennsylvania Dutch background has a barn (hex) sign for fertility. Despite these thoughtful good luck charms, the reality is that infertility is more prevalent than many may realize. This is a topic that many individuals are really not comfortable in sharing or talking about, which can include miscarriages and loss of pregnancy. It can be hard to find support when many are afraid to disclose the issue.
After sheltering during a tornado warning on the evening of May 3, the Icon took advantage of joining the 6:30 p.m. Ada Council Meeting via Zoom. The council had a quorum while councilors Sheila Coressel and Linda Mason served as Ada poll workers.
All items voted on were approved unanimously.
MAYOR’S COMMENTS
In his comments, Mayor Dave Retterer noted that the village had come through a pretty good storm. He also reported on a meeting with Ohio Health Group and shared the invitation to provide input on what additional medical services might benefit the Ada area. Councilor Jason Campbell noted that Ada High School is in need of athletic trainers.
“I can’t say enough about that young man,” says Vickie Wolber, owner of Norada Lanes of Troy Caskie, in whose name the bowling alley will hold two benefit events in May 2022; “He just had a smile that when you saw it, you couldn’t be in a bad mood anymore.”
Troy Caskie passed away on September 6, 2021 at age 31. A graduate of Cory-Rawson High School, he was married to Jessie Melton Caskie. His obituary describes him as “a family man whose greatest joy was spending time with his wife and family.”
