Hopefully, the caboose in the Railroad Park downtown will get a new lease on life. Hopefully, in 2016.
An expert on trains and their restoration met with townspeople, city officials, professors and students on Monday afternoon to see what needs to be done to spruce up and repair the caboose and how much the work will cost.
The caboose is an important part of the park...it is used as a background for photographs on an almost daily basis, children enjoy climbimg the stairs and turning the steering wheels, train buffs study it, and, for many, the caboose brings back memories of the heyday of trains.
The Ada Public Library is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a BOOKS for CHILDREN Grant from the Libri Foundation, according to Amanda Bennett, library director.
Through this grant, the Ada Public Library will receive:
Volunteers with the American Red Cross of Hardin County responded to a home on Sunday in Kenton.
Red Cross volunteers Daryl Flowers and Amy Huber responded to the call for help at the home on Levings Street and provided the family of three, one adult and two children, with temporary shelter and assistance for immediate needs such as food and clothing.
They also provided the family with Red Cross comfort kits of personal hygiene items.
Red Cross volunteers will continue to work with the family, providing additional assistance as needed and help with recovery planning including information, resources and referrals.
Susie H. Downing, 94, died on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 3:10 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.
She was born on Oct. 6, 1921, in Kenton, to Leslie and Cordie (Spradlin) Risner who preceded her in death. On Nov. 29, 1941, she married Clarence E. Downing and he died on March 11, 1963.
Susie was a homemaker and a former medical secretary at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima for many years. She was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren, rural Ada.
Susie is survived by her two sons: Bud (Eva) Downing of Lima and David Downing of Findlay; five grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
