FROM FACEBOOK__This week the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is joined by Ada merchants and restaurants in special Third Thursday opportunities from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Participating businesses include Beatitudes Ada, Bee Home, Our Garden of Gifts, The Mercantile on Main and all restaurants.
This is the second Third Thursday event promoted by the chamber. The December Third Thursday event will take place on the 18th.
David Lee Wagner, 71, passed away November 16, 2025 at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. David was born May 24, 1954 in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Carl and Mary Ruth (Gudakunst) Wagner. On October 1, 1988, he married Susan Faze Wagner who preceded him in death on June 4, 2021.
David graduated from Ada High School. He retired from Findlay Truck Line where he was a diesel mechanic and was also a life-long farmer. David was a member of the Riley Creek Baptist Church, Bluffton where he was an active member serving as a deacon and sound system operator.
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By Scott Little
Bluffton Ohio Historical Society Secretary
The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS) held it’s very first–and very informal–meeting on December 7, 2022. Now approaching the society’s third anniversary, there have been many accomplishments. A name was selected, bylaws were drafted, edited and accepted. Officers have been elected and the society has received nonprofit status.
In August of 2024, the second Bluffton History Day was held and a scene was recreated from 1898, when firefighters tested Bluffton’s first water system.
Mark your calendars! Merry on Main--a holiday event for all ages--is Saturday, December 13 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Activities include Dance Show @ Studio 419 -10 a.m., Meet Anna, Elsa, & Olaf @ Century 21, Kids shopping event @ Beatitudes, Crafts @ Ada First United Methodist, Meet Santa & Sleigh Rides @ The Depot, Mulled Cider and Treats @ The Mercantile on Main, Dance Party and Pop Corn Bar @ Regal Beagle, ELF LAND @ Ada Public Library, Buckeye East - Letters to Santa, Big Brother Big Sister- Coming soon!. Shopping around town
PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK to enlarge and view at your own pace / VIDEO on page 2
By Paula Pyzik Scott
Not everyone is ready, willing and able to handle an auditorium full of excited 4th-8th graders. Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel was not only ready, when he appeared at the Ada Schools on Thursday, November 13 to promote the Governor's Healthy Ohio Team Tressel Fitness Challenge, he was determined to turn up the volume.
