James E. Lemaster, 55, died on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at 3:54 a.m. at Kindred Hospital in Lima.
He was born on March 11, 1961, in Springfield, Ohio, to James and Lillian (Salyers) Lemaster who preceded him in death. He married Lucille Parker on May 22, 1992, and she survives in Ada.
James worked in construction and was a self-employed garage door installer. He enjoyed drawing and loved the outdoors. He was an avid Star Trek and Walking Dead fan. He also loved the Cincinnati Bengals.
It's looking more and more like the summer that Ada painted the town.
First, high above the skyline, the Ada water tower received at least 150 gallons of paint.
Second, the Ada football stadium has a renovation with a nice touch of purple and gold, plus a new bulldog added.
Now comes Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. It's getting a new coat of paint. Check out this close-up and the long-distance photo taken by Ken Collins.
Fifth-year pharmacy student Lauren Grimes packs aspirin bottles. Members of Northern Without Borders packed donations in McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University before their trip to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Twenty-seven students and two advisors will be working over seven days with the charity organization Solid Rock International to provide medical outreach and build a new clinic. The group will provide vitamins, dental items, soaps and purchasing medications in the Dominican Republic to distribute. (Trevor Jones photo)
‘Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field’ will be the theme of the Hardin County Field Day on Friday, Aug. 26.
This is the second year for this field day, cooperatively sponsored by the following partners: The Nature Conservancy, John Deere, Findlay Implement, Chris Kurt, Randy Boose, OSU Extension, Hardin and Putnam Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Farm Bureau/Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network, Ohio Department of Agriculture and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Dave Hammond, a Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent, fingerprints children at Ada War Memorial Park on Friday.
He also took DNA samples. He described to to the youngsters, who volunteered to be printed and have DNA recorded, the value of having such information.
One man, who lost his daughter in a plane crash at sea many years ago, said having had DNA would have been helpful in identifying her remains. DNA is also helpful in returning lost children to their parents.
The activity took place during a free lunch program offered this summer by ReStore Community Center.
...it's a bird. It's a plane. (Yeah, it's a plane, but not your usual plane.) Ken Collins spotted a most unusual aircraft hovering over the Ada skies today. We invite Icon viewers to tell us about this unidentified flying object. Email us at [email protected].
