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Council hires staff in special meeting

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Ada council hired its 2020 swimming pool staff in a special meeting on June 9.

It is the village intention to open the Ada pool on Wednesday, July 1. An additional council discussion will take place soon regarding specific pool guidelines. Watch the Icon for those updates.

Ashley Sumner of Ada, and a recent Ohio University graduate, will manager the pool. Assistant managers are Alexa Hawk (covid-19 compliance manger), Josie Poling and Caitlyn Stover.

Here is the staff hired on Tuesday.

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Eli Sexton, village of Ada construction-maintenance employee, waters one of the many hanging flower baskets on Ada's Main Street.

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Attention college graduates in the Ada Icon viewership area.

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Teresa A. Prater, 61, died on Monday, June 8, 2020, at her residence in Kenton.

She was born on June 8, 1959, in Kenton, Ohio, to the late Kenny and Zeallie Jo (Jones) Prater. 

Teresa was a homemaker.

Teresa is survived by a son, Shane (Raymond) Purcell of Centerton, Arkansas; two daughters: Zeallie Prater of Ada and Michelle (Adam) Lowery of Wapakoneta; seven grandchildren: Cheyanne, Jazlynn, Destiny, Dakota, Aaron, Hannah and Nathan; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth (Angie) Prater of Foraker; and four sisters: Peggy (Howard) Currence of Roundhead, Shelly Wrenchy of Lima, Tonya Prater of Jumbo and Linda Wilson of Kenton.

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Ada council will hold a special meting at 6:30 p.m., tonight (June 9) to hire lifeguards and cashiers for the 2020 pool season.

The meeting will  be held virtually. 

Special Council Meeting
Meeting number: 129 819 5041
https://adaoh.webex.com/adaoh/j.php?MTID=m0fd8bacb14eaa0d10a40d1295182fd00

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You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

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Access code: 129 819 5041

Vancrest resident spotlight on Ana Mae Spallinger

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Anna Mae Spallinger, this month’s Vancrest resident in the spotlight, might best known by many Ada residents through her career at ONU’s Wishing Well.

She handled too many special event to count during her dozen or so years there as she came into contact with Ada residents attending those events.

“I really enjoyed my time there,” she recalls.

The Lafayette-Jackson High School graduate was born in Haskins. She met her husband, Don, during their school years, as he also attended Lafayette.

The couple was married for 63 years and their children are, Pat Pam, Scott and Amy. 

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