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USTA Junior Team Tennis was the craze in Ada last week. Instruction and matches took place at the Ohio Northern University courts.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

The Icon visited the games. Bailey Bowers provided a scrapbook of photos. Icon viewers may view the photos by opening the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Nothing like a new coat of blacktop. Here's a summer paving project at The Inn at ONU.

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A public hearing is set for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the Ada council chambers to hear  a zoning change request for a proposed nursing home in Ada.

The request is to rezone property to Commercial I.

The property is located on the north side of State Route 81 across from the Ada Schools.

Some of the information about the proposed nursing home was shared at the June Ada CIC meeting.

At that meeting it was announced that the proposal is to construct an 80-bed facility with 32 assisted living rooms on an 18.5-acre site. The facility would include 55,000 square-feet of space on one floor.

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Have you ever wondered whose statue it is on the ONU campus, just off Main Street? It's Dr. Henry Solomon Lehr, founder of what is today Ohio Northern Unversity. The statue was erected in 2007. For some background of this famous Ada resident read the feature by Icon intern Sarah Bender by clicking here.

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Earlier this month the Ada Icon posted a story on Kim Light and the Cloverbud 4-H Club.

VIEW THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Last week the Icon attended a Cloverbud meeting. It was craft night. Members created robots and coasters.

We’ve taken the opportunity to reprint the story in this photo scrapbook. The story is at the end of the feature. The story is by Darlene Bowers. The photos are by Bailey Bowers.

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Here's a quick glance at the upcoming 101st annual Ada Farmers' and Merchants Picnic.

The event is Friday, Aug. 8, and Saturday, Aug. 9, at War Memorial Park, Ada.

Friday evening, will be the brush truck and tractor pulls, and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. is the OSTPA Truck and Tractor Pulls.

Three concerts will be held at Party in the Back 40 with Nashville Crush on Friday night at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. is Somebody's Kids and at 7:30 p.m. is The Hypnotix.

Saturday is OWHA Horse Show, parade, greased pig contest, live entertainments, kiddie tractor pull, chain saw carving and much more. 

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