Every year on a Saturday near the 4th of July, the Ada Food Pantry prepares fixings for a traditional Independence Day meal--hotdogs or hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon, and corn on the cob.
This year, members of the Food Pantry served 27 households for a total of more than 80 people.
Pictured is Pantry board member Christopher Bowers assisting a patron.
The Saturday evening patriotic pops concert, always held near the Fourth of July, began with the Ada VFW Post 9381 Color Guard presenting the colors. The crowd stood, putting their hands over their heart, as Kirsten Osbun-Manley sang, with gusto, the "Star Spangled Banner."
Provided by Karen Ward
On Saturday, July 8, Ada’s Gallery for the Arts, will host an open house complete with sweets and drinks to celebrate its 2nd birthday. The shop, opened in July of 2015, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ruth Roider, owner of this unique gift shop and gallery for local artists, had always desired to support the local artists with a place to feature their talents.
The shop/gallery includes pottery, fabric art, folk art, colored pencil sketches, photography (in the form of framed art and greeting cards), wood craftsmanship and jewelry. Most items are for sale.
A sunny summer Sunday finds Korbyn, 5, and Jazzalyn, 8, Oglesbee selling lemonade at 50 cents a cup in front of 4 Seasons Drive Thru. To add to their profits, cookies were on sale, too, reduced from $1 each to 50 cents each. It didn't take long for the entrepreneurs to raise their first $20 for the day. One tenet of business: location, location, location...and they had that. A hot day helped, as well.
(Monty Siekerman photo)
Erik D. Neeley, 21, of Harrod, died Sunday morning after crashing his pickup truck into a utility pole on Clum Riad near Harrod. State Highway Patrol reported the truck traveled off the left side of the road and struck an electric pole. The truck overturned. Neely was ejected from the vehicle.
The Ada Icon is taking off the Fourth of July. We'll be back with more Ada news on Wednesday, July 5. In the meantime, here's a patriotic post card showing the "Soldiers Monument and Pennsylvania Railroad Depot in Ada." The post card mailed Sept. 11, 1914 from Ada to Findlay from Mina Klingler to Harry Hahn in Findlay,
