Here is a colorized post card from the Ada Public Library collection. On the back side it reads: "Oil wells were in the vicinity of County Road 20 and Tonwship Road 25." One was on the Stober farm in the 1920s.
Oil wells were also drilled in Orange Township and other rural sections around Ada and Bluffton. At the height of the oil boom there were 500 oil wells in rural Bluffton and Ada.
When driving on State Route 103 between Bluffton and Arlington, each time you see a brick farmhouse that is a sign that an oil well was drilled on that property.
The Ohio Northern University Observatory will be open to the public for a moon and star-gazing event on Friday, March 6, 8-10 p.m.
The event is called "Moon in the Beehive" because “the moon will be passing through the 'Beehive cluster' in Cancer this evening. We'll take on the challenge of seeing the stars, despite the bright moon being nearby,” said Dr. Jason Pinkney, professor of physics and astronomy at ONU.
Please note, you can arrive anytime during the scheduled event; there is usually no advantage to being early. If there is a presentation, this will occur in the middle of the event.
It's questionable whether March came in like a lion or lamb. However, this student at the ONU Preschool offers hope that we will soon all be needing sunglasses. The Icon stopped into the preschool last week, and this student said he is ready for the March lamb.
A memorial service and celebration of life for Dr. DeBow Freed, President Emeritus of Ohio Northern University, will be held at the English Chapel on the ONU campus at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 7.
There will be a display of mementos in the chapel, and a video on his life of service and the Freed years at Ohio Northern will be shown in the chapel at 10 a.m.
A buffet lunch will be served in McIntosh Center following the service. The videos on his life of service and the Freed years at ONU will also be shown during the buffet lunch. All are invited to attend.
The member schools of the Northwest Conference have been informed by Paulding of that school's intent to leave the league and join the Green Meadows Conference, according to Jim Raabe, NWC commissioner.
"It is anticipated that a formal request to leave the league after the 20-21 school year will be submitted to the member schools at the May principals' meeting," Raabe said.
Paulding has been affiliated with the NWC since 1967 and in that time frame has accumulated over 50 conference championship teams in the various sports.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 23, at Community Health Professionals, according to Mary Hackworth.
Persons interested in scheduling afternoon donation appointments may call Hackworth at 419-604-8569 or 1-800-RED CROSS, or visit www.redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: AdaCommunity.
