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PHOTO) The winning team from National Lime & Stone of Hardy Hartzell, Tim Mayle, Jon Beach (not in the picture), Tim Federici took home top honors, celebrated in a photo with Marc Kogan, Scout Executive; Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, Council VP of Development; and Julian Piña, Assistant Golf Pro at the Findlay Country Club.

AUGUST 1 MEDIA RELEASE__August 7 through 9 marks the 21st annual Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sales across the State of Ohio.

The historic Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental road for automobile travel in the United States, dedicated in 1913 and extending from New York City’s Times Square to San Francisco’s Lincoln Park.  Combined, various routes across Ohio comprise over 400 miles today. 

Past year’s sales have seen families, neighbors and groups of all kinds selling their wares from yards, porches, barns and garages; under tents and in open-air locations.

FROM APL FACEBOOK__Check out August's activity calendar for the Ada Public Library

Coming up this month:

Adult Book Group -- Tuesday, Aug. 5 @ 7PM

Tween Art Club -- Friday, Aug. 8 @ 3:30PM

Closed for the F&M Picnic -- Saturday, Aug. 9

Amish Book Group -- Tuesday, Aug. 19 @ 1PM

Flower Arranging Class -- Tuesday, Aug. 19 @ 6PM

Back to School Celebration: Stop by for Sno-Cones! -- Monday, Aug. 25 @ 3PM

Stay up to date with library events at: adalibrary.org/calendar/month

For August 2025, the Adult Book Group at Ada Public Library is reading "Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout. The next meeting is on Tuesday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m., so consider grabbing a copy and joining the discussion! www.AdaLibrary.org/

PICTURED ABOVE) From left: Richard Keys, Vice Chair, ONU Board of Trustees; Melissa Baumann, ONU President; Julie Hurtig, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Pamela Hershberger, Chair, ONU Board of Trustees; former State Representative Jon Cross; State Representative Ty Mathews; Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, ONU Board of Trustees; Ohio Senate President Rob McColley; Stuart Beatty, Dean of the Raabe College of Pharmacy. 

State Route 81 roundabout construction, bridge replacement

State Route 81 at Thayer Road, east of the city of Lima, will close Monday, Aug. 4, for approximately 90 days for construction of a roundabout at the intersection, and for a bridge replacement between McClure Road and Fisher Road, over Patterson ditch.

TRAFFIC IMPACT

  • SR 81 will be closed from just west of Thayer Road to Fisher Road.
  • Thayer Road will be closed from just south of SR81 to Sandusky Road.

Detour SR 81: I-75, U.S. 30 to SR 235 back to SR 81 (see map).

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