The Village of Ada has announced a public meeting on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:30 p.m. A Streets Committee meeting will be held in Council Chambers to discuss Gilbert Street parking.
Ada Municipal Building
115 W. Buckeye Ave., 2nd floor
Elevator service is available
By Myron D. Lewis
FACHE, President & CEO, Blanchard Valley Health System
This week, Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) had the honor of hosting Senator Jon Husted for a thoughtful discussion on the future of healthcare in rural Ohio. His visit was more than a courtesy call, it was a genuine demonstration of leadership and concern for the communities we serve every day.
In an era where rural hospitals face mounting challenges—financial, operational, and demographic—it matters when elected leaders take the time to listen and learn directly from those on the front lines. Senator Husted’s presence in Findlay and his willingness to sit down with our leadership team was not just appreciated, it was necessary.
Ada council met on August 5 on the second floor of the Ada Municipal Building, 114 W. Buckeye, with live viewing available online via Zoom. (Next meeting link) The meeting was conducted by Mayor David Retterer. Opening businesses included the paying of bills listed in the meeting packet.
NEW BUSINESS
With Streets committee chair Linda Mason and Village Administrator Amanda Sears absent, Jeff Oestreich presented information from a recent memo from Sears that provides new ideas to address the issue of on-street parking near the N. Gilbert St. ambulance bay. There is not enough room for ambulances to back into the garage when cars are parked opposite the building.
The Ada Bulldog volleyball team scrimmaged Ridgemont and Kenton on August 6, previewing the start of their 2025-2026 academic year season. Stay tuned for more Bulldog sports photos by Mark Andreasen. See https://www.ada.k12.oh.us/events for a calendar of school events including athletics.
Hardin County — The final program of the Hardin County Master Gardener Volunteers Summer Program Series is set to take place on Tuesday, August 19. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the topic has been changed to Companion Planting which will be presented by Hardin County Master Gardener Volunteer, Christine Heilman. Companion planting is a gardening technique where plants that mutually benefit one another are planted together rather than separately in traditional garden planting.
On April 28, 1978, Steve Martin released King Tut on his album A Wild and Crazy Guy. The song was previewed on Saturday Night Live (SNL) on April 22nd of the same year. The song hit number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was great advertising for the Tutankhamun Treasures exhibit touring in 7 U.S. cities at the time.
Steve Martin is a very talented songwriter and musician. He continues to do a bluegrass arrangement of King Tut with his band the Steep Canyon Rangers. Steve Martin still goes out on comedy and musical tours. He and Martin Short are coming to Indianapolis, Indiana in October of 2025.
