Several new Ada chamber members were introduced and others were recognized during the Wednesday chamber breakfast meeting. From left, Deb Curlis, Melissa Ridinger, Mark Southward, Amanda Morrison, Lynn Rainsburg, Ladonna Roys, Tracy Scalfara and Dan Newkirk. CLICK HERE for a story on the meeting.
They are taking it to the streets on Saturday in Ada.
Last summer's Ada VFW cruz-in-Ada attracted owners of over 60 vehicles. This year's show should be just as large if not better, according to Win Hauenstein.
Here's what you need to know:
The show is from 1 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, July 20, on Main Street, Ada. The street will be closed to through traffic during the event.
Registration is $12 and takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. A cruise is from 5 to 7 p.m. Awards are presented at 7:30 p.m.
The ever-growing Ada Area Chamber of Commerce – now at 87 members – recognized new members during the July 17 chamber breakfast at the Ada Public Library.
Deb Curlis chamber director introduced new members:
• Tracy Scalfara, Ada Physical Therapy
• Ladonna Roys and Lynn Rainsburg, L&L Designs
• Melissa Ridinger, Blanchard Place Assisted Living, Kenton
• Rhonda Crouse, King Thompson Realtors
• Dan Newkirk Heapy Engineers, Findlay
Also recognized were Amanda Morrison and Mark Southward of Streamline Insurance for their new office on North Main Street. An open house for the new location was later that day.
Note: Laura Selvidio's parents, David Earl and Kathy (Binkley) Earl, are both Ada High School graduates. Her grandmother, Donna Binkley, lives in Ada.
“I enjoy bringing life into the world. It’s amazing,” Laura Selvidio, nurse midwife, says about her profession.
Earlier this month she became the second nurse midwife to join the staff of Blanchard Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bluffton.
Selvidio, a certified nurse midwife (CNM), practiced in Georgia and Alaska since 2015 prior to coming to Bluffton. She joins another nurse midwife, Missy Moore, on the staff. Selvidio is in the Bluffton office four days each week.
During this excessive heat warning, the Ada Public Library will be open Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"We have the air conditioner cranked down to 68 degrees and cold bottles of water. Stop in, cool off, and use our free WiFi," says Rhett Grant, library director.
The following lane changes are planned next week on Interstate 75 as it passes around Findlay.
Interstate 75 northbound between the county Road 313 overpass and U.S. 68/state Route 15 will be shifted into a contraflow pattern overnight Tuesday, July 23, into the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 24.
When the shift is complete, two 11-foot lanes of northbound traffic will travel on the southbound side of highway in that area, next to the two lanes of southbound traffic, to allow construction activities to begin on the northbound side of the highway.
