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By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The idiom "my cup of tea" is used to refer to something one likes to do.  For example, I love to read historical fiction and recently finished a book by one of my favorite authors. Sandra Dallas as an author is my cup of tea! I became familiar with her works when she wrote The Persian Pickle Club about a quilting club in Kansas during the Dust Bowl. I enjoy her books to the point where I order them from the library without looking at the subject. So, I put a loan request in  (thanks, Ada Public Library) for her latest novel The Little Souls without thinking about the topic. Ironically, I started reading the first chapter and realized it was historical fiction about the 1918 influenza outbreak in the United States. My first reaction was enough with the pandemics, but she really is my cup of tea and I enjoyed the story.  

It may not be obvious, but I don’t want to talk about pandemics. I would rather discuss tea. Yes, tea!

Charles Van Dyne park naming, electronic radar signs approved

The following is a summary of the June 7 Village Of Ada regular council meeting. All members were in attendance and the meeting was conducted by Mayor Dave Retterer.

Council approved minutes from the May 17 meeting with Jason Campbell abstaining. Three payments of $435K, $56K and $50K were approved. 

The mayor shared a letter from the United States Postal Service on national dog bite awareness week. He also noted that the Train Depot park would be renamed the Charles Van Dyne Railroad Park in the course of the evening, which was done during new business.

A new football blocking sled was recently donated and dedicated at Ada High School.

The sled was purchased with funds donated by the football teams of 1971, 1972 and 1973. Funds were collected after the 50th year reunion of the 1971 team that took place in October 2021. More than $5,000 was raised.

The sled has a plaque attached stating that the donation was made in honor of Head Coach Gary Ricker and reads "combined record 27-2."

On June 4, Coach Ricker and Assistant Coach Roger Bartley returned to Ada to attend the dedication of the sled.

Attached photo, L-R) Coach Ricker, Coach Bartley, and second year Coach Toby Smith.

Ada Senior Citizens will hold a Summer Potluck at noon on June 30 at Beatitudes Community Center, 210 N. Main.

Bring a covered dish and your own dinnerware. Games and entertainment are part of the event.

Mark your calendar and visit www.adaicon.com/calendar for more Ada events.

Sue Huston, age 85, of Ada, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 4:32 a.m. at the Sunrise of Findlay.

She was born on April 17, 1937, in McGuffey, Ohio to the late Victor and Kathryn (Clark) Huston. 

Sue is survived by her sister, Mary (Richard Spradlin) Ralston of Kenton; two nieces: Kathy (Dale) Purcell and Amy (Mark) Curtis; two nephews: Alan (Katherine) Huston and Scott (Cheryl) Sorgen; a great niece, Haley (Dustin) Thompson; a great-great nephew, Connor Thompson; and special friend, Sharon Lowery. 

She was preceded in death by her brother, Jerry Huston.

Ride to Remember begins in Bluffton

The Bluffton Lions Foundation will host the Eighth Annual Ride to Remember on Saturday, July 16. The event will be held as an in-person event but will also include an option to ride on your own time at any location.

“Join us for a tour of the beautiful northwest Ohio countryside,” said Travis Music, co-committee chair. Routes are on scenic, flat, paved roads and feature points of interest such as the Bluffton University Nature Preserve, Schumacher Swiss Homestead, and the villages of Ada, Lafayette, Gilboa, Pandora, Rockport and Rawson.

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