The Hardin County Herb Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16. The meeting includes a carry-in meal. It is the first meeting of the year and playce place at Amherst Greenhouse, 644 County Road 126, Harrod.
Della A. Thompson, 61, of Ada died at 11:47 a.m., March 5, 2016, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay. Della was born March 10, 1954, in Kenton to Newt and Evelyn Smith Thompson and they preceded her in death.
Della worked in the cafeteria at Ohio Northern University. She was a member of Riley Creek Baptist Church, Bluffton, where she was active in the Ladies Bible Study and helped in the nursery. She loved to read the Bible. Della was a 1974 graduate of Ada High School.
It looks like a May opening for the $6 million Vancrest of Ada nursing home under construction. The 56,000-square-foot facility will have 50 beds for skilled nursing care and 32 assisted living units within the main facility. Rehab services will be available when it opens. Vancrest of Ada will employ 75 to 85 people. The facility is under construction on West North Avenue (State Route 81), across from Ada schools.
