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Faith Griffin and Mom, Patty, head into Ada Schools on the first day of school on Tuesday. Faith, all smiles, is beginning kindergarten. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Going off to college is both exciting and nerve-wracking for new students and their parents, alike. Ohio Northern University Vice President for Student Affairs Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, Ph.D., has been involved with that adjustment for nearly 30 years and has advice to help ease the transition.

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The Icon loves parades and some of the best one's we've seen pass down Ada's Main Street.

Here's Monty Siekerman's final look at last Saturday's Farmers and Merchants parade.

• Josh Wilkerson, of Ada, drives (and owns) a 2012 E Mod, which he races on a dirt track in Waynesfield.

• Brenda, riding Smarty, (left) and Sam, riding Sadie, with German shepherd Brook.

• Tractors, some as old as 1941, driven by Hardin County Restorers and Collectors.

• Elsie Allen with a Great Pyrenees and Oveharka mix, 2 months old.

• Grace Gospel Church float.

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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) hold their monthly membership meetings on Wednesday.

The chamber meets at 8 a.m. in Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St. The CIC meets at noon in the Dean's Room of McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

 

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By Monty Siekerman

Vancrest Nursing Home held interviews all day on Tuesday for many positions.

The new facility has received all necessary approvals from state and federal agencies to admit more people.

Currently, there are 14 residents. Administrator Randy Cox expects that number to increase to 20 by the end of the week, thus the need for more employees in all areas.

Only two people were waiting for interviews when the hiring session began.

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Students flood into Ada Schools on Tuesday morning, the first day of school for the 2016-2017 school year. Twenty minutes before the bell rang, traffic was backed up onto State Route 81, cars waiting in line to deposit kids at the door. One wonders if anyone rode the bus or walked to school on opening day. In any case, most all of those entering the building had smiles on their faces and excitement was in the air. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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