How does the long, cold spell affect things in Ada?
Ada Services: frozen water lines and furnace problems have increased about 25 percent compared to normal. People are more prepared this year since last year's cold winter taught people to protect their water lines better with insulation and to run a small stream of water from faucets if frozen pipes may be a problem. More people learned last year to have their furnaces checked before cold weather set this year.
Heavy snow in the area has forced the postponement of the Ohio Northern men's and women's basketball games against Marietta on Saturday. The men's game at Marietta and the women's game at home with the Pioneers have been postponed until Sunday at 3 pm at their original sites. The Polar Bear men's and women's indoor track and field teams will not travel to the Capital Last Chance Meet on Saturday due to the poor travel conditions. The final day of the Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming
Nicholas J. “Nick” Pieraccini, 43, died on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at 2:13 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.
He was born on December 27, 1971, in Lima, Ohio to Nicholas and Nancy (Pellegrini) Pieraccini and they preceded him in death. On June 29, 2002, Nick married Glenna Rowe and she survives in Alger.
Nick was a 1991 graduate of Elida High School. He was an associate at DTR Industries, Bluffton.
Customers of Liberty National Bank vote for their favorite sweet treat prior to Valentine's Day on Friday. Pat Crist, customer service rep, offers mini cupcakes to Julie Hurting, ONU associate vice president.
He may not be Paul Bunyon from American folklore, but his name is Paul.
On a cold morning when the temperature was only 11 degrees, Paul Osborne and his son Jonathan glean wood from Claire Vaubel's home on West Lima Avenue.
The work of the chopping and hauling will heat the Osborne home southeast of Ada for a time.
Paul says the adage holds true: He who chops his own wood is warm twice...once from the labor, no matter the outside temperature, and once from the heat the wood provides.
Beacon Realty's featured house of the week is located at 504 N. Grand Ave., Ada, according to Becky Neville. The three-bedroom, one-bath home is listed at $57,900.
For more details on the listing open the attachment at the bottom of this story or call Becky at 419-230-2250.
