A visit to the Ada Rotary Club
As the new Ada Icon editor, I was invited to attend a weekly meeting of the Ada Rotary Club. While I’ve known about the Rotary for as long as I can remember, this was my first time attending a meeting. The experience taught me that I had a lot to learn about Rotary International and the Ada club.
My first impression: great turnout for a weekly meeting. Fourteen of the club’s seventeen members came for lunch, club business, and a presentation by Hardin County board of elections director Stephanie McCullough and board member Michael Hubbell.
The club is both serious about its mission and fun-loving. Not wearing your Rotary pin? You owe a dollar, which amuses your counterparts who have likely been in the same position. Rotarian Jamie Hall had the assignment of providing jokes; he was well prepared with plenty of “dad joke” humor.
On the serious side, the group said the pledge of allegiance and were led in prayer by club president John Neville. Members also recited the “Four-Way Test,” the Rotary’s ethical guide:
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
The primary business of the day was preparations for the annual Food & Wine Pairing event that will be held at The Inn at ONU. The club reviewed the status of ticket sales for the event and its basket raffle.
The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 9. The cost is $65/person including tax and gratuity for an evening of “live music, a holiday atmosphere and fine wines paired with delicious food.”
Event and raffle tickets can be purchased at Liberty National Bank and Quest Federal Credit Union in Ada. To request tickets by phone, call Becky Neville at 419-230-2250. The accompanying Holiday Raffle is $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 tickets. Nine baskets will be part of the raffle.
As a service organization, the Ada Rotary Club provides local service--such as hosting the recent school board candidates forum--and supports international programs. The most notable is PolioPlus, which strives to eradicate polio disease in all countries.
For more information about the Ada Rotary Club, visit https://www.facebook.com/AdaRotaryClubOfOhio. Regional Rotary information is provided at https://rotarydistrict6600.org/.
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Friday, June 6, 2025
- Logan Jolliff places 11th in OHSAA D3 preliminaries
- Canadian wildfire smoke could impact NW Ohio
- Save the Date: July 12 Park in the Park
- Ada Board of Education to hold special executive session on June 11
- Park board hears plans for concessions stand
- May 2025 land transfers in the Ada School District
Thursday, June 5, 2025
- Can you name the location of Pat's News Stand?
- June 9 ice cream social at Ada FUMC
- Land of Confusion: Is cannabis weed-ing out your ability to think clearly?
- Blacksmithing demonstrations on June 14 at Schumacher Homestead
- Content creators wanted for Ada Icon
- Crime Victim Services hosts Anti-Violence Teen Summer Retreat
- ACE Day coordinators seek projects for August 23
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Dwight Thomas Friesner served in the U.S. Army
- BlufftonIcon.com headlines for June 3
- Congratulations to Officer Michael Bollinger
- Chance R. Watkins worked at PlastiPak Packaging
- Public meetings scheduled for Ada committees, commissions
- Aggregation letters sent to Ada residents not enrolled in electricity programs
- Upcoming APL events, June 2-7
- Sign of the times