Not counting organizers and volunteers setting up for the day, participants in the Ohio Western Horse Association Show were the true opening act--8:00 a.m.--of the 2022 Farmers & Merchants Picnic.
At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022, a "Love Ya! Walk for Patrick" will be held at the War Memorial Park track to honor Ada resident Patrick Archer. Archer was killed November 3, 2021 in a workplace incident at the Lima Ford Engine Plant.
Walk organizers note, "Patrick's traumatic death devastated his family, friends, co-workers and shocked the community." The walk is to support the nonprofit organization United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities (USMWF). The public is invited to join the walk, meal and to share stories.
Participants are encouraged to walk 15 laps--approximately 15 individuals are killed in U.S. workplaces each day.
Chamber director Lindsay Walden notes "There will also be several updates regarding the Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, upcoming ribbon-cutting events, and more! If you are looking to get more involved in the community, this meeting is for you! We hope to see you there."
The Icon staff attends and reports on many but not all Village of Ada Council meetings. In place of our usual summary, we offer the minutes of the August 9 meeting, which council will be asked to approved tomorrow evening.
The Ada Historical Society, which typically meets monthly at the Ada Public Library, will hold an open house on Wednesday, August 17, 2022:
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Lee Crouse's Ada Museum
4236 State Rouste 81, Ada, Ohio
Learn more about the society at https://www.adaohiohs.com or speak with Rhett Grant, society president and director of the Ada Public Library, 320 N Main St, (419) 634-5246.
The 2021-22 season was highly successful for the Ohio Northern women's golf team.
The Polar Bears finished with a record of 75-14 and placed second in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships after falling to Otterbein by one stroke in a playoff, marking their 19th straight top-five finish in the event.
"The ending was bittersweet, but I couldn't have been much happier with how we played this season," ninth-year head coach Chad Bucci said.
