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Anna Mae Spallinger, resident of Vancrest of Ada, shows off her painted face during Saturday's Vancrest carnival. Watch the Icon for more photo from the carnival all weeklong.

VBS held next week June 24 to 28

First United Methodist Church will hold its Vacation Bible School Monday through Friday, June 24-28, from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening.

CLICK HERE to register online.

The VBS theme is “To Mars and Beyond,” and features galaxy voyagers journeying from their galactic outpost on a special mission to collect power sources.

Along the way VBSers will learn how God walked with heroes of the Bible and that God is always with them, too. The VBS features a daily appearance of the real robot “Captain 2Beyond.”

The Tuesday, June 18, Ada council meeting takes place at Vancrest Assisted Living, 600 W. North St., according to the village.

The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. immediately following a building and grounds committee meeting.

In addition to several committee reports, council will act on the third reading of an ordinance that recodifies certain ordinances in the codified ordinances of the village.

To view Tuesday’s agenda click here.

Recent graduates Mitchell Frisby and Daniel Musci

Ohio Northern University presented Dankook Awards to graduating students Mitchell Frisby and Daniel Musci during recent commencement ceremonies.

Frisby, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, majoring in marketing, is from Wadsworth, Ohio, and graduated from Wadsworth Senior High School.

Musci, who earned a bachleor’s degree in electrical engineering, is from North Ridgeville, Ohio, and graduated from North Ridgeville High School.

Ian, Faith and Jenna Tobe consider all the color choices available during Friday's Sensory Science day at the Ada Public Library. Check out the additional photos in this series to get a sense of the popularity of this event.

FDA issues warning statement on supplements containing vinpocetine

Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning statement on certain dietary supplements.

This warning focuses on dietary supplements that contain vinpocetine. This substance may be referred to on dietary product labels as Vinca minor extract, common periwinkle extract or lesser periwinkle extract.

Products containing vinpocetine are often advertised for memory, focus and mental acuity enhancement. These products have also been marketed to increase energy and for weight loss.

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