Hillard Nickles, 82, of Harrod, Ohio, formerly of McGuffey, died on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 8:20 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on Aug. 16, 1936, in Mousie, Kentucky, to the late Hubert and Lucy (Wicker) Nickles. On July 26, 1958, Hillard married Halie J. Conley and she survives in Harrod.
Hillard retired after working for 50 years for Rudolph Foods, Westminster. He attended the McGuffey Freewill Baptist Church. He was a member of the McGuffey Conservation Club and a former member of the McGuffey Fire Department. Hillard enjoyed Sprint Car Racing and Bluegrass Music. He loved his grandchildren and spending time with his family.
Ada printed pine-chip money pieces to promote its centennial in 1953.
Here's the idea behind the money as marketed during the centennial:
The idea of the “pine-chip” piece is to promote the Ada community centennial. Several thousand visitors will be here for the celebration, and the hope is that many of them will retain as souvenirs.
Coin collectors are eager to secure these items, as the issue is limited, and Ada wooden nickels and dimes will become rare in years to come. They also will be interesting replica for future generations here.
ADA — Five Ohio Northern student/athletes received bids to compete in the 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships March 8-9 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass.
Senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/tow-Munroe Falls), senior Avery Ewing (Kokomo, Ind./Eastern), junior All-American Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston), junior Allison Stevens (Naperville, Ill./Central) and freshman Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) will all represent the Polar Bears in the meet.
McVey will compete in the 5,000-meter run with the fifth-fastest time in the country at 14:20.45 and will compete on Friday at 7:45 pm.
Rebekah Walker, a sophomore in Art II at Ada High School, created this fox character and turned it into a story. Her work - as the next photo shows - is part of the art exhibit on display at the Ada Public Library.
