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Seventy-six vehicles that you don't see every day, lined Main Street Ada during Saturday's VFW Cruz-In. This year's best of show was a beautiful 1956 Chevy Bel-aire owned by Larry and Pam Reinhart of Ottawa. Matt Day of Lafayette won the burn out competition.

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Frances E. Nichols, 92, died Monday, July 22, 2019, at 9:28 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on Feb. 25, 1927, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Royal and Rosa (Coppler) Nichols.

Frances retired from Trend Trim Company of Spencerville after working for  34 years. She graduated from Alger High School class of 1945.  She resided with her niece, Teresa (Bernie) Rowe of Harrod for the last seven years.

Also surviving are her adopted brother and sister: Larry Allen Coppler-Nichols and Joyce Coppler; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Helms and Sons Excavating was awarded the Ada street maintenance program contract for 2019. The Ada council accepted the bid this month.

The company submitted a bid of $172,756, and bids were opened in late June. The bid, posted above, lists its bid estimates for asphalt, street grinding and alley grinding.

Helms was the lowest bid received, according to Jami Hall, village administrator.

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Janet Fisher, a life-long Ada resident, is this month's Vancrest resident spotlight.

She grew up in Ada and graduated from Ada High School. She worked at Hal and Jean's restaurant for many years, saying that she took the job because a teacher told her that it would "break her shyness."

She enjoyed bowling and now her favorite game is balloon volleyball. Janet is a long-term care resident of Vancrest.

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Margaret J. Gossard, 82, died on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 3:46 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on July 23, 1936, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Harry and Sarah (Coppler) Nichols. On Sept. 2, 1969 Margaret married Leslie A. Gossard and he died March 10, 1970.

Margaret was a homemaker. She was a member of the Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, Alger.

She is survived by a daughter: Lana A. (Bill Stebleton) Freshcorn of Lima; and one granddaughter: Desirea Freshcorn; two grandsons: Anthony Ellis and Eric Smith; and seven great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by seven brothers and four sisters.

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Petra Risser enjoyed Saturday's downtown Ada car show on her own set of wheels. Her parents pulled her one-of-a-kind wagon down the street to check out all the heavy chrome, V-8 engines and vehicles with running boards. Watch the Icon for more photos and a list of show winners.

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