The Ada Senior Citizens will meet on Wednesday, April 10, at 1:45 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada to play euchre and other card and board games with the residents.
The group will meet again on Wednesday, April 24, at 12:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Community Health Professionals. President Cloe Cole will preside over the business meeting, followed by euchre and other board games.
Citizens age 55 and over who reside in the Ada area are invited to come and join the group for a $10 annual membership and participate in the usual twice-monthly meetings and activities.
By Leland Crouse [email protected]
Art and Alice Cotner, St. Rt. 309, Ada, have vivid memories of the Odeon Theatre on Ada’s North Main Street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cotner worked at the Odeon in the mid-1920’s. Art was hired by theatre owner Ralph Rhoades to operate the projection room when he was a sophomore in high school. Cotner continued working at the theatre, after it was sold to Carl Moore, until his graduation from college in 1929.
On Thursday, April 11 at 6 p.m, the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District will be offering Nature 101: Wildflowers at the McElroy Environmental Education Center.
Join a naturalist and explore the sign of spring wildflowers, their natural history, biology, identification, and lore. An indoor presentation will be followed by a short hike in the woods behind the center. Please call 419-221-1232 to register by April 9.
The Area Agency on Aging 3 announces that the Senior Dining Program has changed its name to DISH. DISH stands for Dining to Improve Socialization and Health, what the Senior Dining Program always tried to promote.
“We are trying to really stress the need for older adults to get and socialize with others and we believe that they can accomplish that through the DISH program. We also know that the program helps older adults eat healthier and more regularly then they would normally do,” Program Director Emily Taylor said.
Karlton D. Plaugher, 78, died on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at 7:02 a.m. at Carriage Court, Hillard, Ohio.
He was born on March 5, 1941, in Harrod, Ohio, to the late Odie K. and Dorotha O. (Kettimon) Plaugher. On Aug. 29, 1962, Karlton married Maxine Fleming and she preceded him in death on March 27, 2009.
Karlton was a self employed carpenter. He was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church of Ada. He was a member of the Elks of Kenton, the Ada Rotary Club and the former Ada Masonic Lodge F&AM #513.
Ada school is celebrating National Autism Week. Each day staff and student wear special clothing and decorations. Wednesday was crazy sock day. Here's a sampling of socks The Icon photographed. Can you identify the socks were worn by Ben Thaxton? Additonal photos in this series show elementary students in an assembly.
