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Have library fines? No problem...here's a simple solution

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Feets for Fines. It's a pretty good deal.

This holiday season, pay off your Ada Public Library fines and help others at the same time.

Here's what happens when you donate shoes to the cause:
1 pair of NEW kid’s shoes** = $5 worth of fines
1 pair NEW gloves = $5 worth of fines
1 NEW hat or scarf = $5 worth of fines
1 pair of NEW kid’s socks = $1 worth of fines

*Not eligible for lost book fees
**No flip flops, please

All of the collected items will be donated to Helping Hands, a Hardin County charity that will give the shoes and socks to local children in need.

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No, Virginia, there will be no comet for Christmas this year

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 28, 2013

Looks like it didn't make it. One million year old comet Ison apparently disintegrated on its trip around the sun on Nov. 28.

According to USA Today: Like Icarus, comet ISON appears to have flown too close to the sun and broken up in its corona.

Scientists had hoped that the comet from the farthest reaches of the solar system would be able to slingshot around the sun Thursday and emerge streaming a tail visible to the naked eye next month.

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Can you name the community being described? (It may surprise you)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2013

You know your town pretty well, right?

Allow the Icon to pose this question: “Can you name the community that fits the following description?”

Spoiler warning: There’s an Icon in Bluffton and Ada. This column posted on both Icons today. The answer is at the bottom.

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One of these trees could be yours

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2013

There's still time to bid on one of these Christmas trees or for any number of holiday-related silent auction items at Community Health Professionals Festival of Trees. The deadline to bid is 6 p.m., Friday. Watch for a video.

 

 

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Village Voice: Know local men and women who are actively serving?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Do you know local men and women who are actively serving in the United States military? In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, the Village is currently looking for names and mailing addresses of servicemen and women from Ada and the immediate area for a Christmas outreach project.

The project will consist of mailing Christmas cards handmade by local children, and the information provided will be used for this purpose.

If you have names and addresses you would be willing to share with us, please feel free to contact the Village Office with the information, or email it to Angela at [email protected].

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Jerry Lewis' McDonald's prepares to feed 3,200 on Thanksgiving Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lima Veteran’s Memorial Civic and Convention Center.

This year marks the ninth year for the Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner, which was started in 1989 by the Chester Carey Family.

At this time, Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s is accepting volunteers for the dinner. For more information about the Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner, or to sign up to volunteer, please visit www.JerryLewisMcDonalds.com or call (419) 225-5916.

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