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Allen Historical Society offers Sept. 22 'Riding the Rails" excursion

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 9, 2013

TICKET ORDER FORMS ON BOTTOM OF STORY

The Allen County Historical Society's "Riding the Rails" train excursion is planned Sunday, Sept. 22. The passenger train wll be pulled by former Nickel Plate Road diesel 901, repainted as 902.

The trip covers 42 miles round trip on the Genesee and Wyoming Road, courtesy of the Cincinnati Railway Co. Four coach cars will be pulled by 902.

Three excursions are planned with departure times at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The round trips are from Lincoln Park, Lima, to Jackson Center and return.

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Let the yard sales begin! All 43 (and actually lots more)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 6, 2013

THE COMPLETE LIST OF GARAGE SALES IS FOUND IN ATTACHMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

It's a garage saler's dream. Forty-three garage sales in the larger Ada community on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8-9-10. Simply put, it's the Main Street Across American 2013 Buy-Way Yard Sale, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the famous Lincoln Highway.

Four attachments to this story provide lists, addresses and dates of the 43 area garage sales.

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Who am I? My aunt worked with Madonna during the filming of a movie

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 29, 2013

By Alisa Ambrecht

Who Am I?

• I graduated from Ada in 1991.

• I competed in track and soccer in high school, I swam for one year and won the Coach's Award for that year.

• I like to run and have competed in two full marathons and two half marathons.

• I am starting my third season as a volunteer coach for a certain sport at Ada High School.

• I usually get invited to weddings for the sole purpose of entertaining the guests with my mad dancing skills.

• I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan and got to attend Game 6 of the 2011 World Series.

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The story behind Ada's post office mural goes back 78 years

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 22, 2013

By Reema Bazzy

OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO VIEW ENLARGEMENTS OF THE MURAL

What do Ada, Ohio, and abstract expressionism have in common?

In 1935, the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts sponsored an artist juried contest to help find artists for federal jobs. The Section of Fine Arts was all a part of the Work Progress Administration, better known as the WPA.

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70 Ada and area youth improve their swimming skills

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 22, 2013

LOTS OF PHOTOS IN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STORY

Seventy Ada youth improved their swimming skills thanks to a nine-day Red Cross swimming course at the Ada pool, according to Saundra Neely, American Red Cross water safety instructor.

During the lessons 36 volunteers assisted, giving in excess of 311 hours of their time for Ada youth to become safer in and around water. Some helpers were in the water, while others worked on deck and some did both.

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Zac Dysert on SportsTalk live from El Campo Mexican Restaurant on Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Zac Dysert will be featured on Vince Koza's live radio show, broadcast from downtown Ada on Friday. The show will be broadcast from El Campo Mexican Restaurant, 204 N. Main St. from 5 to 7 p.m.

Dysert will be the guest on SportsTalk on 93.1 FM The Fan Sports Radio.

The Ada High School and Miami football standout was drafted by the Denver Broncos this spring. He will report to Bronco training camp on Monday.

Here's how the Denver Bronco website describes Dysert:

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