As community members and parents of a child in Ada, we are writing to encourage everyone to vote yes for the Ada Pool Renewal Levy on November 4.
There is tremendous value in our community pool as it provides our citizens with a means of both exercise and general recreation during the summer months.
Our son, now nine, has been on the summer swim team for three years. This has been a great opportunity for him to get daily exercise, acquire commitment, and learn from older, more developed swimmers.
By Torie Wright, Icon intern
My favorite time of year is now. Fall’s weather is perfect and we also celebrate my favorite holiday: Halloween. We’re about a month away from seeing costumed kiddos roaming the streets, but it’s just the right time for getting into spooky movies.
I challenge you this: starting now, watch one horror movie per week. On Oct. 31, report back to us at the Icon with your list of movies watched and tell us which one was your absolute favorite!
The ribbon-cutting and official opening of the Hardin County Democrats Headquarters office will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 16 North Main Street, Kenton. The headquarters will remain open for one hour.
Candidate information, yard signs and other campaign materials will be available. If you would like to volunteer to work in the headquarters or help our candidates in any way, please come to sign up on Wednesday or any time the headquarters is open. The Democrat Headquarters will be open noon until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m until noon on Saturdays.
How long have you been teaching at Ada High School? I began my 35th year on Aug. 18.
What do you do at ONU? I instruct labs for first year chemistry students. My normal assignments are Engineering Chemistry in the fall and Introductory Chemistry (mainly pharmacy/biology majors) in the spring.
Michael L. “Mike” Jones, 66, died Friday, September 12, 2014 at 3:40 p.m. at his residence in Kenton, Ohio.
He was born on October 26, 1947 in Lima, Ohio to Richard Sheldon and Edith Mae (Roberts) Jones. His father is deceased and his mother survives in Wapakoneta, Ohio. On March 22, 1974 he married Linda C. Spencer, who survives in Kenton, Ohio.
Michael was an engineer at General Dynamics and retired in 2007 after 29 years. He was a member of High Street Freewill Baptist Church, Ada. He was a graduate of Spencerville High School.
Extension Rainfall Report for August 2014 By Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Educator
During the month of August, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 3.73 inches of rain. The most rain for this month, 5.59 inches, fell in McDonald Township, as measured by Jerry Stout. The least rain reported during the month, 2.10 inches, was reported in Goshen Township by Brien Bros. Farm. During the same month last year, an average of 1.94 inches of rain fell. The rainfall recorded in August over the past ten years averaged 4.16 inches.
