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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s June meeting takes place next Wednesday, at 8 a.m. in the Ada Public Library, according to Heather Cox, chamber board president.

Cox notes several events on Ada’s calendar this summer. Many involve the chamber. The chamber’s Facebook page provide several updates to Ada events. Click here  to see the page.

Flyer on several of these events are

County Road 235 east of Mt. Victory

Hardin County Sheriff's officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 3:30 a.m. on June 12, according to Keith Everhart, sheriff.

The call involved a one-car accident on County Road 245 east of Mt. Victory. Upon arrival, sheriff's units found Martisol Lucila Aquirre-Murillo dead at the scene. Another person in the vehicle, Jorge Orellanda, was taken by Lifeflight to St. Rita's Medical Center.

The multi-county crash team was called to the scene and is handling the investigation.

Assistance was provided by the Hardin County's coroner's office, Southeast Hardin Northwest Union County Fire Department, BKP Ambulance District, Lifeflight and Minnich's Towing.

52nd annual event should bring 200 vehicles to Bluffton

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Bluffton’s Main Street vehicular ghosts reappear on Friday, June 14.

Those shadowy figures grew up on leaded gasoline, have V-8 engines under their hoods and ride on white-wall tires. They arrive in a variety of bright colors and don’t have FM radios.

Some have strange names like: Plymouth, Studebaker, Mercury, Edsel, VW Bug, Woody, Oldsmobile, Desoto and Packard.

Over 200 of them return to Bluffton for the 52nd Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions.

A registration form for vehicle owners interested in entering a vehicle is attached at the bottom of this story.

The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover June 5 to 10:

June 5
Traffic stop, 132 S. Main St.
Animal call, 414 E. Montford Ave.
Medical emergency, 515 E. Lincoln Ave
Medical emegency, Vancrest, 600 W. North Ave.
Traffic stop, Klingler Rd.
Vehicle incident, junction of C.R. 15 and S.R. 81

June 6
Parade escort, Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, 311 E. Lima Ave.
Traffic stop, W. North Ave.
Animal call, Community Market, 945 S. Main St.
Traffic stop, 746 N. Main St.

20 free tickets available

County Line Church of the Brethen is hosting a Daughter of the King Women's Banquet on Saturday, June 29 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The evening begins with a two-course meal, catered by Bavarian Catering, Ltd.  There will also be worship and fellowship, and Susan Whitlow, from Perrysburg, will be speaking.

Susan Whitlow is assistant director of Journey of the Heart Ministries Center of Hope in Toledo. She is passionate about women reaching their full potential and discovering their identity in Jesus. 

And Tom Kier will tell you all about bees on Saturday at the library

If you missed Tom Kier's presentation on beekeeping in April, you're in luck.

Tom gives a repeat performance at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 15, at the Ada Public Library, durings its summer reading program.

The Icon discovered that when Tom retired in 2016, he had a few things on his bucket list. The former associate dean of ONU’s College of Pharmacy wanted to  pursue an interest in beekeeping.

“Bees are fascinating creatures, said Kier, but then I’ve always been sort of a science geek.” 

Now starting his third summer tending honey bees, he will share his knowledge with aspiring beekeepers in a presentation at the library.

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