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Easter House opened in 2016 on North Main Street

By Monty Siekerman
The large Victorian home on Main Street that was recently renovated to become Easter House Bed and Breakfast is now for sale.

Amy Eddings and her husband Mark Hilan plan to move to the Cleveland where Amy has returned to the airwaves as the host of 90.3 WCPN ideastrean’s “Morning Edition.”

Mark and Amy bought the Queen Anne home at 508 N. Main in the fall of 2014. The three-story house became a bed and breakfast in 2016. The 3,000-square-foot home and property is listed for $299,000 by Century 21 Sunway Realty (Becky Reed, 419-634-0021).

Was a singer in several gospel quartets

Ed Simmons, 76, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 1:47 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

He was born on Nov. 24, 1941, to the late Edward A. and Ruth L. (Goddard) Simmons. On July 9, 1960, Ed married JoAnn Runser and she survives in Ada.

Ed was a tool and die maker at Rockwell in Kenton. He was a 1960 graduate of Ada High School. Ed was a member of the Ada First Baptist Church. He enjoyed singing in Gospel quartets including Gospel Messengers, Ambassadors, and Glory Bound Quartet.  Ed was a former member of the Ada Village Council. He loved the Lord and his family.

It’s tax season – need assistance with your Village Income Taxes?
The Village of Ada uses the services of Central Collection Agency (also known as CCA) Division of Taxation for filing and payment of village income taxes. As a service to its customers, CCA schedules on site taxpayer assistance.
This year, auditors from CCA will be available at the Ada Depot on Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Auditors will be able to assist taxpayers with their Village of Ada income tax form preparation

The Bluffton and Ada Icons invite viewers to enter The Icon Final 4 contest. The contest asks contestants to pick the winner of this weekend’s NCAA men’s Division I national tournament.

CLICK HERE to enter.

The winner will be chosen by who picked the national champion between the four remaining basketball teams including Loyola (Chicago), Michigan, Villanova and Kansas.

There will be a 3K walk/run for juvenile diabetes at ONU on Saturday, April 14. Organizers of the event invite local businesses to set up tables to sell their products. Leaders of the run/walk also encourage local residents to form teams to donate to diabetes research.

 

To request a table, contact [email protected]

To register for the event, go to www2.jdrf.org/goto/ohionorthern

 

The walk, hosted by the Professional Association of Women in Science in partnership with ONU Healthwise, will begin at 2 p.m. at King-Horn Gym. It will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

 

Want to sell items at a barn sale and craft show on May 19-20 at Hardin County Heritage Farm, 14380 CR 140 near Kenton?

The Hardin Historical Museum is sponsoring the sale from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday and from 1-4 on Sunday. Tables are $20 and may be reserved by calling Sheena at 419-673-7147 by May 5.

Hand-crafted items, repurposed furniture, antiques, and baked goods will be accepted. No garage sale items, such as clothing, or guns can be sold.

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